EK Pahila Report

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Ek Pahila Foundation is a non-profit organization established in France and aims

at supporting rural government schools in Nepal with the needed educational

infrastructure, resources and sustainable solutions for the long term.

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Ek Pahila Foundation

Report 2011-12
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Background

Devisthan Primary School, a government funded school, established in 1977, is

ocated in Devitar, approximately 10 KM North East of Banepa, a commercial town

n the main highway linking Kathmandu with Tibet. The school provides education

p to grade 7 and currently has 350 students of which 55% are females and 45%

re males.

This village has a population of nearly 4000, of which a large majority are Tamangs

who are considered among the under-privileged cast in Nepal. Due to poverty,

literacy and lack of social awareness, Tamang community in this village lack in all

spect of modern development.

ince the establishment of the school, it had no permanent access to clean water for

rinking and toilet facilities. The surrounding fields and bushes around the school

remises were used as open toilets by the school community and the people of the

earby surrounding areas. As a result of such unhygienic conditions, students were

xposed to various illnesses and also caused embarrassment to girl-students. Although

wo toilets were constructed in early 2011, they were non-operational due to lack of

water supply. The schools infrastructure needed immediate revamping and repairs.

Due to insufficient government funds and no other external financial assistance, the

chool had been functioning very poorly.

Ek Pahila Foundations primary goal was to help the school build and improve its

xisting infrastructure through active participation of the parents, the local

ommunity and the school management team for a better learning environment to

heir children. In addition, the aim of this project was also to encourage strong social

elationships among themselves and help them realize that the school is an important

ong-term asset for the village and that a collaborative approach to maintain the

chool and its infrastructure will ensure a better future for the students of Devisthan

rimary School.

Grade Male Fema

6 15 25

5 26 29

4 17 23

3 28 30

2 33 27

1 22 39

Kindergar

den

12 21

Total 347 Students


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A. Project Summary

Project Title: "" Devisthan Secondary School

Project objectives:# Bring reliable and clean water supply - building, repair and maintenance of the schoolinfrastructure supporting the adult literacy program providing sustainable solution throug

agriculture program

Project period: # 1 year and 2 weeks 1st June 2011 15th of June 2012

Beneficiaries: "" Students, teachers, parents and local community members

Target number: " 347 students and adults

Total Expenditures: # 6047 $

Supported by: " List of donors - see the appendix 1

Program management: Ek Pahila Foundation and Devisthan Secondary School

Accomplishments

1. Permanent water supply and pavement construction

2. Classroom refurbishing

3. Balcony construction

4. Desk & Benches5. Bathroom roofing

6. Locker for teachers

7. Agriculture project

8. Staircase and Balcony Construction

9. Adult Literacy

10. Celebration of International Womens Day

11. Retention Wall

12. Hand-Washing campaign13. Sports and recreations goods - contribution from a donor


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Project Timeline 2011- 12


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1. Permanent water supply and pavement construction

Project duration: June 10 - July 15, 2011

Ek Pahila Foundations first step was to set up a permanent and clean water

supply and for this purpose the school was supplied with nearly 2000 meters of

high quality half inch PVC pipe to connect to the water source nearly 2km

southwest of the school. A tank of 1cc meter for water collection was also

constructed at the source and all necessary materials such as cement, sand,

concrete, steel rods, G-I pipes, a tap were also provided for the construction work.

The parents, local community, school staffs and the students volunteered to lay the

pipe underground from the source to the school. The entire work was

accomplished in a month. In addition, volunteers were also provided with a light-

day meal during the work period. As a result, the school now has a clean and

permanent water supply.

Along with this, a concrete pavement of width- 5ft breadth x length-65ft was also constructed in front of the ma

school building in order to prevent the building foundation getting weak from rain water seepage. Besides that,

also serves as a corridor passage to enter the classrooms.

Construction of Pavement


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2. Classroom refurbishing

Project duration: October December, 2011

The classroom floor of kindergarten situated in the 2nd building was

parqueted with wooden planks and refurbished with a new carpet and

the broken door was also properly repaired. In addition, educational

materials and toys worth Rs 10600/ 104 Euros were also provided tothe school for the kindergarten class. Previously, the toddlers sat on

dusty cemented floor and the teacher also had hard time teaching in

the absence of any sort of educational materials. Now with these innovative educational materials and a restore

classroom, she is now able to teach in a more fun and creative manner.

Before Carpentry Work

AfterParqueting Carpeted

Before After


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15000

30000

45000

60000

Benches Wooden Flooring Balcony wall Locker for teachers Bathroom roofing

Classroom building refurbishing project expenditures

3. Balcony construction

A wall of 65ft in length, 2.5ft in height and 1.5 ft. in breadth was built on the 2nd building corridor fo

strengthening the steel poles supporting the roof. In absence of this wall, the poles were weak and some were even

dangling because they were not firmly fixed under the ground. After the construction of the wall, the poles holding

the roof have been strengthened and entire front roof is one solid structure besides it also serves as a sitting plac

for students. Furthermore, it has also improved the general outlook of the building.

AfterBefore

Side View


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. Desk & Benches

tudents of grade 2 and 3 also lacked sufficient desk and benches and sat cramped on the existing old and some

were even broken. Twelve sets of new desk and benches were provided to the school for these classrooms and

most damaged ones were also repaired. With the addition of the new desk and benches, the students can sit and

tudy more comfortably.

5. Bathroom roofing

The bathrooms roofing was left unfinished with corrugated galvanized steel roofs sheets drooping down

exacerbated this problem. The metal sheets were placed randomly on top of the walls and stones blocks were

placed above to hold it from being blown away by strong winds. It had a dilapidated look and there was

always a possibility of the sheets falling due to the sagging of the metal sheets. The roof has been fixed

properly with additional welded steel pipe supports and is now completely safe for use.

Before After


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6. Locker for teachers

Besides many other basic necessities, the school had no locker facility for the

teachers where they could keep their books, files and other essential things. As a

result, they had to carry them to their homes instead of keeping safely in school

causing great inconvenience to them. A locker with 9 compartments was

provided and since then each teacher has his/her own space to keep their

essential things.

7.Agriculture project

Project duration: September - December, 2011

A long-term plan of this project is to generate additional income to the school through utilizing its existing

surplus 10 acres of fertile land for seasonal vegetable farming. In order to achieve this objective, necessary tools

and fertilizers were provided to the school community along with 950 kilograms potato seeds. A total of 3245

kilograms of potatoes were harvested and sold in Banepa which generated a net income of nearly Rs. 48,000 to

the school. The school management community is confident that it is possible to harvest at least three different

crops in a year. Another benefit of this project is also to provide employment to the local farmers who are in

most cases the parents of the students themselves. The income generated from farming will help the school to

meet some of its day to day expenses.


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9. Staircase and Balcony Construction

Project duration: February 15 - April 20, 2012

As a result of heavy monsoon rains, large areas in the mountains are often washed away due to erosion, mudslide

and landslides and Devitar village is no exception to it. The school had no staircase and the students had to climb

on the mud hill to reach their classrooms on the main building. For this purpose, a staircase and a balcony in fron

of the main building were constructed. This also prevented the students from accidents of falling. In addition, th

staircase also functions as a retention wall to the eastern side of the school building. With these additional facilitie

the students and the teachers are able to safely commute from the main building to the lower building.

BeforeAfter

8. Chautari (resting place) construction

Chautari, a resting place beneath a tree in Nepali, is very common in the hills of Nepal. A chautari with

Ek Pahila Foundations name engraved was built and a!kapur tree (Dryobalanops aromatica) was planted as a

remembrance of Ek Pahilas contribution to the school and the community.


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10. Adult Literacy

Project Duration: February July, 2012

The main objective of the Adult Literacy Program was to provide

basic education to elderly people. As stated earlier, a large

number of this village are illiterate and have no formal

education. The six-month literacy program was tailored to teach

adult students basic mathematics and Nepali language. Donors

were free to choose to sponsor the students and receive their

profiles via email or regular post and also view short snippets of

the teaching program via YouTube. All adult students were

females except one male adult. Interestingly, these adults were the

parents of the students who are currently attending Devisthan

Secondary School. This adult literacy program has helped the

community to understand the importance of education even

further.

11. Celebration of International Womens Day

On the occasion of International womens day on March 08, 2012

Ek Pahila Foundation Program director Madhab Shrestha

distributed cotton bags along with sweets and stationary to all the

students of the adult literacy program. These bags were specially

designed by Ek Pahila foundation so that they could carry their

books and copies for their evening class.


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12.Retention Wall

Project Duration: May 2 - May 20, 2012

A retention wall below the bathroom and the adjoining building

surrounding was constructed in order to protect the entire structure

from soil erosion caused by heavy monsoon every year. A stone

retaining wall of length 90 feet x an average of 5 feet in height and

1.5 feet in breadth was constructed during this project. This

structure is an additional support to the bathroom and the classroom

building against any further mudslides or landslides.

Stone retention wall under construction


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13. Hand-Washing campaign

On the occasion of International

Childrens Day on June 1, 2012 Ek Pahila

Foundation launched a Hand-washing

Awareness" campaign. The campaign was

focused on teaching school childreneffective techniques of hand-washing and

its importance. A dozen soap bars were

distributed to the school along with an illustrated diagram showing the techniques of proper hand washing.

Extra coordination costs

Ek Pahila Foundation is taking into account coordination and visit costs which includes the transportation cost,

meals and phone expenditures. The program director of Ek Pahila made several visits to the school and spent

couples of night during the implementation of the project.

14. Donor visit

One of our regular donors Agathe Devos visited the school on March

1st, 2012 and gifted sports and recreations goods worth Rs 5600 to the

school in order that the students may benefit from these goods for their

physical and mental development. !Earlier, there were only two footballs

for the boys and a few skipping ropes for the girls and their sport

activities were very limited. !


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Project

Total

spent in

NRS

Total

spent in

Euro

Total

spent in

USD Funds sources

1Permanent water supply and

pavement construction96900 950 1101

Donation

2Classroom refurbishing anddistribution of educational

materials

41412 406 471

Medico Lion Club France

3Balcony construction

18972 186 216Donation and LLeo Club La

Baule Presqu'ile France

4Desk and benches

51510 505 585Donation and Le Monde est un

Bijou - Fair trade products sales

5Bathroom roofing

17952 176 204Donation and Leo Club La Baule

Presqu'ile France

6Locker for teachers

11628 114 132Leo Club La Baule Presqu'ile

France

7

Chautari construction (tree

shade) 5100 50 58 Donation

8 Agriculture project 36720 360 417 Donation

9 Staircase and balcony

construction

137088 1344 1558

NGO Le Noel des Mamans and

Le Monde est un Bijou - France -

donations

10 Adult literacy 81600 800 927 Donations

11Celebration of International

Women's day5304 52 60

Donations

12 Retention wall 81600 800 927 Donations

13 Hand washing campaign 4284 42 49 Donations

14Contribution from Agathe

(voluntary) for 56 euro! ! !

Donations

15 Extra coordination cost 26724 262 304 Donations

! Total amount spent 616794 6047 7010 !

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Expenditure Table


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water supply18%

classroom refurbishing29%

Agriculture13%

Staircase Balcony construction21%

Adult Literacy program3%

Retention wall16%

Total expenditure for Devisthan Primary School 2011-12

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