Coverage of the cost for the salary of the Science teacher at the Nunthala school, in collaboration with CECY ONLUS.

At the Nunthala school, only a few teachers are paid by the Nepalese state, most are paid by associations like ours or other non-governmental sources. In October 2024, it happened that the source of the resources needed to pay the science teacher ceased to exist and, finding himself without a salary, he left, leaving the students without this important resource.

Our association and CECY ONLUS were asked to provide coverage of the costs of this teacher’s salary (400 Euro/month). Both CECY ONLUS and our association accepted the challenge.

 Supply of medical equipment (defibrillators, etc.) and related courses for staff to use them, for the health facilities of Waku and Nunthala.

It was decided, with our Nepalese contacts, to try to equip the health facilities of Nunthala and Waku with some essential tools, which are currently missing. First of all, defibrillators. Obviously it will be necessary to combine a course for the health workers who work there to enable them to use these tools correctly. A first tool, the ultrasound machine, has already been supplied to the health facility of Nunthala and the staff has taken the course.

Construction of a boarding school in Waku for students who live far away.

Together with other associations and our Nepalese representatives, we are studying the construction of a boarding school in Waku for those students who live far away from the school and have difficulty getting there every day from their homes. It is an ambitious project. The difficulties are, in addition to the construction, finding the funds for its maintenance and management.

Contribute to the creation of a college for university and non-university students in Selleri

The construction of a college in Selleri, open to students in their final two years of high school, is currently under study. This project is particularly critical because in Nepal, it has recently become quite important to be able to complete the final two years of high school . If the boys and girls of Solu Kumbu cannot settle in Selleri (where housing options are extremely limited), they are forced to move to Kathmandu, often at an unsustainable cost for their families. Furthermore, the impact of the big city on young people in their early teens, accustomed to their mountain environment, can be devastating. This is particularly critical for girls. The project is costly, approximately €300,000. The executive design has already been completed. Our Nepalese friends are planning to involve all the associations, both Italian and international, that have some kind of connection with them. Even so, it’s still not a trivial matter. With our association, we will do everything we can to make the most significant contribution possible.

 

Periodic presence in the Nunthala health post of specialized doctors

The medical personnel in the Nunthala Health post are not graduated doctors but only paramedic operators. Several times the Nunthala people underlined the necessity to have some doctors in the health post, even without a continuative presence. Dentists are the most needed. In order to comply this need, some dental clinics in Kathmandu have been contacted, and finally in November 2012 the first dental camp in the health post of Nunthala was realized. The event had a lot of success. The PNMV means to repeat this dental camp every year. The cost of this initiative is about 3500 Euro.

Providing medicines and equipment to the health post of Nunthala

This is an essential point and has an absolute priority over everything else. The cost of this initiative is about 2700 € /Per year.

Incentive for best students in order to increase the percentage of children sent to school

In the Taksindu VDC, a part of children does not go to school because stay at home to help with domestic or rural works. The direction of the Nunthala School proposed us to create an award to the students that have good results and a good attendance to the lessons. The PNMV accepted. In the beginning of April 2013 the first awards were given. The teachers told us that this award was a success: the percentage of children that does not go to school was drastically reduced and the school performances were increased, consequence of a healthy competitiveness among the students. The cost of this initiative is 700 Euro/Per Year.

School uniforms for students of Nunthala School (Ornella suitcase)

For donations devoted to this topic, an initiative of the Peirano family, please indicate “Valigia di Ornella” as the reason.