{"id":1847,"date":"2014-01-16T16:08:36","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T10:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/?page_id=1847"},"modified":"2026-03-13T21:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T21:57:18","slug":"sanju-pariyar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/sponsorships\/nemira-committed-student-sponsorship-program\/sanju-pariyar\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanju Pariyar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Sanju<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sanju Pariyar is another child who had the misfortune of being born in a family of tailors, a Dalit and therefore an untouchable<\/a>. As if that wan’t enough, her dad is a drunk and mom suffers from a heart condition. Consequently, her family struggles to cover her educational expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Attached below are details of her family and the cost of her education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sanju Pariyar – request letter . (Click on the image for the original.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The request letter reads:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Subject: About scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Personal and family details of the student<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>

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Particulars<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>

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Yearly Cost\/NRs.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

1. Student\u2019s name: Sanju Pariyar<\/td>1. School uniform<\/td>\n

800<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

2. Father\u2019s name: Tika Bdr. Pariyar<\/td>2. Shoes + socks<\/td>\n

550<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

3. Mother\u2019s name: Durga Pariyar<\/td>3. School bag<\/td>\n

450<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

4. Address: Thangpalkot-3<\/td>4. Tie + belt (1 set)<\/td>\n

225<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

5. Number of family members: 8<\/td>5. Student ID<\/td>\n

130<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

6. Family member abroad: none<\/td>6. Admission fee<\/td>\n

50<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

7. Duration for which agricultural yield sustains the family:  months<\/td>7. Exam fees (50 x 3)<\/td>\n

150<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

8. Financial situation: weakClass: 2<\/td>8. Computer fees (40 x 12)<\/td>\n

480<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

 <\/td>9. Notebooks (10 x 10 x 12)<\/td>\n

1200<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

 <\/td>10. Pencils (50 x 6)<\/td>\n

300<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

 <\/td>11. Geometry box (80 x 1)<\/td>\n

80<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

 <\/td>Total<\/td>\n

4415<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Signed and stamped
\nThe Principal<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

At the current rate of exchange of approximately Rs. 98=US$1.00, the total cost amounts to US$45\/year as 2nd<\/sup> grader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, she has just four more months in 2nd<\/sup> grade. Academic year in Nepal runs from mid-April to the beginning of April the following year. That means, she\u2019ll need support for at least the next seven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Update Feb. 20, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purchases by Nemira Customers 35 – 47 has ensured that Sanju gets to finish school!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September 2014 Update<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sanju has passed her exams and has moved on to grade 3! Details of her educational costs for the 2014-15 (2071) academic year can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September 2015 Update<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sanju has passed her exams and has moved on to grade 4! Details of her educational costs for the 2014-15 (2071) academic year can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The earthquake<\/a> of April 25, killed her father as well as the only livestock they owned — two goats — and destroyed her family house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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July 2017 Update<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

It’s been almost two years since the last update. Following the devastation the earthquake wrought on her family, had still Sanju managed to stay in school, she would have been in grade 6. She was not.  In the academic year 2016-17 (2073) she eloped! She currently still lives somewhere in Sindhupalchok with her new family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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