Jun 06 –Garimudi maths teacher recruited.
Jan 07 –Deusa - Dev volunteers as English teacher.
Apr 07 – Deusa science teacher recruited; Dev appointed as teacher of English.
May 07 –Deusa school library starts.
Jan 08 –Garimudi school library starts (donation from Exodus UK).
Jan – Mar 08 –Deusa receives its first volunteer.
Dec07 – Deusa girls correspond with girls from Sheikh Zayed Private Academy, Abu Dhabi who fundraise for the school.
Jan 08 – Garimudi - Ram Regmi starts as new maths teacher.
May 08 –Deusa – Mohan Shrestha starts as English teacher and ‘deputy’ to head teacher.
May 08 – Deusa healthpost – reopened by Dr Jenny and SRN Jill reopen it with midwife appointed Jun 08.
Jun 08 – Rural Assistance Nepal is registered as a charity in the UK. 'Click here' for Latest updates
Jan 07 –Deusa - Dev volunteers as English teacher.
Apr 07 – Deusa science teacher recruited; Dev appointed as teacher of English.
May 07 –Deusa school library starts.
Jan 08 –Garimudi school library starts (donation from Exodus UK).
Jan – Mar 08 –Deusa receives its first volunteer.
Dec07 – Deusa girls correspond with girls from Sheikh Zayed Private Academy, Abu Dhabi who fundraise for the school.
Jan 08 – Garimudi - Ram Regmi starts as new maths teacher.
May 08 –Deusa – Mohan Shrestha starts as English teacher and ‘deputy’ to head teacher.
May 08 – Deusa healthpost – reopened by Dr Jenny and SRN Jill reopen it with midwife appointed Jun 08.
Jun 08 – Rural Assistance Nepal is registered as a charity in the UK. 'Click here' for Latest updates
Rural Assistance Nepal (R A N) was set up to help advance education and to assist in the provision of healthcare in the rural areas of Nepal. Friends are supporting the salaries of teachers at two schools, the salary of a midwife at a healthpost and have helped to buy land (for building more classrooms) and school materials for schools in two villages in Dolaka and Solukhumbu. The charity was registered with the UK Charity Commission in June 2008 (Reg No 1124311).
Garimudi, Dolaka, is a village in the foothills of the Himalayas east of Kathmandu. This village is mainly populated by poor Tamang farmers and a number of Dalits, the lowest caste and most underprivileged people in the country. The village has recently got electricity and a road has been extended so instead of 2-3 hours walk from the nearest road, it is now about half an hour. The people here mainly live from subsistence farming and some work as porters.
Deusa, Solukhumbu is a village further to the east, in the lower foothills of the Everest area. Well away from the trekking routes, this area is very poor and backward and receives no benefit from the tourism in the Everest trekking area a few days’ walk north. It takes 3-4 days to walk from the nearest road. There is no electricity and until a month ago, no functioning healthpost. The majority of the people here are Thulung Rai (there are at least 35 different Rai ethnic groups), who survive mainly on subsistence farming and seasonal porter work in the Everest area.
Both areas are poor, hilly areas of Nepal that have very poor access to education and healthcare. Close to some of the most beautiful trekking regions of Nepal, these areas are not on the trekking routes, so do not benefit from the economic advantages that tourism can bring. Outside of the Kathmandu Valley, access to education and healthcare is very difficult. The schools are typically very overcrowded, with very poor buildings and teachers who are often demotivated and underqualified. Healthcare also is very poor, with healthposts that can provide only very basic services. Nepal has one of the highest if not highest maternal death rate in the world with infant mortality also a serious problem.
