With good house keeping, KIKN was able to buy groceries for the 30 families whose children go begging each day. 15 kilos of rice, 2 litres of cooking oil and 2 kilos of red lentils were packaged for each family. Mothers came to collect them at the school. It was chaotic for an hour or
Tracksuits made up, underclothes sourced, jerseys bought, for all our 40 + sponsored children. Uma did well with the list, remembering the permutation of sizes, preferred colours, trends and styles. I am just grateful that I am merely the cashier. I hand over the money once the bartering is done successfully by Uma. The roads
This little school sits in the most deprived area in Kathmandu. It is also KIKN’s poorest to date. It has 80 pupils and 8 teachers, a good ratio of teachers to pupils. Within the pupil population, 32 children beg in the street before and after school. A local youth worker has managed to work with
First visit to Neel Barahi School today. Met up with Januka Nepal, the Principal. Much has been achieved by the school. There are now over 1100 pupils with over 300 in the 6th form. 5 years ago it was 600+ pupils with 8 6th formers. The Science lab KIKN / FFK helped to set up
Uma and I visited 2 of our children who live in the slum by the main river. We thought we were seasoned workers…..We have seen it, been there, got the t-shirt….. and shock proof. How wrong we were! The narrow path along the river is where the families have their front doors. Mass migration to
Some of the 40 children received their sponsors’ letters today. How they have grown! I have received their school reports at the same time. A mixed bunch. Uma and I gave them the usual pep talk – need to do better apart from 4 of them. Good to see 2 of our undergrads too. They