Nepal
In 2008 CLCR commenced the Heartland Children’s Academy (HCA), HCA, is a fast growing school providing co-educational classes from Nursery to class ten, specifically targeting the underprivileged sectors of Nepal’s society for educational support. For example, the females, marginalized caste groups, struggling families and children that have been affected by the “People’s War”.
Community / Agriculture Development / Humanitarian
This Ray of Hope Society is based in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. They have set up health clinics in the poor areas of the south-east of Nepal. Clean water and improved sanitation can be a way of helping the very poor in this community. The project is supporting effective, indigenous community development. the establishment of a New Medical Clinic, a Community Farm Development and a Micro Enterprise Fund in Nawal Parasi in the Western part of Nepal. Around 8000+ people from seven villages will benefit from the clinic.
Nepal faces a number of issues in regards to development including the underutilization of land, poverty, pollution and poor health, especially in rural areas. These issues have driven the leadership of ROHS to attempt to establish this new project. As well as receiving health care the villagers will be able to become members of a the Society and be able to save money, access loans and participate in new small-scale business opportunities.
Gospel for Asia (GFA) is working to promote and protect the human rights of the Dalit people. The Dalit people suffer from systematic abuse and oppression at the hands of the government and those from the upper castes. They are denied the basic needs of food, shelter and safety and, do not have access to decent education and employment.
The Priority Tibet project design will include projects undertaken in Tibet and Nepal. The project will concentrate on the following:
- The promotion of health, hygiene and good nutrition to both projects. To facilitate the opportunity for schooling to all children.
- To develop an existing children’s shelter 'New Creation home" in Kathmandu
- To establish vocational style training and education for teens and young adults to further enhance their opportunities in life.
Training is also being provided for locals to develop micro-enterprise projects such as farming and trading. Extensive training and retraining in the area of small lot farming is providing increased yields to participants throughout the Himalayas, thanks to our Australian moderator - Mr. Stuart McKissack.
Wind of Change started its community development programs in Nepal by establishing Onni Children's House, which currently houses 16 children - 8 girls and 8 boys. The aim of Onni Children’s House is to give an opportunity for new life to orphaned, abandoned and at-risk Nepalese children and provide for their needs in a loving, safe environment where they can receive every opportunity to grow up as happy, well-balanced members of society with a hope and a future. Onni House has now been open for just over a year and already the transformation in the lives of these special Onni children has been remarkable.
Building on the success of the Onni Children's House project, Wind of Change has implemented a sponsorship project for children from the surrounding community, providing education to 60 children from poor backgrounds and helping to keep families and communities together.
As the next step, we are now in the final stages of establishing the Nepal Hearing Project with the assistance of Queensland audiometrist David Hine. This project will provide assistance to the hearing impaired in Nepal, who through our help will be given a chance to enjoy the gift of hearing, improving their access to communication and education, and giving them a brighter and more inclusive future to look forward to.
