Nowadays, the Kali Devi school receives drinking water from a source that is used for the other villagers. Drinking water is accessible for 4 hours a day for the 5 teachers and 175 students. Yet, due to a lack of water tanks, it cannot be restocked. Therefore, Ek Pahila donated two large tanks; one reserved for the bathrooms, and the other connected to a water fountain which allows the children to drink from all day. The children drink their first sips of water from the fountain. The photographs below capture the day the biggest water tank was installed.

Dear Donors, Last week Ek Pahila Foundation donated educational materials for the kindergarten students at Kalidevi School. We thank you for your generous contributions that have made our effort successful. We request you to read our project report and spread the word about our work and vision. Please feel free to write to us. We will make sure that we answer your queries at the soonest. Thank you. Sincerely, Ek Pahila Team

Dear all, After the successful completion of our project at Devisthan Primary School, we at the Ek Pahila Foundation have decided to dedicate our second project for Kalidevi Secondary School. This school located 19km from Lalitpur, is also located in a Tamang village. The school lacks many basic facilities such as proper desks and benches, clean water storage tanks and proper classrooms. We at Ek Pahila Foundation truly believe that with a little help and guidance, this school can progress and deliver better education in a healthy school environment. Please take some time to read through the details in the...

Before / After Your generosity has allowed us to continue renovating the kindergarten classroom. The class has been painted and the floor has been covered with a thick layer of foam and a carpet. Pose de la moquette

The start of the second project of Ek Pahila to support Kali Devi primary school has begun. The school welcomes 174 students ranging from kindergarten to seventh grade. It is situated in the village of Lamatar, 20 km away from the capital Katmandou.

Abhishek Kansakar, co-founder and financial advisor to the Ek Pahila Foundation led the "Handwashing Awareness" campaign on the occasion of International Children's Day, June 1. The campaign focused on teaching school children effective techniques of handwashing and its importance. A dozen soap bars were distributed to the school along with an illustrated diagram which is intended to help the students remember the techniques that they have been taught today. Please watch the video to catch some the glimpses of this memorable day.

Dear All, After months of planning and fund raising, Ek Pahila Foundation has finally started the construction work for the retention/support wall for the school and is scheduled to be completed in approximately two weeks. We are very eager to complete this project before the onset of the monsoon rain. We are certain that this wall will help prevent the school building, bathroom and the water tap from further damage as a result of flooding, landslide and mudslides that this region is very prone to.  Our blog will be updated with the pictures once the entire structure is complete. This...

Here are the 12 new school desks which accommodate to more than 3 children per desk.

Please watch the video of our Adult Literacy Program.

On January 4, 2012, our foundation celebrated one year anniversary by supporting our first Literacy Program for the elderly at Devisthan Primary School. Currently, the country faces almost 11hours of electricity shortage everyday. Due to such circumstances, students often continue their lessons by bringing their own torch lights. Our foundation distributed chargeable lamps and stationary needed in order to motivate the elderly who attend this program. Moreover, since most women in the village are illiterate, they are financially and domestically dependent on their husbands. This program which consists of 99% women aims at teaching them how to read, write and...