Scholarship Distribution Report on

SCHOLARSHIP PROJECT AT
JANASAHAYOG SECONDARY SCHOOL, SINDHUPALCHOWK

Submitted to:

Uitikon Children’s Aid Association
Switzerland

Submitted by:

HOMES Nepal
Balaju, Kathmandu
www.homesnepal.org
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April, 2022

Introduction of the Organization
HOMES-Nepal, established in 2007, is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization which is founded by a diverse group drawn from development workers, educationalists, social activists and other professionals. Since its establishment, it has been working in community services focused on community health and hygiene. Unlike many other development NGOs, HOMES-Nepal serves to directly put efforts for change in the hands of local people. It actively encourages people to volunteer within their communities, aiming to unite all sectors of society in working together to set up and run local projects especially the awareness and service related issues.

HOMES-Nepal has a board of advisors and a board of directors. It also works in partnership with like-minded national and international governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Sindhupalchowk District is a part of Bagmati province and one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, with an area of 2,542 km2 (981 sq mi). People depend entirely on agriculture for their survival. Since the district is hilly, the land is not very fertile land, and the yield is very low. So, the lifestyle of people is not easy.

Sindhupalchowk is one of the worst-affected districts as a result of the earthquake that took place on 2015. More than 4000 people were killed and many injured. More than 80000 thousand houses are severely damaged and many schools.

Due to the global pandemic COVID-19, the people of this area also become vulnerable and their economic status is being decreased. Most of the months of the year, the school remained closed. Health conditions of the people decreased and now they are trying to restore the normal condition

The project area Lisankhu/Nargau belongs to the Lisankhu Pakhar Rural Municipality of Sindhupalchowk where most of the people are Tamang which is one of the ethnic groups of Nepal. Almost all houses were damaged by the earthquake of 2015 and not properly reconstructed until to-day due to poverty. They are still living in transitional or temporary home. Due to the poverty, the children are suffering from malnutrition and the school enrollment rate is less. Drop out of kids also affecting the education of this area and most of the kids started the job/labour work in cities or in the construction or transport sector. To protect the kid’s rights and raising the educational level, HOMES Nepal started to support earthquake affected and poor families’ kids in their education by providing scholarship.

Summary of Annual Budget of Scholarship

The Scholarship Covers:

1. Admission Fees
2. Examination Fees
3. Tuition Fees
4. School Uniform (Pant, Shirt, Sweater, Jacket, tie, Belt)
5. School Bag
6. Stationary (Note copies, calculator, Geometric Box, pens, pencils, crayon, ink etc.)
7. One day-time meal in school

Detailed Budget Utilization

Mode of Budget Expenditure per Student

Condition of Kids after Scholarship
After receiving the scholarship, the level of education raised which is shown by their report card. The health condition is also leveling up and school attendance rate also high. We found no dropout students after scholarship.

Event Descriptions
The scholarship distribution event was organized by the school with the chairmanship of school management committee and Parents of the Childrens. On that occasion, Chairperson of HOMES Nepal Mr. Badri Paudel distributed the scholarship materials to the students and member of school management committee. On occasion, School principal Mr. Uday Lama, chairperson of school management committee Mrs. Sancha Maya Tamang, and HOMES Nepal Chairperson Mr. Badri Paudel appreciated support from Uitikon Children’s Aid Association and provided Special thanks to the Juerg Lichtenegger for his contribution.

Needs of the School / Children
In the JanaSahayog Seconday School, 20 vulnerable kids are receiving the scholarship and still we found more kids who are living under the poverty line, orphans, earthquake victim and COVID-19 victims. They are cared by the relatives. They are challenged and felt discriminated. If we would increase the number of scholarships this would add great value to the community. Beside scholarships, the vulnerable kids needed sanitary materials, clothes (warm and cool), shoes (outing), and additional nutritious food etc. They have many needed but these are the basic ones for a healthy development.

Every year the material costs are increasing due to the inflation of money. Also this year the price of the material to be bought have increased with respect to last year. So, it’s increasingly hard to negotiate for a good price.

Due to the recent government tax policy and strictness, the prices have been increased. Yes, there was also a tax policy in previous years but less severe applied and the importer could give us good better price and still pay the tax, now a day, the government is very strict on the tax for imported materials and importers have to declare the actual price.