Starting with our latest news report and scroll down for previous reports and other articles...
Newsletter May 2025
March 2025 News update
Newsletter No. 9 December 2024
Brief Update - November 2024
We can see the difference your giving makes.
Friends and members of the IGWR Committee recently visited Nepal, we do this each year as a self-funded trip to see how things a are going, to encourage, to audit the various projects, and of course to be inspired. To actually see that we are making a difference in the world is truly wonderful, it provides an energy that balances so much that we see in our daily newsfeeds, and it illuminates, again and again, that sharing our gifts is the path toward a better tomorrow for all.
Meet Rashmi Tamang and her mother, Prem Maya, two inspiring women from Nepal who have shown resilience in the face of hardship. Rashmi, a 19-year-old pursuing a bachelor’s in business management, has faced challenges that would crush most people. After the mysterious disappearance of her father, when she was 2 years old. Rashmi’s mother stepped up, working tirelessly to provide for them both. With IGWR's support, Rashmi has been able to continue her education, while also working part-time to help her mother, who now struggles with health issues. As they dream of building a small tea and momo shop, we are reminded of the incredible strength and dedication they embody. Together, let’s support Rashmi and Prem Maya in achieving a brighter future.
We are currently raising funds to secure a small tea/momo shop for these two amazing women, we’ll aim to give them a start with six months’ rent, and support from our team in Nepal.
Our monthly food run is a lifeline for many other single mums who are struggling and working hard to make ends meet. It is a simple initiative and yet it is life changing for these hard-working women, enabling them to leave their children in school rather than having them work as well to meet the cost of staying alive. It is an activity that ‘our kids’ in Nepal also enjoy helping with.
We have some friends who make a regular monthly donation that enables us to make up food packages for families.
The more donations, the more families we can help, it is a monthly commitment and it does make such a big difference to each family.
We are a “Family of Families”…
And we receive so much joy and inspiration from little things that make a big difference. Kiran is a bright kid but with little of the support many of us enjoyed as kids.
Living in a single room with mum who is in a wheelchair, he has a lot to overcome in order to focus on his schooling.
But we are a family, and we share his burden, by supporting his family we give Kiran an opportunity to give more time to his schoolwork.
Kiran’s latest school report:
A, A+. A, A, A, A, A+
“Giving support to vulnerable kids can be a challenging experience,
And it can be a delightful celebration of simple achievements”
And we are also supporting some of the poorer schools in Nepal
As we become involved with families, so too we become a part of their communities and during the recent visit our friends visited two of the schools that we have supported. We have built additional classrooms, provided children with their essential school necessities and have also become involved in providing teacher training. It all helps the community and is key to enabling more and more kids to open the door of opportunity that education holds the key.
As we prepare for Christmas.
Christmas is very much the season of “giving”, and the true spirit of Christmas has its roots in sharing what we have with those who don’t have. Each year we encourage friends to include IGWR kids in their Christmas preparations. I always send gifts to family and friends that are a donation to IGWR Nepal, it is a delightful way of giving twice and each year our Christmas gifts enable us to support one more child for the year ahead.
Please check out our website for some more thoughts on Christmas, and how you might help the kids in Nepal at this special time of year.
In 2023, Australians are expected to spend an average of $1,480 on Christmas [Yahoo!finance]
Celebrating Dashain 2024
Dashain in Nepal is “The Festival of Togetherness”.
Nepal's most celebrated festival is a grand ten-day event commemorating the victory of good over evil and occurs at the start of October this year. It is a time for family reunions, feasting, and religious rituals.
Tihar or Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, occurs at the end of the month and the beginning of November. It celebrates the bond between humans, animals, and nature with vibrant lights, flowers, and traditional songs.
This festival season echoes our Christmas and New Year celebrations in the West, and for many in Nepal it is the one time they receive the gift of new clothes.
This year money is tight, and times are hard in Nepal.
“Hundreds killed as 'unprecedented' flash floods strike capital Kathmandu. More than 215 people, including 35 children, have been killed and dozens are missing after heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides across Nepal”
Rising costs, loss of work and property damage have put an additional strain on our support budget; but we will still celebrate these important festivals for there is always cause for celebration...
Bagwati is one of our graduates who is now a trained physiotherapist, she now takes her journey further and has gone to England to complete her masters and to continue her work.
Tenzin is about to start her internship as part of the third-year program in her Bachelor of Hotel Management. She will do it in Dubai, We are inspired by the sponsors that enable us to meet the $1800 in fees and expenses.
There was some paperwork work needed for Kapil and Kismat. Last time Raja visited the village 2021 the road was pretty bad and under construction. This time he thought he would enjoy the ride. Guess what the road is worse than before, but still the paperwork was completed.
On International Literacy Day, we celebrated the power of literacy to transform lives and lift communities out of poverty. We're dedicated to breaking down barriers to education. Raja and the team in Nepal are partnering with four schools in Nepal, working to ensure that every child has access to quality education.
And the kids we support are all to be celebrated.
We also delight in celebrating another life-changing story
Anju is from Dolpa, Nepal. Anju was 8 months old when Paldon adopted her. She then came to Kathmandu with her. Paldon used to run a local Liquor shop in Kathmandu. Anju never met her biological parents after she moved to Kathmandu. Paldon sent her to school but due to having to keep changing location of her shop she also moved Anju as well to 4 different schools. She then sent Anju to Snowland School where she studied till year 12. After clearing year 12 she came to IGWR.
Anju wanted to study Business management and for that, IGWR enrolled her in Herald College which is associated with the University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Which means she was getting a bachelor's degree from England.
After joining the university and completing her 1st semester her mother decided not to send her for further studies as she is not able to run her liquor shop alone.
I still remember she called me in the evening and told me about her situation. I couldn't believe how she could do this, so I went to her liquor shop in straight away and analyzed the situation. I know Anju is a bright student and she can achieve a lot but only if she completes her studies and does not work in the liquor shop. So, I came up with a plan that convinced her mother; how about if we pay someone to help you instead of taking Anju out of university and also, we will help you with the rent. I made that decision myself because I was confident Peter would have done the same if he had been here. I rang right from there to Peter and told him about the situation. He thoroughly liked the idea and assured me that we would cover the cost. The mother agreed and she continued her studies until she graduated from the University.
After graduating, Anju flew to England to do a Master's and to work. She called me from the Airport and thanked me for everything. I felt good and clapped my shoulders as we were able to take some out of poverty and illiteracy.
Here I would like to thank each one of you who is helping these underprivileged families, and kids to make their future bright and happy.
with much love, Raja
A thank you letter from Nepal
Dear Hanska,
I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support in paying Milan Tamang’s bills. Your generosity and kindness have made a profound impact on his life, and I am truly grateful for the opportunities you have provided him.
I cannot begin to express the immense weight that has been lifted off from his mother's shoulders because of your sponsorship. Education is a gateway to a brighter future, but for many, financial constraints can create barriers that seem insurmountable. However, thanks to your compassion and belief in his potential, he pursued his studies with a renewed sense of hope and determination.
Your support goes far beyond the financial assistance. It serves as a powerful reminder that there are individuals like you who genuinely care about the dreams and aspirations of others. Your belief in his abilities has boosted his self-confidence, allowing him to focus on his education and strive for excellence in all that he does.
Through your sponsorship, you have not only provided him with access to quality education but also opened doors to countless opportunities. He has been able to participate in extracurricular activities, engage in meaningful experiences, and broaden his horizons. These experiences have enriched his learning journey and fostered personal growth, which he will carry with him throughout his life.
I want you to know that your investment in his education is not taken for granted. He is fully aware of the sacrifices you make to ensure that he has the necessary resources to succeed academically. He is committed to making the most of this opportunity and working diligently to achieve his goals. Your support has ignited a fire within him, and he is determined to prove himself worthy of your faith in him.
As his progress in his educational journey, he promises to keep you proud on his achievements, challenges, and milestones. He would be honored to share his academic progress and any accomplishments that he achieved along the way. Your sponsorship has not only lightened his financial burden but has also created a meaningful connection that he treasures deeply.
Once again, I want to express my deepest gratitude for your generosity and support. Your sponsorship has had a transformative impact on his life, and I will forever be grateful for the opportunities you have provided him. I will carry your kindness in my heart and strive to pay it forward by making a positive difference in the lives of others.
Milan joined IGWR in 2012 and in 12 years IGWR has spent 26,455 AU$ details below. With your help, we were able to achieve this.
Thank you once again for your unwavering support, belief, and investment in his education. Your generosity has truly made a difference, and I am excited to embark on this journey with your guidance.
Thank you Hanska for giving Milan such a wonderful opportunity
A short YouTube thank you message to Hanska.....
NEWSLETTER vol. 8
2023-24
Annual report
News & Pictures
February 2024
Some of the rough terrain Raja has to negotiate
Rural School that is
seeking support
School Shoes
Raja, happy to be home again...
Newsletter December 2023
October 23 - News from Nepal
A three minute music video that shows our 2023 visit to IGWR Nepal
What a delight to visit IGWR Nepal
to see the smiling faces of the children we support
and to be filled with the delightful reality
that we can make a difference
We can give life to others.
October 2023 stories of changed lives
Summit Adventures help start the school year
Getting ready for school is quite a challenge when there's a 'Family of Families' to get ready.....
If you want to see more visit
SUMMIT ADVENTURES here
One of our wonderful friends, Olivia, is coming to Nepal in April. She is bringing a group of six from her country. She has done this before and the group always support us. She runs a company called Summit Adventures and they provide memorable 'adventures' in Nepal.
Olivia is devoted to making a positive impact to the people of Nepal. She’s charismatic, down to earth and thrives on helping people make their own impact. She is a trusted advisor and adventure seeker and will help you experience the pure beauty of Nepal.
She is coming to see our children once again in April on the day before the Nepali New year, and the beginning of the Nepali academic year. Each time she brings a group to Nepal, they contribute funds to go toward a need at the time - this time they offer $1200. She asked us what can we do this time. Well, that is the best time to buy School supplies like School bags, Uniforms, shoes, books, tiffin boxes, and stationery for our school-going children.
We always had issues with school bags often their zips and shoulder strip apart. To solve this problem Raja designed a bag and put a logo of IGWR and Olivia's company name on it.
She is also bringing around 500 tooth brushes for our kids, their families and Kavre and Nuwakot school.
January 2023 - Newsletter. Produced by Zoya
A Great start to 2023
As we start a new year we tend to think of new beginnings and new initiatives called ‘resolutions’; we also look back to the year just past and give thanks for whatever stood out in 2022.
Our ‘family/foster’ home in Nepal is a shining example of an initiative that serves as a working example of what more we can achieve together.
This email exchange illustrates what a great start we have had for our 'Family Home' in 2023
From Raja (in Nepal) to Sponsors (in Australia)
I would like to thank you both for supporting our first ‘Family Home’ for the last eighteen months.
Believe me, the change you have brought in those four girls is incredible and unimaginable.
An outstanding outcome for the mother, is that previously she was only able to see the girls for a few hours each week since she had work commitments; Sharda said she “never experienced motherhood” as she was seeing herself as a defending wall that’s only job was to feed well the girls and look after their small needs.
Now, since she got a chance to be a full-time mother, she has realized the new definition of being a mother.
From Sponsors (in Australia) to Raja (in Nepal)
Hi Raja,
We are pleased to let you know that we can commit to continuing our contribution to the family home for a further two years until June 2025.
We hope this provides some certainty for the girls.
We probably will not be able to make any firm commitment beyond June 2025. We will be retired by then and we don't really know how much money we will have. It would be great if some other people could share this great work with us, but we don't really have anyone to suggest right now. Hopefully we will find someone to help soon.
x
From Raja (in Nepal) to Sponsors (in Australia)
If Angels have face, that will be you two.
Now this is called a good beginning of the new year.
You both must try to visit this year.
Thank you Thank you for this. You have relived us.
Moments that create life.
Entering my seventy-first ‘New Year’ I fully appreciate that my life is shaped by moments.
The kiss shared with my first love in the gentle snowfall on the night before Christmas, over fifty years ago: laying my head on the shoulder of friend in my later years and remembering how to cry; exchanging a blessing with a fourteen-year-old boy just before he was carried back to his village to die at home.
It is not what we achieve, nor what we possess that really gives us life, rather it is those few intimate moments of ‘giving and receiving’ that hold us in the eternity of love.
And, seeking, creating, and being in, these moments is what living is all about.
A new Year’s resolution.
Our ‘Family Home’ in Nepal is a long-term commitment that gives life and a home to mum and three girls.
And a simple sum shows how, together, we could secure this wonderful initiative:
Just $5 a week
from about forty sponsors
would cover all the expenses for this ‘family’
Thank you 2022 - Welcome 2023
Greetings from Nepal, and I hope you are enjoying this time of the year.
On behalf of the IGWR Family, I would like to thank you for helping us in 2022 and look forward to you sharing with us in 2023 and the new year ahead.
We have achieved a lot with your support and are able to continue helping kids and their families.
The year 2022 was full of energy and challenges in terms of facing global crises and the effects of the war in Ukraine.
We have all paid and still are paying for these challenges in many ways.
Our board and Friends from Australia visited us in 2022 after nearly after 3 years of isolations due to Covid restrictions.
Matt and Lisa enjoyed their time with the kids and families.
Lia and Peter Hiller brought clothes and gifts for all the IGWR kids, their females, staff, and even Ex-students of IGWR. They took them to many lunches and dinners, and it was a delight for all to catch up.
Peter Humphris, Maureen, and Hillary worked in Office with me, completed an audit and spent time with the kids.
Peter Humphris went to see a few families in their villages as we took some of the children back to relatives to celebrate Desai.
Elyse and Bianca spent 6 weeks with kids every morning, evening, and holiday. They took them for JUMP, and basketball and organized dinner and lunch for them.
Len had a wonderful day with the kids taking them to hills and showing them how the Drone camera works.
It was so good to catch up with everyone and celebrate being together again.
This year we celebrated Eleven Years of IGWR-Nepal, and we are so proud of all we have achieved together.
In 2022 our 3 BBA (Bachelor’s in Business Administration) students Graduated and our 1 BPT (Bachelor’s in Physiotherapy) student Graduated.
At the end of this year, we have 46 students.
30 in school (Primary & High School)
5 in College Level
11 in University Level
Overall the year 2022 was very fruitful and the CREDIT goes to you.
Thank you so much for all you do.
We are looking forward to sharing with you in the year ahead.
Happy New year 2023.
December 2022 - News Update
November 2022 - Newsletter. Produced by Zoya
October 2022 - AGM and Visit Highlights...
AGM Summary
o IGWR-Nepal has been successfully operating for eleven years
o A 15-minute video of memories on YouTube (see link at the bottom)
o The total expenditure to date: AU$1,434,409
o Estimated budget for 2023-2027 is AU$856,840
o Our audit commended Raja on excellent record keeping.
2. Supporting single mums with children
o We are supporting 15 single mums with their children
o The model of a ‘family home’ and finding job opportunities for single
mums so they have more ‘family time’ is seen as a future focus and
it enables us to support children in a home/family environment.
o Women’s Empowerment, literacy programs and business start-ups
can all be part of this initiative.
3. Improved communication and storytelling.
o Zoya (Raja’s daughter) has offered to produce a monthly newsletter,
and this opens new possibilities for improving our communications
with sponsors and attracting new interest to our activities.
o There are also opportunities to introduce a ‘blog’, provide regular
social media postings primarily images and videos to ‘tell our story’.
4. A Family of Families
o Each year, for Nepal’s major festival of Desai, Raja takes as many of the
kids as possible back to their home villages to connect with relatives.
This wonderful initiative involves round trips of often 21 hours (600km)
and it keeps the kids in touch with their own families.
o The kids are always glad to be back at the IGWR-House, for we are very
much a ‘Family of Families’.
5. Reaching their potential
o What a delight to connect again with those who have ‘graduated’
from IGWR and are now making their way in their chosen
professions.
o Some of the ‘kids’ I first met in year 7 of their schooling are now
working in the medical, banking, NGO, teaching and hospitality
sectors.
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6. Acknowledgements
o Raja has had a challenging time during the Covid lockdowns; and yet as we
looked back over eleven years, we again appreciated what amazing work
he has accomplished.
o Sabnam and Sunita both play vital and important roles in IGWR-Nepal,
their work, insights and care for the students is awesome.
o The “kids” are all doing so well, their respect for each other and sense of
family is testament to something working well.
o Hospitality from the team in Nepal, and students is a delight to experience.
o Maureen does an amazing job, and her audit gives us confidence in what
we’re doing. Each month Maureen sends out receipts with some news
attached and that gives our sponsors an important ongoing connection.
o Lia and Peter arranged a number of small group catch-ups with past and
present students that proved to be a wonderful opportunity to chat and
appreciate how well our graduates are making their way in the world.
o And it is always good to be together as a group in Nepal, Hilary and Jeremy
adding to our knowledge and experience of Nepal.
Thank you for your support and for being part of this wonderful 'family'..
It is inspiring to visit IGWR-Nepal and seeing ‘what a difference” we all make gives us an incentive to do more at home.
A link to a fifteen minute video that captures eleven years of memories
October 2022 - Our treasurer's week in Nepal
NEWSLETTER - August 2022
May 2022 - News in Brief
The pandemic has made our work even more valuable in Nepal.
“Child labour, child trafficking and even child marriages on the rise due to pandemic induced poverty. Based on the national data of Nepal’s Central Bureau of Statistics for 2021, 1.1 million (15.3%) children are subjected to child labour.” [https://www.nepalnews.com/s/issues/poverty-leading-to-child-labor-in-nepal]
What we have learned from Covid-19 is that we are very much dependant on help from each other, and that by caring for one another we not only help the other person, but we are also helping ourselves.
Your gift makes a real difference.
It is such a delight to see a child we met in year 7 now working as a doctor in Nepal, and it is such stories that inspire us to continue supporting kids and their families so that they too have an opportunity to shine.
Over the last twelve years we’ve given well over one hundred children a future, children who had no chance of an education are now nurses, bank employees, hospitality professionals, physiotherapists and that year 7 school kid we mentioned is now helping others. As governments focus on ‘defence budgets’ we look toward a better tomorrow, one in which we are all cared for, because we care for all.
Giving families the chance to stay together
Many of the kids we support live in a rented room with a single mum, and mum has to work in order to live, sometimes the kids are also forced to work.
But with your support, we can help both mum and her children, giving the kids the opportunity for good schooling and eventually breaking the cycle of poverty that the family are in.
To give these mum’s a hand, when they have been “left holding the baby” is giving them an opportunity to see their children share in opportunities that we take for granted.
Our budget for the year ahead is $137,555
As some of our students have now graduated, we’re fortunate to have a smaller budget than in previous years, and that gives us an opportunity to look toward helping more families.
IGWR is run by caring volunteers and that means that 99.52% of all monies donated goes directly to the operations of IGWR-Nepal
It is amazing how far money goes in developing countries; our food bill for the IGWR house that has our twelve primary aged kids was $3829 last year. That’s $319 per month, or $26.58 per child per month. We are able to give these kids a healthy well-balanced diet for less than a dollar a day.
A summary of our budget and last year’s expenses shows how much we can all achieve together and remember gifts in Australia are tax deductible.
And some NEWS Highlights that give us great delight
1. Congratulation Ayog, Sachet and Suraksha for securing B+ in Grade 9 and good luck for your Grade 10 studies.
2. Our ‘Foster Home’ for two special needs girls is beautiful. Sharda, mother to one of the girls, no longer has to work as we support her as a full-time carer, so the girls are blossoming in a family situation rather than the institutional care which was the only other option.
3. Seven girls will start college this year seeking degrees in business management, social work and hotel management.
4. Reecha has just received a wheelchair from Australia, and she's happy - she's mobile.
5. And one of last year’s college graduates has just got married
I thought I couldn't make a difference because I was too small.
Greta Thunburg
With your support we give these kids a chance, and we follow them through till they find work and can fly on their own. We make a difference, and in turn, so they too will make a difference and bring about a better tomorrow, one in which we can all rejoice.
So, thank you for sharing in making the world a better place for all.
IGWR Annual Report - September 2021
We invite to to take a five minutes read of our 2021 Annual Report; it is a short version of a big story........
May 2021 - Report for the year
2020
We are weathering the Covid-19 storm.
Once again, the year has been dominated by Covid-19, and in Nepal that has been a quite different situation to what we have experienced in Australia. In different countries around the world the effects of the pandemic have created various challenges and responses that clearly show how some peoples are better equipped to help others in need.
Thanks to the support of friends around the world IGWR-Nepal has continued to support some 60+ children, keeping them safe and providing home schooling for those living in IGWR houses, and supporting the families of those living at home when parents have lost jobs or medicines are needed.
That has obviously been quite a challenge, just look at the news images from India and appreciate that Nepal has many similarities.
There is always something to celebrate.
* Great to see smiling faces as the new year is celebrated in ‘house one’. And, yes, they have a different calendar in Nepal!
* Home schooling has been good for the kids as can been seen from this extract from Raja’s monthly report:
“Yesterday we have received result of Kapil and Kismat. This was pre board exam of their grade 4 and 5. As per the result both are doing well. Kapil has got 3.42 out of 4 and Kismat has got 2.25 out of 4 where in 2nd term result Kapil got only got 2.50 and Kismat got 1.45. Their final exam is scheduled from last week of May month. Our Tutor and some older kids from IGWR 2 and 3 are helping younger kids in their final term preparations.”
* And for those of us who sponsor and support the kids we too can celebrate making a difference.
The picture on the left is from a remote part of Nepal, what one of our ‘graduates’ calls “heaven”; Yubraj is now there working in a bank thanks to the support he has received from IGWR.
Your support is not just changing lives, it is giving life to those who would not have such opportunities without our help.
* Perhaps this an example of how we might establish a ‘new normal’ after Covid-19; sharing what we have so that others might also enjoy life as we do.
A brief look at the numbers behind IGWR-Nepal.
Our food bill for the children is $24,000; that sounds a lot! But it is only $923 per child for the year or $17.75 per child each week.
EDUCATION $78,170
RENT & UTILITIES $19,600
The IGWR Cupboard
ready for lockdown
250 Kg of rice.
60 kg of lentils.
10 kg of salt.
25 kg of beaten rice
30 kg of Soybean balls
40 litre of cooking Oil
350 Biscuits packets
10 litres of Sanitizer
500 Masks.
6 bottles of cooking Gas
For the year ahead we have a working budget of: $171,000
Giving is the act that gives life.
The chart shows where our income came from for the last financial year; and in doing the sums, we can see that we received $108,506.
With a budget for the year ahead of $171,000 that means we’ve a lot to do in order to close this gap.
Currently our regular committed sponsors/donors give us secure funds of $50,506. This means we need to find some more regular sponsors to enable us to become financially sustainable, and that must be the focus of the year ahead.
Covid-19 has provided some lessons for us all, we are discovering that we actually are all in the same boat.
And we cannot fully enjoy our wealth and health until both of these basic conditions are a reality for all. We are imprisoned by the pandemic and our way out is to bring healing to everyone.
The words of St Francis echo today as they did in the 13th century; “it is in giving that we receive”, and that applies to vaccinations and to giving a child an opportunity for education, for both will create a better tomorrow for us all.
Domain's quarterly House Price report showed that for the 2020 December quarter, Australia's national average price for a house was $852,940.
And, a thousand words...
Maybe we are all in the same boat!
April 2021 - News in Brief
The Situation in Nepal
The infection rate has fallen steadily, from an average of 3,000 daily cases in October to about 300 in January. Last week, Nepal recorded its first day since August without a Covid-related death.
Amid the pandemic, the ruling Communist party has been preoccupied with infighting. Despite a large majority, the prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, dissolved parliament in December and called for early elections in an apparent bid to renege on a power-sharing agreement with a rival – a move his opponents claim is unconstitutional.
But even as the health risks appear to recede, the economic fallout from the virus has been dire. Levels of unemployment and personal debt have soared, particularly for those working in tourism ‘and the informal sector. [Guardian 11th February 2021]
We are still busy, and making plans......
We are planning our 2021-22 budget without any provision for developing rural school infrastructure projects, and we still have the School+Plus program on hold. This is a reflection of the reality both globally and in Nepal.
It is unlikely that we will be able to send teams to Nepal untill much later this year at the earliest.
However, we continue to provide three homes for children/students and are supporting sixty kids in full-time education.
During the pandemic we’ve all realised how dependant we are (globally) on each other; and we’ve also learnt to ‘work remotely’; so maybe as we break through the pandemic, we will actually be better equipped to make an even bigger difference; and when a new ‘normal’ emerges many more will want to reach out and help those less fortunate than we are.
What can you do to help?
Raja and the team in Nepal have achieved so much, and have kept the children safe and home-schooled during the most challenging times of 2020. As we move beyond Covid into a new-normal we anticipate that even more will be achieved.
We’re planning new vocational training programs for children graduating from high school and once it is safe we will again look at supporting rural schools that require assistance.
Each year when we budget our commitments we know we need more regular sponsors, and this will be our focus for the next few months, so please, tell your friends and maybe hold a small party to show your friends that fundraising can be FUN!
And, follow us via our web-site or social media pages so that you can see the very real difference YOU are making in the lives of others.
Thank you for all you do in sharing the work of IGWR-Nepal.
Your generosity gives kids in Nepal a chance,
a possibility have some of the blessings we have.
And that in turn enables them to be part of a new and hopeful tomorrow,
a tomorrow that will be better for us all.
Starting with our latest news report and scroll down for previous reports and other articles...
Newsletter May 2025
March 2025 News update
Newsletter No. 9 December 2024
Brief Update - November 2024
We can see the difference your giving makes.
Friends and members of the IGWR Committee recently visited Nepal, we do this each year as a self-funded trip to see how things a are going, to encourage, to audit the various projects, and of course to be inspired. To actually see that we are making a difference in the world is truly wonderful, it provides an energy that balances so much that we see in our daily newsfeeds, and it illuminates, again and again, that sharing our gifts is the path toward a better tomorrow for all.
Meet Rashmi Tamang and her mother, Prem Maya, two inspiring women from Nepal who have shown resilience in the face of hardship. Rashmi, a 19-year-old pursuing a bachelor’s in business management, has faced challenges that would crush most people. After the mysterious disappearance of her father, when she was 2 years old. Rashmi’s mother stepped up, working tirelessly to provide for them both. With IGWR's support, Rashmi has been able to continue her education, while also working part-time to help her mother, who now struggles with health issues. As they dream of building a small tea and momo shop, we are reminded of the incredible strength and dedication they embody. Together, let’s support Rashmi and Prem Maya in achieving a brighter future.
We are currently raising funds to secure a small tea/momo shop for these two amazing women, we’ll aim to give them a start with six months’ rent, and support from our team in Nepal.
Our monthly food run is a lifeline for many other single mums who are struggling and working hard to make ends meet. It is a simple initiative and yet it is life changing for these hard-working women, enabling them to leave their children in school rather than having them work as well to meet the cost of staying alive. It is an activity that ‘our kids’ in Nepal also enjoy helping with.
We have some friends who make a regular monthly donation that enables us to make up food packages for families.
The more donations, the more families we can help, it is a monthly commitment and it does make such a big difference to each family.
We are a “Family of Families”…
And we receive so much joy and inspiration from little things that make a big difference. Kiran is a bright kid but with little of the support many of us enjoyed as kids.
Living in a single room with mum who is in a wheelchair, he has a lot to overcome in order to focus on his schooling.
But we are a family, and we share his burden, by supporting his family we give Kiran an opportunity to give more time to his schoolwork.
Kiran’s latest school report:
A, A+. A, A, A, A, A+
“Giving support to vulnerable kids can be a challenging experience,
And it can be a delightful celebration of simple achievements”
And we are also supporting some of the poorer schools in Nepal
As we become involved with families, so too we become a part of their communities and during the recent visit our friends visited two of the schools that we have supported. We have built additional classrooms, provided children with their essential school necessities and have also become involved in providing teacher training. It all helps the community and is key to enabling more and more kids to open the door of opportunity that education holds the key.
As we prepare for Christmas.
Christmas is very much the season of “giving”, and the true spirit of Christmas has its roots in sharing what we have with those who don’t have. Each year we encourage friends to include IGWR kids in their Christmas preparations. I always send gifts to family and friends that are a donation to IGWR Nepal, it is a delightful way of giving twice and each year our Christmas gifts enable us to support one more child for the year ahead.
Please check out our website for some more thoughts on Christmas, and how you might help the kids in Nepal at this special time of year.
In 2023, Australians are expected to spend an average of $1,480 on Christmas [Yahoo!finance]
Celebrating Dashain 2024
Dashain in Nepal is “The Festival of Togetherness”.
Nepal's most celebrated festival is a grand ten-day event commemorating the victory of good over evil and occurs at the start of October this year. It is a time for family reunions, feasting, and religious rituals.
Tihar or Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, occurs at the end of the month and the beginning of November. It celebrates the bond between humans, animals, and nature with vibrant lights, flowers, and traditional songs.
This festival season echoes our Christmas and New Year celebrations in the West, and for many in Nepal it is the one time they receive the gift of new clothes.
This year money is tight, and times are hard in Nepal.
“Hundreds killed as 'unprecedented' flash floods strike capital Kathmandu. More than 215 people, including 35 children, have been killed and dozens are missing after heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides across Nepal”
Rising costs, loss of work and property damage have put an additional strain on our support budget; but we will still celebrate these important festivals for there is always cause for celebration...
Bagwati is one of our graduates who is now a trained physiotherapist, she now takes her journey further and has gone to England to complete her masters and to continue her work.
Tenzin is about to start her internship as part of the third-year program in her Bachelor of Hotel Management. She will do it in Dubai, We are inspired by the sponsors that enable us to meet the $1800 in fees and expenses.
There was some paperwork work needed for Kapil and Kismat. Last time Raja visited the village 2021 the road was pretty bad and under construction. This time he thought he would enjoy the ride. Guess what the road is worse than before, but still the paperwork was completed.
On International Literacy Day, we celebrated the power of literacy to transform lives and lift communities out of poverty. We're dedicated to breaking down barriers to education. Raja and the team in Nepal are partnering with four schools in Nepal, working to ensure that every child has access to quality education.
And the kids we support are all to be celebrated.
We also delight in celebrating another life-changing story
Anju is from Dolpa, Nepal. Anju was 8 months old when Paldon adopted her. She then came to Kathmandu with her. Paldon used to run a local Liquor shop in Kathmandu. Anju never met her biological parents after she moved to Kathmandu. Paldon sent her to school but due to having to keep changing location of her shop she also moved Anju as well to 4 different schools. She then sent Anju to Snowland School where she studied till year 12. After clearing year 12 she came to IGWR.
Anju wanted to study Business management and for that, IGWR enrolled her in Herald College which is associated with the University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Which means she was getting a bachelor's degree from England.
After joining the university and completing her 1st semester her mother decided not to send her for further studies as she is not able to run her liquor shop alone.
I still remember she called me in the evening and told me about her situation. I couldn't believe how she could do this, so I went to her liquor shop in straight away and analyzed the situation. I know Anju is a bright student and she can achieve a lot but only if she completes her studies and does not work in the liquor shop. So, I came up with a plan that convinced her mother; how about if we pay someone to help you instead of taking Anju out of university and also, we will help you with the rent. I made that decision myself because I was confident Peter would have done the same if he had been here. I rang right from there to Peter and told him about the situation. He thoroughly liked the idea and assured me that we would cover the cost. The mother agreed and she continued her studies until she graduated from the University.
After graduating, Anju flew to England to do a Master's and to work. She called me from the Airport and thanked me for everything. I felt good and clapped my shoulders as we were able to take some out of poverty and illiteracy.
Here I would like to thank each one of you who is helping these underprivileged families, and kids to make their future bright and happy.
with much love, Raja
A thank you letter from Nepal
Dear Hanska,
I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support in paying Milan Tamang’s bills. Your generosity and kindness have made a profound impact on his life, and I am truly grateful for the opportunities you have provided him.
I cannot begin to express the immense weight that has been lifted off from his mother's shoulders because of your sponsorship. Education is a gateway to a brighter future, but for many, financial constraints can create barriers that seem insurmountable. However, thanks to your compassion and belief in his potential, he pursued his studies with a renewed sense of hope and determination.
Your support goes far beyond the financial assistance. It serves as a powerful reminder that there are individuals like you who genuinely care about the dreams and aspirations of others. Your belief in his abilities has boosted his self-confidence, allowing him to focus on his education and strive for excellence in all that he does.
Through your sponsorship, you have not only provided him with access to quality education but also opened doors to countless opportunities. He has been able to participate in extracurricular activities, engage in meaningful experiences, and broaden his horizons. These experiences have enriched his learning journey and fostered personal growth, which he will carry with him throughout his life.
I want you to know that your investment in his education is not taken for granted. He is fully aware of the sacrifices you make to ensure that he has the necessary resources to succeed academically. He is committed to making the most of this opportunity and working diligently to achieve his goals. Your support has ignited a fire within him, and he is determined to prove himself worthy of your faith in him.
As his progress in his educational journey, he promises to keep you proud on his achievements, challenges, and milestones. He would be honored to share his academic progress and any accomplishments that he achieved along the way. Your sponsorship has not only lightened his financial burden but has also created a meaningful connection that he treasures deeply.
Once again, I want to express my deepest gratitude for your generosity and support. Your sponsorship has had a transformative impact on his life, and I will forever be grateful for the opportunities you have provided him. I will carry your kindness in my heart and strive to pay it forward by making a positive difference in the lives of others.
Milan joined IGWR in 2012 and in 12 years IGWR has spent 26,455 AU$ details below. With your help, we were able to achieve this.
Thank you once again for your unwavering support, belief, and investment in his education. Your generosity has truly made a difference, and I am excited to embark on this journey with your guidance.
Thank you Hanska for giving Milan such a wonderful opportunity
A short YouTube thank you message to Hanska.....
NEWSLETTER vol. 8
2023-24
Annual report
News & Pictures
February 2024
Some of the rough terrain Raja has to negotiate
Rural School that is
seeking support
School Shoes
Raja, happy to be home again...
Newsletter December 2023
October 23 - News from Nepal
A three minute music video that shows our 2023 visit to IGWR Nepal
What a delight to visit IGWR Nepal
to see the smiling faces of the children we support
and to be filled with the delightful reality
that we can make a difference
We can give life to others.
October 2023 stories of changed lives
Summit Adventures help start the school year
Getting ready for school is quite a challenge when there's a 'Family of Families' to get ready.....
If you want to see more visit
SUMMIT ADVENTURES here
One of our wonderful friends, Olivia, is coming to Nepal in April. She is bringing a group of six from her country. She has done this before and the group always support us. She runs a company called Summit Adventures and they provide memorable 'adventures' in Nepal.
Olivia is devoted to making a positive impact to the people of Nepal. She’s charismatic, down to earth and thrives on helping people make their own impact. She is a trusted advisor and adventure seeker and will help you experience the pure beauty of Nepal.
She is coming to see our children once again in April on the day before the Nepali New year, and the beginning of the Nepali academic year. Each time she brings a group to Nepal, they contribute funds to go toward a need at the time - this time they offer $1200. She asked us what can we do this time. Well, that is the best time to buy School supplies like School bags, Uniforms, shoes, books, tiffin boxes, and stationery for our school-going children.
We always had issues with school bags often their zips and shoulder strip apart. To solve this problem Raja designed a bag and put a logo of IGWR and Olivia's company name on it.
She is also bringing around 500 tooth brushes for our kids, their families and Kavre and Nuwakot school.
January 2023 - Newsletter. Produced by Zoya
A Great start to 2023
As we start a new year we tend to think of new beginnings and new initiatives called ‘resolutions’; we also look back to the year just past and give thanks for whatever stood out in 2022.
Our ‘family/foster’ home in Nepal is a shining example of an initiative that serves as a working example of what more we can achieve together.
This email exchange illustrates what a great start we have had for our 'Family Home' in 2023
From Raja (in Nepal) to Sponsors (in Australia)
I would like to thank you both for supporting our first ‘Family Home’ for the last eighteen months.
Believe me, the change you have brought in those four girls is incredible and unimaginable.
An outstanding outcome for the mother, is that previously she was only able to see the girls for a few hours each week since she had work commitments; Sharda said she “never experienced motherhood” as she was seeing herself as a defending wall that’s only job was to feed well the girls and look after their small needs.
Now, since she got a chance to be a full-time mother, she has realized the new definition of being a mother.
From Sponsors (in Australia) to Raja (in Nepal)
Hi Raja,
We are pleased to let you know that we can commit to continuing our contribution to the family home for a further two years until June 2025.
We hope this provides some certainty for the girls.
We probably will not be able to make any firm commitment beyond June 2025. We will be retired by then and we don't really know how much money we will have. It would be great if some other people could share this great work with us, but we don't really have anyone to suggest right now. Hopefully we will find someone to help soon.
x
From Raja (in Nepal) to Sponsors (in Australia)
If Angels have face, that will be you two.
Now this is called a good beginning of the new year.
You both must try to visit this year.
Thank you Thank you for this. You have relived us.
Moments that create life.
Entering my seventy-first ‘New Year’ I fully appreciate that my life is shaped by moments.
The kiss shared with my first love in the gentle snowfall on the night before Christmas, over fifty years ago: laying my head on the shoulder of friend in my later years and remembering how to cry; exchanging a blessing with a fourteen-year-old boy just before he was carried back to his village to die at home.
It is not what we achieve, nor what we possess that really gives us life, rather it is those few intimate moments of ‘giving and receiving’ that hold us in the eternity of love.
And, seeking, creating, and being in, these moments is what living is all about.
A new Year’s resolution.
Our ‘Family Home’ in Nepal is a long-term commitment that gives life and a home to mum and three girls.
And a simple sum shows how, together, we could secure this wonderful initiative:
Just $5 a week
from about forty sponsors
would cover all the expenses for this ‘family’
Thank you 2022 - Welcome 2023
Greetings from Nepal, and I hope you are enjoying this time of the year.
On behalf of the IGWR Family, I would like to thank you for helping us in 2022 and look forward to you sharing with us in 2023 and the new year ahead.
We have achieved a lot with your support and are able to continue helping kids and their families.
The year 2022 was full of energy and challenges in terms of facing global crises and the effects of the war in Ukraine.
We have all paid and still are paying for these challenges in many ways.
Our board and Friends from Australia visited us in 2022 after nearly after 3 years of isolations due to Covid restrictions.
Matt and Lisa enjoyed their time with the kids and families.
Lia and Peter Hiller brought clothes and gifts for all the IGWR kids, their females, staff, and even Ex-students of IGWR. They took them to many lunches and dinners, and it was a delight for all to catch up.
Peter Humphris, Maureen, and Hillary worked in Office with me, completed an audit and spent time with the kids.
Peter Humphris went to see a few families in their villages as we took some of the children back to relatives to celebrate Desai.
Elyse and Bianca spent 6 weeks with kids every morning, evening, and holiday. They took them for JUMP, and basketball and organized dinner and lunch for them.
Len had a wonderful day with the kids taking them to hills and showing them how the Drone camera works.
It was so good to catch up with everyone and celebrate being together again.
This year we celebrated Eleven Years of IGWR-Nepal, and we are so proud of all we have achieved together.
In 2022 our 3 BBA (Bachelor’s in Business Administration) students Graduated and our 1 BPT (Bachelor’s in Physiotherapy) student Graduated.
At the end of this year, we have 46 students.
30 in school (Primary & High School)
5 in College Level
11 in University Level
Overall the year 2022 was very fruitful and the CREDIT goes to you.
Thank you so much for all you do.
We are looking forward to sharing with you in the year ahead.
Happy New year 2023.
December 2022 - News Update
November 2022 - Newsletter. Produced by Zoya
October 2022 - AGM and Visit Highlights...
AGM Summary
o IGWR-Nepal has been successfully operating for eleven years
o A 15-minute video of memories on YouTube (see link at the bottom)
o The total expenditure to date: AU$1,434,409
o Estimated budget for 2023-2027 is AU$856,840
o Our audit commended Raja on excellent record keeping.
2. Supporting single mums with children
o We are supporting 15 single mums with their children
o The model of a ‘family home’ and finding job opportunities for single
mums so they have more ‘family time’ is seen as a future focus and
it enables us to support children in a home/family environment.
o Women’s Empowerment, literacy programs and business start-ups
can all be part of this initiative.
3. Improved communication and storytelling.
o Zoya (Raja’s daughter) has offered to produce a monthly newsletter,
and this opens new possibilities for improving our communications
with sponsors and attracting new interest to our activities.
o There are also opportunities to introduce a ‘blog’, provide regular
social media postings primarily images and videos to ‘tell our story’.
4. A Family of Families
o Each year, for Nepal’s major festival of Desai, Raja takes as many of the
kids as possible back to their home villages to connect with relatives.
This wonderful initiative involves round trips of often 21 hours (600km)
and it keeps the kids in touch with their own families.
o The kids are always glad to be back at the IGWR-House, for we are very
much a ‘Family of Families’.
5. Reaching their potential
o What a delight to connect again with those who have ‘graduated’
from IGWR and are now making their way in their chosen
professions.
o Some of the ‘kids’ I first met in year 7 of their schooling are now
working in the medical, banking, NGO, teaching and hospitality
sectors.
6. Acknowledgements
o Raja has had a challenging time during the Covid lockdowns; and yet as we
looked back over eleven years, we again appreciated what amazing work
he has accomplished.
o Sabnam and Sunita both play vital and important roles in IGWR-Nepal,
their work, insights and care for the students is awesome.
o The “kids” are all doing so well, their respect for each other and sense of
family is testament to something working well.
o Hospitality from the team in Nepal, and students is a delight to experience.
o Maureen does an amazing job, and her audit gives us confidence in what
we’re doing. Each month Maureen sends out receipts with some news
attached and that gives our sponsors an important ongoing connection.
o Lia and Peter arranged a number of small group catch-ups with past and
present students that proved to be a wonderful opportunity to chat and
appreciate how well our graduates are making their way in the world.
o And it is always good to be together as a group in Nepal, Hilary and Jeremy
adding to our knowledge and experience of Nepal.
Thank you for your support and for being part of this wonderful 'family'..
It is inspiring to visit IGWR-Nepal and seeing ‘what a difference” we all make gives us an incentive to do more at home.
A link to a fifteen minute video that captures eleven years of memories
October 2022 - Our treasurer's week in Nepal
NEWSLETTER - August 2022
May 2022 - News in Brief
The pandemic has made our work even more valuable in Nepal.
“Child labour, child trafficking and even child marriages on the rise due to pandemic induced poverty. Based on the national data of Nepal’s Central Bureau of Statistics for 2021, 1.1 million (15.3%) children are subjected to child labour.” [https://www.nepalnews.com/s/issues/poverty-leading-to-child-labor-in-nepal]
What we have learned from Covid-19 is that we are very much dependant on help from each other, and that by caring for one another we not only help the other person, but we are also helping ourselves.
Your gift makes a real difference.
It is such a delight to see a child we met in year 7 now working as a doctor in Nepal, and it is such stories that inspire us to continue supporting kids and their families so that they too have an opportunity to shine.
Over the last twelve years we’ve given well over one hundred children a future, children who had no chance of an education are now nurses, bank employees, hospitality professionals, physiotherapists and that year 7 school kid we mentioned is now helping others. As governments focus on ‘defence budgets’ we look toward a better tomorrow, one in which we are all cared for, because we care for all.
Giving families the chance to stay together
Many of the kids we support live in a rented room with a single mum, and mum has to work in order to live, sometimes the kids are also forced to work.
But with your support, we can help both mum and her children, giving the kids the opportunity for good schooling and eventually breaking the cycle of poverty that the family are in.
To give these mum’s a hand, when they have been “left holding the baby” is giving them an opportunity to see their children share in opportunities that we take for granted.
Our budget for the year ahead is $137,555
As some of our students have now graduated, we’re fortunate to have a smaller budget than in previous years, and that gives us an opportunity to look toward helping more families.
IGWR is run by caring volunteers and that means that 99.52% of all monies donated goes directly to the operations of IGWR-Nepal
It is amazing how far money goes in developing countries; our food bill for the IGWR house that has our twelve primary aged kids was $3829 last year. That’s $319 per month, or $26.58 per child per month. We are able to give these kids a healthy well-balanced diet for less than a dollar a day.
A summary of our budget and last year’s expenses shows how much we can all achieve together and remember gifts in Australia are tax deductible.
And some NEWS Highlights that give us great delight
1. Congratulation Ayog, Sachet and Suraksha for securing B+ in Grade 9 and good luck for your Grade 10 studies.
2. Our ‘Foster Home’ for two special needs girls is beautiful. Sharda, mother to one of the girls, no longer has to work as we support her as a full-time carer, so the girls are blossoming in a family situation rather than the institutional care which was the only other option.
3. Seven girls will start college this year seeking degrees in business management, social work and hotel management.
4. Reecha has just received a wheelchair from Australia, and she's happy - she's mobile.
5. And one of last year’s college graduates has just got married
I thought I couldn't make a difference because I was too small.
Greta Thunburg
With your support we give these kids a chance, and we follow them through till they find work and can fly on their own. We make a difference, and in turn, so they too will make a difference and bring about a better tomorrow, one in which we can all rejoice.
So, thank you for sharing in making the world a better place for all.
IGWR Annual Report - September 2021
We invite to to take a five minutes read of our 2021 Annual Report; it is a short version of a big story........
May 2021 - Report for the year
2020
We are weathering the Covid-19 storm.
Once again, the year has been dominated by Covid-19, and in Nepal that has been a quite different situation to what we have experienced in Australia. In different countries around the world the effects of the pandemic have created various challenges and responses that clearly show how some peoples are better equipped to help others in need.
Thanks to the support of friends around the world IGWR-Nepal has continued to support some 60+ children, keeping them safe and providing home schooling for those living in IGWR houses, and supporting the families of those living at home when parents have lost jobs or medicines are needed.
That has obviously been quite a challenge, just look at the news images from India and appreciate that Nepal has many similarities.
There is always something to celebrate.
* Great to see smiling faces as the new year is celebrated in ‘house one’. And, yes, they have a different calendar in Nepal!
* Home schooling has been good for the kids as can been seen from this extract from Raja’s monthly report:
“Yesterday we have received result of Kapil and Kismat. This was pre board exam of their grade 4 and 5. As per the result both are doing well. Kapil has got 3.42 out of 4 and Kismat has got 2.25 out of 4 where in 2nd term result Kapil got only got 2.50 and Kismat got 1.45. Their final exam is scheduled from last week of May month. Our Tutor and some older kids from IGWR 2 and 3 are helping younger kids in their final term preparations.”
* And for those of us who sponsor and support the kids we too can celebrate making a difference.
The picture on the left is from a remote part of Nepal, what one of our ‘graduates’ calls “heaven”; Yubraj is now there working in a bank thanks to the support he has received from IGWR.
Your support is not just changing lives, it is giving life to those who would not have such opportunities without our help.
* Perhaps this an example of how we might establish a ‘new normal’ after Covid-19; sharing what we have so that others might also enjoy life as we do.
A brief look at the numbers behind IGWR-Nepal.
Our food bill for the children is $24,000; that sounds a lot! But it is only $923 per child for the year or $17.75 per child each week.
EDUCATION $78,170
RENT & UTILITIES $19,600
The IGWR Cupboard
ready for lockdown
250 Kg of rice.
60 kg of lentils.
10 kg of salt.
25 kg of beaten rice
30 kg of Soybean balls
40 litre of cooking Oil
350 Biscuits packets
10 litres of Sanitizer
500 Masks.
6 bottles of cooking Gas
For the year ahead we have a working budget of: $171,000
Giving is the act that gives life.
The chart shows where our income came from for the last financial year; and in doing the sums, we can see that we received $108,506.
With a budget for the year ahead of $171,000 that means we’ve a lot to do in order to close this gap.
Currently our regular committed sponsors/donors give us secure funds of $50,506. This means we need to find some more regular sponsors to enable us to become financially sustainable, and that must be the focus of the year ahead.
Covid-19 has provided some lessons for us all, we are discovering that we actually are all in the same boat.
And we cannot fully enjoy our wealth and health until both of these basic conditions are a reality for all. We are imprisoned by the pandemic and our way out is to bring healing to everyone.
The words of St Francis echo today as they did in the 13th century; “it is in giving that we receive”, and that applies to vaccinations and to giving a child an opportunity for education, for both will create a better tomorrow for us all.
Domain's quarterly House Price report showed that for the 2020 December quarter, Australia's national average price for a house was $852,940.
And, a thousand words...
Maybe we are all in the same boat!
April 2021 - News in Brief
The Situation in Nepal
The infection rate has fallen steadily, from an average of 3,000 daily cases in October to about 300 in January. Last week, Nepal recorded its first day since August without a Covid-related death.
Amid the pandemic, the ruling Communist party has been preoccupied with infighting. Despite a large majority, the prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, dissolved parliament in December and called for early elections in an apparent bid to renege on a power-sharing agreement with a rival – a move his opponents claim is unconstitutional.
But even as the health risks appear to recede, the economic fallout from the virus has been dire. Levels of unemployment and personal debt have soared, particularly for those working in tourism ‘and the informal sector. [Guardian 11th February 2021]
We are still busy, and making plans......
We are planning our 2021-22 budget without any provision for developing rural school infrastructure projects, and we still have the School+Plus program on hold. This is a reflection of the reality both globally and in Nepal.
It is unlikely that we will be able to send teams to Nepal untill much later this year at the earliest.
However, we continue to provide three homes for children/students and are supporting sixty kids in full-time education.
During the pandemic we’ve all realised how dependant we are (globally) on each other; and we’ve also learnt to ‘work remotely’; so maybe as we break through the pandemic, we will actually be better equipped to make an even bigger difference; and when a new ‘normal’ emerges many more will want to reach out and help those less fortunate than we are.
What can you do to help?
Raja and the team in Nepal have achieved so much, and have kept the children safe and home-schooled during the most challenging times of 2020. As we move beyond Covid into a new-normal we anticipate that even more will be achieved.
We’re planning new vocational training programs for children graduating from high school and once it is safe we will again look at supporting rural schools that require assistance.
Each year when we budget our commitments we know we need more regular sponsors, and this will be our focus for the next few months, so please, tell your friends and maybe hold a small party to show your friends that fundraising can be FUN!
And, follow us via our web-site or social media pages so that you can see the very real difference YOU are making in the lives of others.
Thank you for all you do in sharing the work of IGWR-Nepal.
Your generosity gives kids in Nepal a chance,
a possibility have some of the blessings we have.
And that in turn enables them to be part of a new and hopeful tomorrow,
a tomorrow that will be better for us all.