The earthquake brought about massive devastation in the countryside including in our project site of Thangpalkot and its neighbors. COMMITTED is doing what it can to get the people of Thangpalkot back on their feet. I am doing what I do through COMMITTED to ensure rural Nepalese children are able to realize their dreams and chart their own destinies.
A summary of the contents of COMMITTED's Annual Report for the fiscal year 2013-14. Links to the relevant blog posts, YouTube videos and Picasa photo albums about the projects implemented are also included in the post.
Our fishermen in Thangpalkot harvest fish from their ponds and we complete the construction of the multipurpose court at Raithane School during our November 17-20, 2014 visit.
Social Business for Education farming projects, once set up, will generate income for the school making it self-sufficient. In the case of Raithane School. the project is a fishery, which we setup during this visit to the village.
A short post about my most recent visit to Thangpalkot. I was accompanied by a friend and former colleague from my days in Qatar.
As a guest in a live FM Radio Program, I discuss the reasons behind the "We're COMMITTED" campaign to raise awareness about the plight of the children and younger siblings of dead migrants.
A wintry visit to our project site to add additional cages to the pond, to give a presentation about the fishery to the community, and to assess the financial conditions of families of some of the Dalit children attending Raithane School.
Social Business for Education farming projects, once set up, will generate income for the school making it self-sufficient. In the case of Raithane School. the project is a fishery, which we setup during this visit to the village.
Sustainability of development projects is always an issue. In our efforts to ensure that our projects are sustainable, and addresses a number of related issues faced by struggling communities, we establish Social Business for Education (SBE) projects. The blog post describes in details what SBE is.
