November 12, 2016

Someone once said that whatever we possess becomes of double value when we share it with others. Looking around me at the difference your support has made to our organisation – Educating Nepal, I know that to be true. So I’m writing you this brief note to express my thanks, our thanks, for you and for your donation. After 18 months, it is clear that the dust has settled and the global attention has shifted to the plight of Syrian children, migration crisis and most recently the earthquake in Italy. But we mustn’t forget the pain, trauma and anxiety Nepali people went through, on a positive note we need to continue applauding their resilience and optimism.

This picture is from April 2016 (don’t ask me- just restored these from our sickly hard drive) when we went back to Majhi Gaun (Fishermens village) to handover the funds Manoj and I had raised (with your support). We felt elevated, overwhelmed and our thoughts rocketed to Mars. It was EUPHORIC! We truly believe that it was the greatest deed of our life.
Our humblest gratitude to the people of Majhi Gaun, Team EN, our donors ( much love to you all) and well wishers- without your tangible and intangible support we wouldn’t have had the strength to continue. We went back to the drawing board; we thrived with perseverance, hardship and team spirit. What we’ve achieved so far is remarkable, see it for yourself and please feel free to reach out directly if you would like to contribute in anyway: 

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Manoj and Astha flew from London only to be in the village on the anniversary day to hand addition support and voice solidarity. Manoj and Aastha have been the integral part of our team since our initial days. They support and represent our cause from London, UK.

The first day was much about interaction with the community, about our progress along one year and re-plan the recovery path thereafter.

Jholunge currently has all debris from earthquake cleared up. 85 families are residing on temporary shelters made up of Plywood and tin sheets. The land has been flattened to restart permanent reconstruction.

On the other hand Jholunge college has expanded to different income generating activities like Jholunge Transportation company, Jholunge Sawmill, Poultry farm, Jholunge grocery shop, Jholunge Resturant, Jholunge Rice mill and so on. This is the pathway to economic independence after disaster and our original means of sustaining the community school.

The second day was a celebration. Children and people from community sang and danced to their folk tunes. We projected some footage from the past to remember how we have progressed since then. The celebration ended with Mo-Mo Party. Thank you Astha for taking in charge of the kitchen for Mo-Mo was inexplicably delightful

The final day, we laid the foundation stone for the newly being constructed building for the school. All our friends and well -wishers, the old Suryodaya Primary School building is no more. We will get personally to you on that.

We have all strived beyond some excruciating hardships last year. Let`s take a moment to celebrate life.