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It is 7 am and we are ready for the departure, ready to go deliver all the toys, educational games, posters and equipment of the science-physics lab! We then take the road from the highway in the direction of Pokhara; Then we take the road to Dhola passing the bridge of Kumpur. A few hours' drive is still waiting for us. We arrive at destination, it is noon. Yes, we visited the school on a Saturday but it was open; the school was indeed celebrating its 47th anniversary with all the students, their parents, teachers and the school committee. Inauguration...

Since June 2016, we have launched a fundraising campaign to be able to build a bridge between the two villages of Pida and Kumpur, representing a community of more than 30,000 habitants. We had visited the site and met the residents who have to use it on daily basis to commute. We decided to present this project to you in a video allowing you to better understand the reality of the daily life of these habitants. The testimonies are poignant and each way passing with the cable is a fright for each one of them. Eager to start the project,...

Today we have visited the Shree Kalika School, located in the village of Dhola. This school was severely affected by the earthquake of April 2015 and had lost two buildings and many of its teaching materials and books. Since then, the school has received funding for the reconstruction of the two buildings, from a Japanese NGO. Now, our objective will be to re-equip these classrooms, especially for the kindergarten classroom and for the establishment of a physics-chemistry classroom. In addition, Association Ek Pahila also wants to bring new books to the library that were lost following the earthquake. Here are some...

Ek Pahila Foundation collaborated with Saraswati School from June 2014 to July 2015. Due to the earthquake of April 2015, The Foundation chose to pause the coffee culture program; since the emergency was to construct temporary shelters for the local families of the Saraswati School. Following the level of funds raised, Ek Pahila financed the procurement of the first 500 graines of coffee, which were planted by the students, their parents, and the teachers. This program will generate an income for the school; by selling the coffee to neighboring cooperatives. Hence, the school can use the revenue independently for future renovations.  A...

The library was lacking a considerable amount of books, educational material (covering different subjects taught in class), and English Language books of all levels. Therefore, The Foundation funded the purchase of new books of various subjects, as well as dictionaries and a video projector; which will allow teachers to use it for slideshow presentations and movies.