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Dear Supporters,
This is not the email I was hoping to send.
Unfortunately my mum and I were not able to get into Kophu to visit the school as the flight to Phaplu was cancelled the day we were to fly and then also for the whole week after. The airline could not tell us when we could fly in so we had to cancel the whole trek. We were so disappointed and the school will be as well as they had planned a program for us and were waiting for our arrival. I am hoping to visit in March next year but Mum is now not sure when she will visit the school. When I visit Kophu again I will email some photos back of the classrooms as they will definitely be finished by then :)
I have heard that the school received the 10 whiteboards and I have sent in the money for the skylights for the other classrooms and also the library books will be sent in sometime. Mum and I also made up two photo albums that will go into the library with photos of the Inauguration ceremony back in February and also photos from the three schools in Australia that raised money for Kophu school.
I did though visit the school at Lapsiphedi in the Kathmandu Valley yesterday with Ramita from the Joy Foundation and another friend, to present the Room to Read library books that were purchased with the funds raised from my climb. It is only a small school with classes from nursery to class 5. They ha
ve a community library that has been set up with help from the Joy Foundation and NAFA, and NAFA has also funded two drinking taps (one inside and one outside) and distributed jumpers.
I fly back to Australia on Thursday the 6th May. My 3 1/2 months in Nepal have been pretty incredible to say the least. It is so rewarding to be able to help this country and its people in some way as they appreciate the help so much. Just seeing the smiles on the faces of the children when you give them a book or a jumper or even just interact with them makes it all worthwhile.
The two biggest areas of need in this country are HEALTH and EDUCATION as the government does so little in these two areas. I really can't thank everyone enough who sponsored me and/or supported me in some way to help the schools in Solu Khumbu (Kophu, Patale and Lumsa) and also Lapsiphedi as these funds/support have helped so many children in these remote villages and given them encouragement, hope, so much happiness and maybe even a brighter future.
The NAFA Nepali New Year dinner is on Saturday night the 8th May from 5pm and if anyone would like to come along I don't think it is too late to get a ticket. See the website for more info http://www.nafa.org.au/
At the dinner we will be launching the "Nepal Health Walk" .... 100kms in 24hours on the 26th June....I will email details after the 8th May. This challenge is to assist with the Health Projects in remote areas of Nepal that NAFA supports.
Thanks again for the support.
Regards,
Kylie
Dear Supporters,
This is not the email I was hoping to send.
Unfortunately my mum and I were not able to get into Kophu to visit the school as the flight to Phaplu was cancelled the day we were to fly and then also for the whole week after. The airline could not tell us when we could fly in so we had to cancel the whole trek. We were so disappointed and the school will be as well as they had planned a program for us and were waiting for our arrival. I am hoping to visit in March next year but Mum is now not sure when she will visit the school. When I visit Kophu again I will email some photos back of the classrooms as they will definitely be finished by then :)
I have heard that the school received the 10 whiteboards and I have sent in the money for the skylights for the other classrooms and also the library books will be sent in sometime. Mum and I also made up two photo albums that will go into the library with photos of the Inauguration ceremony back in February and also photos from the three schools in Australia that raised money for Kophu school.
I did though visit the school at Lapsiphedi in the Kathmandu Valley yesterday with Ramita from the Joy Foundation and another friend, to present the Room to Read library books that were purchased with the funds raised from my climb. It is only a small school with classes from nursery to class 5. They ha
ve a community library that has been set up with help from the Joy Foundation and NAFA, and NAFA has also funded two drinking taps (one inside and one outside) and distributed jumpers.
I fly back to Australia on Thursday the 6th May. My 3 1/2 months in Nepal have been pretty incredible to say the least. It is so rewarding to be able to help this country and its people in some way as they appreciate the help so much. Just seeing the smiles on the faces of the children when you give them a book or a jumper or even just interact with them makes it all worthwhile.The two biggest areas of need in this country are HEALTH and EDUCATION as the government does so little in these two areas. I really can't thank everyone enough who sponsored me and/or supported me in some way to help the schools in Solu Khumbu (Kophu, Patale and Lumsa) and also Lapsiphedi as these funds/support have helped so many children in these remote villages and given them encouragement, hope, so much happiness and maybe even a brighter future.
The NAFA Nepali New Year dinner is on Saturday night the 8th May from 5pm and if anyone would like to come along I don't think it is too late to get a ticket. See the website for more info http://www.nafa.org.au/
At the dinner we will be launching the "Nepal Health Walk" .... 100kms in 24hours on the 26th June....I will email details after the 8th May. This challenge is to assist with the Health Projects in remote areas of Nepal that NAFA supports.
Thanks again for the support.
Regards,
Kylie
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