tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52129091754401981922024-03-16T06:39:30.315+05:30Koseli School- hold a hand...Koseli School is a center for slum and street children situated in Kathmandu, Nepal. These children live outside of the mainstream society. Thus, their biggest need is survival. Koseli means “a gift” and the center offers them a gift of happy childhood and education.Renu Bagariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10351493560190860240noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-11686674876932522582016-11-25T20:52:00.003+05:302016-11-25T20:52:27.685+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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am Aastha Tamang, thirteen years old, living in a small shack in Tinkune,
Kathmandu. I study in class six in Koseli School.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I was 11 years old, my mother expired of heart attack due to excessive drinking
of alcohol. After mother died, i had to quit school at middle of grade four and
help my father with the tea stall, the only source of income for the family. It
was difficult for him to educate and feed 6 people with his low income. We are five
sisters and one brother in my family. Two sisters are already married but one
sister’s husband left her. One of my sister got married at the age of 14 and
had a child before she turned 15.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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father got remarried, and my step mother was cruel to us. Luckily, she did not
stay for too long. The best thing she
did to my life was that she brought me to Koseli School and that has changed my
life forever and I will always be grateful for it. Koseli was and is the only
thing in my life which brings happiness and smiles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We
all are living in a single room and my small brother and sister disturb me all
the time. I cook food, feed them, wash clothes and take care of them most of
the time. In my free time, I like to read and revise what I have learnt in
School. I stand 1<sup>st</sup> in my class. This is all possible due to the happy
and peaceful environment provided by the Koseli Foundation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> I love my school very much as i can get
stomach full of food and snacks and get education. I like all the teachers of
Koseli School. My small sister also studies here in LKG. She loves coming
school with me. My best subject is science and my dream is to become a doctor and serve needy people in future. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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koselihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417586981763394669noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-41895880644203054242016-03-03T21:04:00.002+05:302016-03-06T22:03:32.558+05:30Santosh Pariyar; From a Rag picker to a trained professional….<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit, serif;">I started my journey at Koseli 6 years ago in 2011 when I was 11
years old. I was covered with filth and stank of urine like all my friends.
Afterall I was a professional rag-picker. Somehow, Renu Mam was able to
convince me to come to Koseli with her. Upon arrival, I followed the Koseli
ritual for new kids which consisted of a bath, a hair cut, treatment of my
wounds, a set of clothes and food. It was only after all this did I see what a
classroom looked like from inside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit, serif;"> Even though I was old enough to be in grade 4 or 5, I was
actually sent to grade 2. I hated it on top of that I totally disliked studying
as I had never been to a school before. I was clear in my mind that I hadn't
come to Koseli to study but only for the food and care. I recall well that I
was very naughty and distracted the whole class. Many times, I
disrespected my teachers but, they never gave up on me. I could not cope with
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit, serif;">And then one day something magical happened. Koseli was planning
to come up with a production called Jaamun ko Rukh and we were asked to come to
the office to audition. To my own surprise, I got a role partially because
there weren’t many children and partially because Renu Mam thought theatre
would help us unleash our energies. Thinking back, I feel it was most the
difficult thing that Koseli along with Gurukul was attempting and also the
three weeks of training in acting was a life changing experience for me. Soon
after that I started taking more interest in studies. But of course having
missed the most crucial years of my childhood, I could not catch up as well as
the kids my age. Last year I passed out of grade 6. My coordinator at Koseli
gave me an opportunity to attend vocational training with the help of another
organization. At Shagrila Homes, I lived in the boarding facility provided by
them. It was my first time living out of
the slums, an experience I really cherish.They sponsored my training at an
organization called UCEP, where I attended a course to become a plumber.
The trained for 10 months out of which, I did 4 months of
field work.My trainers appreciated my work and dedication. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit, serif;">Now at 17 years am working under a Contractor full time. I
earn ₨ 20,000 and save ₨12000 every month while some of my friends
are still rag-pickers. This is not the end of my story but a wonderful beginning
of a new journey.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit, serif;">Thanks to Koseli School for believing in me and giving me a new
life. I will always remember Koseli being a stepping stone to life I have now
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2 years. His mom had abandoned him at his old school and never returned to
pick him up. Prior to coming to Koseli, he was washing dishes at a
restaurant just to feed himself and was sleeping on the streets of Kathmandu as
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in grime and dressed in rags. His face was expressionless and
he did not utter a word. He looked like a living statue.</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="background: white;">His innocent
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facilities, we decided to keep Sameer at school until we found him a home. With lots of extra attention, love and care,
we finally succeeded to get his smile back. He became a dedicated student and
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koselihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417586981763394669noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-71763387980167372772016-02-07T20:14:00.000+05:302016-02-07T20:19:17.227+05:30Volunteer testimonial Koseli <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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February and March 2015 I had the pleasure to visit Koseli School and work as a
volunteer. In fact this was not the first time that I visited the school; In
August 2013 I first came to know about the foundation through a college
exchange programme, then later in April 2014 I volunteered at the school for a
short two week period. Because of the great experiences on my previous visits I
wanted to spend more time at the school this year, so I had arranged to stay
there for almost two months.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Before
arriving in Kathmandu I had made a few thoughts about how I would like to spend
my time at the school. Under my previous visits I came to the understanding
that because of language barriers it can be quite difficult as a foreigner to
teach certain subjects – in many cases the children are actually much better
off with the regular, local teachers. Imagine having to explain students in
grade 4 the difference between area, perimeter and volume in a language they
only have basic knowledge of. A native Nepali speaking teacher would be much
better qualified for this purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">With that
in mind I came to Koseli School with the hope of encouraging the students in
arts and crafts activities, physical education and sports along with improving
their spoken English skills. Earlier I had realized that because of a tight
budget the school only has limited funds to buy materials and equipment,
meanwhile employing teachers for these specific subjects are even more
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<span lang="EN-GB">Being back
at the school and meeting all the students and teachers again was so wonderful.
Entering the school ground and watching all the happy and curious faces turning
towards me was a unique experience. Most of the older children even still
remembered my name (although sometimes slightly mispronounced). They would come
to me and with their particular Nepali accent say: “Hello Daniel Sir. How are
you? Where have you been?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">After
chatting with the students for a while I sat down with Deepika – a local volunteer
who helps the school with administrative tasks, and we came up with a schedule
for me to teach arts and crafts. After a few weeks the school would participate
in an exhibition, and they were hoping to produce different items such as paper
bags, decorated wrapping paper for gifts, friendship bracelets and other
jewellery to exhibit and hopefully sell. During the following week I started
teaching the students from grade 2-6 to make friendship bracelets made of thin
nylon strings and rubber bands, and later on we decorated paper bags with rags
from different clothes and fabrics. We would either sit on the floor in the
office/library or outside on a blanket in shade of the sun. For the bags we
also made our own glue to stick the pieces of rags onto the paper bags, and in
general there’s a big awareness on the school to recycle and upcycle, which I
think we could learn a lot from back in Denmark.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for making these crafts, and they were overwhelmingly happy to get to do
something different and entertaining that it was rather difficult to get them
to stop and start tidying up when the time was up. However, when I finally got
through to them, they would clean the entire floor with all the strings, rubber
bands, rags and other items within few minutes, being very disciplined about
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couple of weeks I came up with the idea of holding a sports day with the theme
Olympic Games. In preparation of the Olympic games I held training sessions for
each class in the disciplines they would participate in, meanwhile we also
created medals for the winners and flags for the countries, into which the
students would be divided. After a couple of weeks of training the day finally
came for Olympic Games to be held. The board members of Koseli Foundation and
other associates were invited, and it was arranged as a big ceremony. The
students were very excited about the day and were all cheerful and smiling.
They would each sit in one corner of the school grounds with the other students
from their given country and cheer for the participating students. In the
preparations of the Olympic Games I had tried to teach the students about team
work and team spirit, and it seemed like it had affected them a great deal; by
the end of the day some of them had almost lost their voice caused by singing
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<span lang="EN-GB">In general
I had an incredible volunteer experience at Koseli, which completely exceeding
my expectations. This was the third time for me to visit the school, and every
time I go there I grow fonder of the place. There’s definitely changes that
still need to be done – the foundation is relatively new and with a recently
change in the administration of the school it’s clear they are still in the
initial phase of establishing a proper education institution. After having met
Neelam, the lady who now runs the school, I’m sure the foundation will have a
bright future though. She is so passionate and sincere about helping the
students, and she does everything within her power to better their lives. The
teachers are likewise incredibly hard working and it’s clear they want their
students to do well – the teachers come from similar backgrounds as the
students and they know from experience the importance of education.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">One thing
that I’d advise the school to improve is the level of the spoken English. The
children know surprising many words in English, and most of them are not even
shy to use them. However, there’s a big difference between their level of
understanding and their level of speaking – this goes both for students and
teachers. If the school really wants to get the maximum effect of the help from
international volunteers, they would need to help students and teachers to
enhance their English speaking skills, so they will be able to participate in
educational discussions. This progress is already initiated; twice a week a
local volunteer hold English lessons for the teachers, and hopefully they will
gain more skill and confidence in speaking English, which will affect the
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koselihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417586981763394669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-45729030523201806902015-05-17T16:46:00.000+05:302015-05-17T16:46:32.087+05:30Hope...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Given their dire situation, and using the funds we have raised through our Indiegogo fundraising campaign, we are happy to report that we have admitted Dev Narayan, Nir Bahadur and Nirmala to Koseli School. With the help of Praveena foundation, we are preparing Pramila for college studies!</div>
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Renu Bagariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10351493560190860240noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-11604845461353771842015-05-02T17:52:00.001+05:302015-05-04T22:33:55.329+05:30#Nepal EarthQuake Updates <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Suraj who joined us at the age of 20, three years back comes from Gorkha district. He could not pursue his dream of studying engineering as his family did not have sufficient recourses. He happened to join Koseli by sheer luck and now his ambition to become an engineer has fired once again. After the earthquake struck Nepal, Suraj Sir went back to his village. He contacted us today and reported that his house is completely broken. </span></div>
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We are still waiting to hear from our other teachers. These teachers have no one else to give them hope and support. We urge you to help us rebuild their homes and lives. </div>
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On 25th April, 2015 earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck Nepal leaving ten of thousands of people homeless. Death toll has risen to over 10,000 with many men, women and children still stranded in the rubbles. There are a thousands of people waiting to be treated as the aftershocks continue.</div>
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Koseli School is a registered NGO working with slum children since 1997. At present we provide day care to 120 children. Koseli takes care of their medical, education, nutrition, clothing, hygiene & recreation needs. At this time of national tragedy, the open space in Koseli is being used as shelter home.</div>
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We will use the funds to admit as many new students to the school who have been displaced by the earthquake and provide them free education, food and shelter. Any left over funds will be used to help other earthquake victims</div>
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We are a team dedicated to helping children with few available resources. Our team is headed by Neelam Sureka and several team members. The fundraising is headed by Sanjana Agarwal (sanjana.agarwal@hotmail.com) and Ashwini Todi (ashwinitodi@gmail.com). Do get in touch for any questions</div>
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koselihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417586981763394669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-70909594857486881282014-12-25T22:28:00.002+05:302014-12-25T22:28:32.699+05:30Volunteering Experience of Elina and Anikaa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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About 6 months ago we were planning to do some volunteering work in Nepal but we did not want to do it troughs any organizations, mostly because they charge so much. We were so happy when we found Koseli school's website and found that we can do our work in this wonderful place and for bonus it was totally free. We contacted the school and the response was straight away really kind and welcoming and it felt very natural to make a decision to work in this place.</div>
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We started our work after long holiday, Dashain, so first everything was very confusing for us and we think that maybe for everybody else too. Students and teachers were getting use to normal weeks again and school days were little bit different than usually, at least we see it that way after spending a month in the school. After few days we became more comfortable hanging around in the school, we were talking more and more with everybody and getting a hint and suggestions from the teachers what we can do with the students. Mostly we actually just played with the children and were helping them with the home works and sometimes we told some stories about our own country. But we think that the most important thing for the children was that we just kept them company, we kept encouraging them and maybe helped the school provide good memories for everyone and even for a bit more normal childhood. And maybe some of the children learned to speak a little bit better English because they had to use the language with us.</div>
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A few weeks after working in school we realized that even if our help is important and welcoming, this school need lot of support from private donors and most of the time the school is lack of money. We decided to tell about our job in Nepal and about the school in Facebook and try to collect some money. We thought that this place is doing such a great work so this is the least we can do. Maybe for future this is a good tip and the best thing is that everybody knows exactly were their money goes and it is straight for these kids.</div>
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Overall this experience was just insane good! These children were so kind and happy even for so little things, our home visit was very eyes opening and teachers are doing such a great and important job everyday! We are so thankfull for this opportunity, it was very instructive and all in all joyful and happy month! We hope all the best for the school and especially for every children who will stay in our heart for the rest of our lifes!</div>
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koselihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417586981763394669noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-42092982243764295092014-07-05T06:20:00.003+05:302014-07-05T06:22:48.363+05:30KOSELI - The most amazing experience of my life by Sejal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">After contacting Koseli and getting in touch with Neelam, I was convinced that I wanted my volunteering experience to be at Koseli. Before my volunteering began, I felt a mix of emotions; I was excited, energized, and optimistic, but at the same time I was scared and nervous. Would the students like me? Will the teachers accept me? Would I really be able to contribute to the betterment of these children’s lives? But it only took spending one day with the Koseli family to know I had made the right choice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">On the first day, I met Shambhavi who was nice and helpful and made me feel welcome. She introduced me to the other teachers who were also very kind, but slightly shy. The students were a whole different story! They were so excited to meet someone new and were extremely friendly and sweet. The children had just started their new term and were settling back into the school routine. So the first day I just spent time with the children by doing origami, charades, and playing football. The children were all excited to show off their talents to me as well as praise the talents of their fellow classmates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">It was a pleasant surprise for me to see how intelligent the students are, despite the backgrounds they come from. I did not know what to expect when I started teaching and though I taught class four, I thought I might still have to start from scratch. However, I was shocked when they told me they knew addition, subtraction, long multiplication, and division. They knew what photosynthesis was and some students were even sincere in practicing their English. The best part about teaching was when I would accidently make a mistake on the board and the students would shout, “Maam, that’s wrong!” By the end of class time, if the students were on their best behavior, I would end class ten minutes early and play Bollywood music for them. The joy on their faces was priceless as they would all dance and fool around, and would even include me in their dancing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">What Koseli is doing for these children is beyond what words can describe. This school is giving students a chance to build a new life through care and education. The teachers all take their jobs seriously and want to see their students succeed in life. Exceptional students are even given the chance to be sponsored and attend a private school. Both Neelam and Shambhavi would ask my opinion on how to improve the curriculum and were proactive in implementing changes. This made me feel appreciated and like a part of the family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">As the days went by, I began to think of my class as “my kids,” and looked forward to seeing their smiling faces every day. As mischievous as they could be, they were also dedicated and respectful to their elders. On my last day, they all made me farewell cards. It was a small gesture which touched my heart and made me feel even sadder to be leaving. I am glad I went out of my comfort zone and explored a new part of the world and a new way of life. I met some amazing people at Koseli who are doing wonderful things to positively impact their community and I will be sure to return. This is an experience I will cherish for the rest of my life and will be sharing with my family and friends for a long time to come. </span></div>
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Renu Bagariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10351493560190860240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-4295328049391746412014-06-26T19:07:00.004+05:302014-06-26T19:07:52.973+05:30 Koseli Newsletter 2013-14<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">Warm
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<b><span style="color: black;">Thank you for being
associated with Koseli and continuously supporting and nurturing the growth of
the children in Koseli.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Koseli would not
have been where it is today without your support. We would like to share our
yearly events with you. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Introduction</b>:
Koseli means “a gift” in Nepali.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The aim
of “Koseli” is to reach out to under privileged children whose family can
barely afford one meal. Education, health, clothes and hygiene are in no
consideration of their need. Koseli provides the children, a clean environment
like that of any other school. The children are made to feel special while they
are in the premises of the school. Their basic health and hygiene needs are
taken care of; they are served a hot, wholesome meal in the afternoon and a
snack in the evening before they leave for home. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
objective of education at Koseli is not to make these children literate but
give them <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">the power to dream</b>. At
Koseli, they follow the syllabus prescribed by the government of Nepal. There
is a special focus on improving their reading, writing and communication
skills. The children also learn computer skills in addition to performing arts
like dance, music and theatre. Another impressive thing is that each child is
being nurtured according to his/her interests and level of learning. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Koseli School works from Sunday to Friday
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Koseli Family consists</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> of 8 board members, 13 Staff members and 110 students and our numerous
supporters and donors. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We have children from age group for Nursery to
grade 6. After that we transfer our children to study in main stream school
with sponsorships. The highlights of the academic year 2013-14 are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Constructions: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This year we have added another room to accommodate the growing
number of children in school. The school has also extended the height of its
boundary wall by two feet wire mesh to enable the kids play football without
worrying about losing the ball. The teachers and elder students painted the
walls of the school for a cleaner and refreshing look.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A beautiful reading room, called “The Kachhua
Club” has also been added to the school. This room is donated by a British
Non-Profit organization run by Mr. John Mathews, “The Children of the
Mountain”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Events: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Like every year, we
celebrated Dashain, Tihar, Christmas, Sarawati Puja and Holi in school with
much fan fare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An annual school carnival
was organized for the children. The carnival is a much awaited event with
swings, games, magic show and face painting. The students participated
enthusiastically in all the events and presented songs and dances. All the
events received support from Koseli supporters. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A fund raising FUN-MELA was organized by a
school member, Ms. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>Sanjana Agarwal for a child’s treatment.
Menuka, 14, has problem in the veins of her leg and the fund collected from the
Carnival is being used for her treatment. The carnival was a fun filled event
in which the students had a blast. It also helped in spreading a word about
Koseli in the society and added new support members to our growing family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This year, we celebrated <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Holi with a cultural program performances by
students, followed by a ice creams sponsored by Pulkit Bhimsaria and a hearty
feast thereafter. The whole program was aired on Himalayan TV. Thanks to Dayaramji
Agarwal to give a chance to Koseli Foundation to come in lime light of the
general public. This program can be viewed on YouTube, “Apno Nepal, Apno Gaurab,”
episode 132.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Introduction to living life beyond- Meditation and mindfulness: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We are proud to announce that Koseli children
have been following a rigorous mindfulness routine. This routine is introduced
and run by Supathya-Learning to Care, a Kathmandu based Non-Profit run by Ms.
Jun Maya Pandey & Sirish Bhatt. The routine focuses on spiritual
development of the child. As part of this routine, the children meditate
regularly for twenty minutes a day and write a gratitude journal. This has now
become a part of school curriculum.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Achievements: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chandra
Tamang <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Studied at Koseli for 5 years and
now completed his training from A-La-Carte and is working as an assistant chef.
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Likewise, Dilmaya, 16 years old, too was a
student for 4 years at Koseli and now she is towards completion of her training
as a beautician. Dilmaya is the bread earner of her family and thus was very
keen on doing a vocational course so that she could start supporting her family
financially as soon as possible. She has been enrolled into a beauty training
school, where she has 5 hours of training everyday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Based on their excellence, 6 Students from
Koseli have been sent to other main stream schools. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Over the years, 23 students have been sent to
join in the various main stream schools on basis of their academic excellence/
progress.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. Restroom Problem: The restroom at Koseli is
not connected to main sewage outlet, hence, get clogged every few months, and
we hire people to clear them manually. We intend to re build the toilets and
find a solution to not go through this expensive and tedious task each time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2.Health issue.:- Suman Roka has problem in
kidney and Respiration and needs regular medical support.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Menuka has malformation of the veins and
abnormal growth of tissues on her leg.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-Raj and parbati also suffering some physical
problem. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Koseli Foundation takes care of all the
treatment and medication required for all the students.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Each month, we pay 8-10 thousand for medicine
expenses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3.Stationary:-We
need text book for class Ukg for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>new
session. Every month we have expenses worth 22-28 thousand for stationary item.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4.
Deficit: Koseli is facing a deficit of Rs. 1 Lac each month. To overcome this
problem, Koseli Foundation is organizing a charity show, a play by Anupam Kher
in near future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Volunteers<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We have about 12 Volunteers from St. Xaviers College, Reliance College,
Thames College and Mega College coming to Koseli on different days. They share
their knowledge and dreams with children, which definitely add a new energy to
the daily routine of the school.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We have various volunteers visiting from overseas who run some
wonderful programs and workshops for Koseli Family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We extended our gratitude to Emily Larson<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for doing a workshop on “Positive
Mindfulness” for the Koseli Staff and Mr. Odin and Ms.Holly, who conducted sex awareness
program for students.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>programs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>highly beneficial for the growth and
development of the children. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We welcome your ideas
and suggestions on fund raising and benefits of Koseli. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Follow us @ Koseli… facebook-nepal Koseli, <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">nepalkoseli.blogspot.com<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Contact </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="mailto:us@nepalkoseli@gmail.com"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">us@nepalkoseli@gmail.com</span></a></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Renu Bagariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10351493560190860240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-11173564795601021982014-02-28T09:39:00.004+05:302014-02-28T09:42:37.080+05:30Volunteering experience by Odin & Holly<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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we were from, etc. Since then, we had run a 5-day volunteer work , conducting
education about the issues such as safe sex, drug prevention and bullying;
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volunteering, we had a long discussion with the School about in what way our
volunteering could benefit the students. The School also invited us to put an
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from us. Not only we taught them some knowledge, but also we learnt a lot from
them. For example, they requested us to write the Chinese version of their
names on their palms. We, in turn, learnt how to speak Nepalese. It caused some
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koselihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417586981763394669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-70613833769060265642013-09-12T17:00:00.001+05:302013-09-13T19:27:33.773+05:30Bill and Sandra and their experience at Koseli <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After finishing my liberal arts courses, I was on my way to do some volunteer work in
Kathmandu, Nepal.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JVqTCDGE_JA/UjGe0P92tJI/AAAAAAAAAuk/wdtpJQjhxgg/s1600/DSC03072a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JVqTCDGE_JA/UjGe0P92tJI/AAAAAAAAAuk/wdtpJQjhxgg/s320/DSC03072a.jpg" /></a></div> Although I had already traveled extensively, this would be the first time I had a chance to fully embrace a culture totally unfamiliar to me. I wanted to work with young children and teach English. I had a chance to experience all this for an entire month at Koseli School.I was assigned to UKG or Upper Kindergarten with children ranging in age from 7-12. Although teaching did not start until noon, I often came early to be with the children, to observe how they started their day and get to know them better.Being a teacher from the States, at first glance I was surprised at the scarcity of available educational tools, but I soon realized you do what you can with what you have, and more doesn’t necessarily mean better.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dYbbXJjvZfA/UjGgS59KTgI/AAAAAAAAAuw/zf10t2wNrJ4/s1600/DSC04703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dYbbXJjvZfA/UjGgS59KTgI/AAAAAAAAAuw/zf10t2wNrJ4/s320/DSC04703.JPG" /></a></div> The children followed a routine just like students in the States do. Mine learned English, Nepali, math, and had art and gym periods. However, children seemed to be more responsible here-and respectful. They asked permission to enter any room and greeted all visitors; they swept their rooms with a broom and proudly kept it in order; their tooth brushes were hung by the windows; they ate the food that was given to them
(without grimacing)and cleaned their plates afterwards;they did things they were told to do without questioning or having to be asked twice. It was refreshing. And I learned teachers are very revered here.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XRfMtj9O0yA/UjGiRalzIfI/AAAAAAAAAu8/7gpSlYLIGDg/s1600/IMG_0364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XRfMtj9O0yA/UjGiRalzIfI/AAAAAAAAAu8/7gpSlYLIGDg/s320/IMG_0364.JPG" /></a></div>Although I encountered some practices that were quite different from the ones I was accustomed to, I can now understand them better as I am
more familiar with the culture. I don’t view them as “wrong” anymore, just a different way of doing things. All year long I thought about the children at Koseli. As I started my pre-teaching classes in a local school, I gave these naïve students an introduction to the Nepali culture and shared some stories of Koseli School and the students. Later in the year as I completed
my degree in Early Childhood Education with the Teacher Work Sample, I again introduced new students to Koseli, and they learned about the similarities and differences between them and these other children who lived thousands of miles away.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MGg8VD9LP94/UjGkWDeBlII/AAAAAAAAAvI/mxb1sC-aktk/s1600/IMG_0463.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MGg8VD9LP94/UjGkWDeBlII/AAAAAAAAAvI/mxb1sC-aktk/s320/IMG_0463.JPG" /></a></div> As soon as I
graduated, I decided to go back to Koseli, to revisit the children who inspired me to become a teacher. I wanted to try out all the new techniques I had learned over the last year. I wondered if they would even remember me. Yes, they most certainly did
remember me and we had lots of fun with creative activities. My only regret is that I was not able to spend more time with them. For all who are interested in volunteering their time here, do it. You do not need to be teachers by profession to make a difference! Everyone has knowledge to share, and these children reap the benefit of having such diversified people visit with them. They are eager to learn and such a delight to be with. koselihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417586981763394669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-58984921017433366912013-08-15T11:20:00.001+05:302013-08-15T14:31:32.495+05:30My Volunteering Experience - Sarah Melody<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zjBfxSDVoos/UgyNTL7BXPI/AAAAAAAAAsk/7D3RWr_WX7E/s1600/P5160071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zjBfxSDVoos/UgyNTL7BXPI/AAAAAAAAAsk/7D3RWr_WX7E/s320/P5160071.JPG" /></a></div>
Hi, My name is Sarah, I am 24years old from Australia, and would like to privilege of sharing my wonderful experience with Koseli School.
My first day at Koseli started with entering each classroom in which the children would almost chant “good morning ma’am, you are welcome to our class,” this instantly putting a smile across my face I would eagerly sit in each class for around fifteen minutes to get a feel for the school’s morning routine. I first noticed the importance of the children’s hygiene and presentation, one by one the children would show their teacher, firstly showing that they had done their hair neatly, then their teeth, then their nails, lastly showing their clean handkerchief, if the children did not meet the teacher’s requirements they then have to go wash, brush ect, again. At the beginning I thought this was an unusual routine, and perhaps a little time consuming. As my day went on and I learnt about some of the backgrounds of these children and there lack of resources to hygiene, I began to realise that the hygiene process was just as important as the learning process. The children would come on a morning, their clothes dirty, hair messy, they would shower, brush their teeth and hair, and change into the koseli uniform, this was such an important ritual for the children these basic steps that a western child would think nothing of, would help prevent these children from diseases and teeth problems.
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After lunch, I meet with the two students that I would be teaching, Bhuwan and Suraj. As my background education is not teaching it is in Sociology and Peace and Development studies, it was agreed upon that two students would be the most beneficial for both the children and myself. It also allowed me to bond with these children, get to know them, their sense of humour, their limits, their individual personalities. This becomes important when the language barrier is there. Both these children live on the school premises, they were found begging on the street and living in extremely poor conditions. This school truly is a gift to them.
It was so much fun everyday thinking of fun English games and activities to get them motivated and excited, I would even attempt to throw in a little science and maths. Of course everyday has its challenges, but the motivation these children have to keep going everyday and learn and to try provide themselves with the opportunity for a future made everyday so unique and worthwhile. I was lucky enough to experience one of the two a year outings, due to lack of funding only two is within the schools limits.
We cramped into a bus, yes the whole 120 of us, and out of the city we went to some beautiful botanical gardens. One of the teachers informed me that on these outings they let the children “get in touch with nature”, in other words let them go wild. And we did. We sang songs and played games, it was magical watching them be free, happy and without a care in the world. On the trip the children got supplied a light snack which consisted of a banana, a juice and some butter biscuits, they loved it. We even sat and did a meditation all together.
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Another more intimate outing I got to experience was with my two students, I was allowed to take them with me to Buddha Janti, (Buddha’s birthday) a celebration held at a monkey temple. They could not get around the festival quick enough to see and experience everything there, we spun over 100 prayer wheels, lit butter lamps for world peace, the boys had a Nepalese tea and biscuit that is offered for free as a way of good Karma.
The devotion of the teachers, who themselves all have a story to tell is the backbone of the school. The children truly do come first. Renu, the founder of Koseli comes everyday and helps assist with Mindfulness class. These classes are great to watch, the children read out journals they wrote that morning, they describe a scenario in which they felt happy, and one in which felt sad, this was very entertaining. Then they would meditate. Renu’s enthusiasm was beautiful to watch, her care and motivation for the school and each individual child was written all over her face. It is interesting how you can travel to the other side of the world, to teach these children, and in the end you walk away with probably more wisdom and knowledge than the children did. The experience is one that I will cherish for the rest of my life. I would like to thank the children and teachers for welcoming me into the school and allowing me to have this journey.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b7Sj-qPSx2Q/UgyR6nBBzRI/AAAAAAAAAtg/SKX2fXpjq54/s1600/P5290205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b7Sj-qPSx2Q/UgyR6nBBzRI/AAAAAAAAAtg/SKX2fXpjq54/s320/P5290205.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p4R4KyLtx0k/UgyRNBWHaBI/AAAAAAAAAtY/vaZmeEz_gA8/s1600/IMG_0109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p4R4KyLtx0k/UgyRNBWHaBI/AAAAAAAAAtY/vaZmeEz_gA8/s320/IMG_0109.JPG" /></a></div>
koselihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417586981763394669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-27544035905391045972013-03-19T16:13:00.001+05:302013-03-19T16:13:49.330+05:30Giving Gift of Education!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was a big city hospital in the area I grew up in India, and the pavements outside it were makeshift dwellings for poor in the area. Our house help then, lived there, and her daughter and I were of the same age. Everyday I used to feel that I should take her home, give her a bath and take her to school with me. When I got a little older, I went off to boarding school, and it fell by the sideways. Then, I got married and moved to Kathmandu. Poverty was even starker here. Around 15 years ago, I finally did something. With a few friends, we each put 5,000 rupees and put five kids from slums in school. Initially the 25,000 rupees collected then were enough for a full year of schooling, but to continue on, I had to dip into my own resources. Once one of students finished SLC, I realized what a difference simply giving an opportunity at education had made in his life. I had done nothing; he was living where he was living, doing what he was doing, except now he had gone to school regularly for about 10 years, and his life had completely changed. I then realized that this is what I want to do with my life. If I can do that with five kids, I can do it with 50, 100, 500 kids.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Initially, in 2007, I started with evening classes at another school premise. We would start at three, once the regular school was done for the day. We thought that way there is already an infrastructure, and we won’t have to worry about that. But soon we realized children had nowhere to go during the day, so they were still begging in streets and gambling. The first year, there was an issue of trust. Most of the children who come to us are not orphans; they have somebody, parents or a relative. They would ask me what my motives were. My target in the beginning was to educate 10 kids. Every month I had 10 kids, but they would be different 10 kids. We used to give them snack<em>, chiura</em>, once they were in school. So, they would just come for the snack; they were not serious about learning. I saw two hours of studying and being in the premise was just not enough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today we have 120 kids; we are running at over capacity. At any given time we have over 100 children on waiting list. We have a very strict screening system. We check their background, their households, where they come from, who their families are because at free of cost, there are a lot of people who wants to send their kids to us. And if there is choice between a girl child and a boy child, we take the girl. Sometimes we also bargain, suppose they have three girls and a boy, we take in all three girls instead of a boy. The ratio of girl and boy is the same.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><strong></strong></strong>No matter what rule you put in place, we have to take each kid on case-by-case basis. We prefer to take in children below 10, but we do make some exceptions. We have this child named Ishwor. He was a bonded laborer in Tatopani, working with horses for trekkers. He was rescued by a British lady and put in school in Pokhara, but he never stayed in school. Last year he came to us; he was 14 and half then. My thought is I don’t want to keep the children beyond 17. If they come to us at age 14-15, they are already behind in school. So what we do is, we consider what they are good at and start them on vocational trainings. Our goal is to equip them with skills that will help them make a living. By 17, I want them to be out and starting their lives. What we did with Ishwor was we started him on his basic education, Math, English and Social Education, and for the last six months, we have been working on his spoken English. Whenever we have foreign volunteers we have him communicate with them. We started him on French last month. So now my goal is that he goes back to Pokhara, Tatopani, but this time around he will be well equipped. And he is going to be trekking guide. I have already spoken to a trekking agency and when he is 17 he will be out there, by 18 he will get his trekking guide license. So we are planning each child’s individual career. Those who are good in academics will continue, but ones who are not, will go on to vocational trainings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Currently we have classes from nursery to grade seven. The day starts at 8 am. They come in the morning, brush their teeth, take a bath and change into their school uniforms and then they do their homework. After homework, it is morning assembly and lunch at 11 am. For a lot of them this is the only big meal of the day. At 12 pm they start on their lessons, which go on until 4:00 pm, or 4:30 pm for older kids.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is amazing that they are just five or six years old, but they already have gangs and gang fights. And there is nothing cute about it. They would start fighting right outside the school gate, take out their playing cards and start gambling. So we had to do something about it. We extended the school hours and started creative activities like making paper bags, envelops. We didn’t have to tell them not fight or gamble; we just redirected their attention and kept them off the streets. We also run an open shelter system. Kids can live in school if they don’t have anywhere to go, but we don’t really run an orphanage. They can stay there temporarily until it is okay for them to go back. Winters and rainy seasons are when we have kids sleeping in school the most.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of our funding comes from friends and well-wishers. We did a fund raising event some time ago along with Gurukul. Currently we are hand to mouth. We would have been fine if I stuck with 60 kids but I went to 120. So, everyday we have to make choices. I can’t say we are really out of our troubles. We won’t really be out of our troubles because I will always be adding more children in rotation. Sometimes, I do wish I had more stable form of funding. Because with family and well wishers, one may feel like donating one day and not another day. I am sure we will eventually get a stable funding, because when people come to our school, they don’t feel like it is a school for slum kids. Koseli looks like your normal school and children are well fed and happy. And the school is clean, and that gives the impression that whatever money we get, goes into the program. The school’s kitchen is run in a very interesting way too. It is run by a group of ladies. They put in 1000 rupees each a month, pool together and buy ration for the month. So I don’t have to bother, I don’t have to go out and shop, it is all set.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong></strong>We have posted stories of some of the children on our website, but it is amazing to see them transformed. For me, my success is success of each child that comes through our door. For example, there are three girls who came to Koseli last year. The youngest was just two then, but she used to come to us because the mom was working in construction and she had nowhere to leave her. They were happy, playful girls, skipping and playing around. We noticed all these girls were bleeding. They were too young to get periods, so we took them to a doctor’s. They were suffering from ulcer. They had severe ulcer, but these girls never complained of any pain because they thought that is how life is like…it was their norm, they didn’t know any different. With treatments, they recovered quickly. Pains and aches, they think it is part of life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spread the word. Volunteers, money, time, any resources are welcome. And if people are skilled at certain things, they can come and teach the children. People can make donations on our website <a href="http://nepalkoseli.blogspot.com/" style="color: teal; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">http://nepalkoseli.blogspot.com</a>. Whoever, in whatever capacity would like to contribute, we welcome them. I want to give these children a wholesome childhood, show them what a normal childhood looks like. Last year we had a sports day. A lot of people said, “why do your kids need sports day; they don’t have food to eat and you are talking about sports day?” To them I say, “Come on give them a break, they deserve it.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Original Interview at:</i> http://www.didibahini.com/2013/03/17/giving-gift-of-education/ </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Besides the normal curriculum, the school offers its students various extra curricular activities. We had the pleasure of sharing some of these activities with the teachers and students at Koseli. One day, the entire school visited the zoo in Patan; it was a grand day out for everybody, with a lot of laughing and shining faces. Towards the end of term, after the exam week, which was quite exhausting for both students and teachers, the school organised a Carnival day with a lot of different activities and games. Again, the atmosphere was excellent and everybody had a whale of time. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">School life at Koseli School is very different from our routine back in Switzerland. When the students arrive at 8 o’clock they wash, before putting on their Koseli school uniform. Then, after playing in the schoolyard, they start doing homework in their classrooms. It’s great to see how engaged they are. From some of the classrooms you can hear the students reciting texts and repeating information they are learning by heart, while others are writing exercises in both the Nepalese and English languages. At around 10.30 all the students gather in the schoolyard for the morning ritual, during which they pray to Saraswati, the Goddess of learning. Between 11 and 12 o’clock the students eat their lunch (Dahl Bat and vegetables), which is prepared in the school kitchen. We sometimes shared this cheerful moment with the students and teachers in the “dining hall” of the school.</span></div>
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koselihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417586981763394669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-42595297082690387252012-10-08T13:56:00.000+05:302012-10-09T18:48:11.263+05:30Me and My Surroundings by Sirish, Jun Maya & Kashmira (volunteers)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Running these sessions at Koseli was a pilot activity and, therefore, a new learning experience for us, and initially we didn't know what kind of response to expect from the children. From day one, however, we were struck and touched by the level of enthusiasm and energy with which the nine fourth-graders took part in all activities of the seven sessions. After the first session we left Koseli saying to each other several times: “What a good group of children! They are such good kids!” The spark, the brightness and the creativity that came from them never ceased to surprise us. Here we describe a few of our experiences with these children.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our first “field trip” was the ‘Patan Walk’: meant as an experiential heritage-education walk. Since we were also interested in discussing our natural heritage with the children, we were impressed how all along the way from Baneshwor to Patan, they were pointing out different fruit trees, and amongst themselves were able to identify so many varieties of trees! In Patan, we were struck by the energy with which the children looked around at the various temple sites and statues and by the kinds of details they noticed and discussed. For example, several times they stood in small groups around even very small statues and discussed the clothes and cloth patterns they observed and understood to be depictions of what people wore in earlier times. The day after the walk, we held a follow-up session and were pleasantly surprised by the vividness with which the children remembered the details of every site. Having seen the way the children experienced the walk through Patan, we felt confident that they would probably from now on see temples, statues, and other things passed down from the past with new sets of eyes and that these memories would stick with them for a long time…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">On Environment Day (June 5, 2012) </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">we planted vegetables </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">with the students. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Since the school only has a concrete ground, we collected (with the help of the students) old pots, jars, yogurt containers, and buckets for planting the vegetables. The students sat around a large pile of soil and with their hands mixed in the compost fertilizer, broke the larger pieces of the soil and took out all the rocks. Except for a few shrieks and jokes over the earthworms that came along with the compost, the children were fully engrossed in this hands-on process. </span><br />
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koselihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417586981763394669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-41719227924989531722012-09-05T18:01:00.001+05:302012-10-08T15:38:44.808+05:30Teacher's Day : Namrata Bidari (teacher at Koseli)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">Life starts
with a dream, a dream to be a leader, a dream to be an achiever, a dream to be
a learner, and a dream to be a </span><b style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">Teacher.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">“Happy
Teacher’s Day ma’am you are the best teacher we ever have seen", hearing this
sentence is so wonderful especially from those for who life is already a full stop even before it has made a beautiful start. I am a teacher and I am proud to be one.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">We all had
waited for Teacher’s Day celebrations with a lot of anxiety. The kids after all
had practiced very hard for their performances. So on the <u>Day</u> the students
performed various dances and sang some beautiful songs. They gave us beautiful
cards made by their lovely little hands with beautiful words scribbled inside. Those<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>precious moments spent together
on that Teacher's Day will always remain in my heart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">kids wishing the Teachers</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Being part
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a blessing so one should never be depressed at any time. Koseli has a beautiful
environment. Children are well taken care of and we are like a big happy
family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I enjoyed a
lot on Teacher’s day. This was my first experience as a teacher. We celebrated the
day by singing, dancing and sharing chocolates. <o:p></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Last but not the least, one day these tiny hands will do lot for the country if we shower on them our love and care.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><u>(Some of the cards made by kids for their Teachers)</u></span></div>
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Renu Bagariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10351493560190860240noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-70065009265919224782012-07-03T20:21:00.003+05:302012-10-08T15:38:38.954+05:30Trek to Lakure by: Pradipa Thapa (teacher at Koseli)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I first heard the news, that we were going to Lakure Bhanjyang for a day trek, I was both nervous and excited. Nervous, because my movements are not very coordinated so I tend to fall a lot during such trips. Excited because it was my first trip with my Koseli family. However as the days passed, I forgot all about my apprehensions and instead got mentally all geared about my upcoming trip. The name Lakure Bhanjyang itself started sending a wave of tingling euphoria inside me.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the day came, I was all set to ride the storm. We took the bus till Dhongre. All the children were anxious to start walk and experience the beauty of nature.We were divided into four groups, each group had a teacher to supervise and a senior student who acted as the group leader.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monsoon was beginning to set in. We were experiencing rains off and on. But on 19th May, the sun welcomed us shining bright early in the morning. To my surprise, the trail was inclined from the first step of the trek. Don't under estimate the hills of Nepal, after all we are country of Mt. Everest. A simple walk for Nepalese is not really a simple walk for other people including a lot of people who grow up in Kathmandu valley. As expected, the walk was tough and after crossing one hill we took a break and played some team building fun games. After crossing two more hills, my stomach started growling for food. My kids also needed a break. The weather too, by now had changed its mood. The skies had turned from blue to grey and we experienced not only rain but hail storm while we had lunch. The time had come to walk down. We knew descending the hills was going to be very tough with the trail now being wet and slippery. Renu Ma'am and I made a record in slipping while walking down the hills. Had it not been for my colleague Krishna, we would have actually rolled down. The kids used to walking in the hills and mountains before they were forced to migrate to the slums of Kathmndu valley, were very comfortable and managed the trail with phenomenal ease.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before we realised, we had reached the bus stop and the adventure had come to an end. The rain had washed our sweaty palms and faces, happily we walked to the bus. It was such an enriching experience that I cannot describe my feelings in words. I only started to realize the exhaustion around and within me, once I was back in the bus.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you Hriday group and Padyatriz for arranging this truly magnificent trip. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In conclusion, all I can say that Lakure Bhanjyang is definitely a place worth going and it becomes even more beautiful if you have lovely company, which for me is my Koseli Family. It is difficult for me to describe the mixed emotions of happiness, excitement, naughtiness and freedom which I saw on the faces of my kids. The happy and gay environment of that rainy trek still makes my heart warm.</span></div>
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Renu Bagariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10351493560190860240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-59098908095650109342012-04-08T20:31:00.008+05:302012-10-08T15:34:42.158+05:30Health for All - Dr. Sabi Gurung (Medical Volunteer)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Subash Chettri, a friend of mine, told me of a small fund he got from Australia and was trying to invest it on health. It was perfect opportunity for me to design a project, which I had envisioned for a very long time, for Koseli School children. The children live in various slums around Kathmandu under horrible conditions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #262626;">My project idea was nothing fancy, tackle Koseli children’s health issues, guide and help them lead a healthier life style. My team, Zoya Gurung and Dr. Nabita Rai, and I discussed and researched health related real life stories and tried understanding matters regarding health, hygiene and diseases. I was amazed to see that the Koseli students brought topics like gender discrimination and sexual abuse / violence and how it affects their health. </span><span style="color: #262626;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #262626;">The project was truly an amazing experience for all of us. We were inspired by the enthusiasm, honesty and aspiration of Koseli children. Living with minimal life supplies in slums has not discouraged them from aspiring to change the world.</span><span style="color: #262626;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lastly, I would like to thank all the people who invested their heart and mind into this project. Our deep gratitude goes out to Denis and his amazing team in Australia for trusting us on our ideas. Koseli children made cards and wrote letters to you!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, I want to thank Dr. Nabita Rai, Zoya Gurung , Subash Chettri, Subhash Ghimire, Krishna Mani Baral for their amazing support! Thank you Renu Bagaria for being an amazing role model for all of us. </span></span></div>
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Renu Bagariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10351493560190860240noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-60923688075346124872012-03-30T21:40:00.005+05:302012-03-31T17:39:34.865+05:30A Friendly Touch from Hong Kong<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tenzin Tsering met Suraj Lama through You Tube (posted by Lex) before he met anyone else at Koseli. He was so touched by his story that he googled Koseli and found us on the internet. The next step was obvious , he wrote to us on 2nd March and expressed his desire to support us. With the new term due to start on April 15th, our most pressing needs were books, stationery and school dresses. We also needed to a add tin shed but that could wait.</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Even before I realized what was happening, he was already talking to his friends and scouting for ideas to raise funds for the text books. The communication was extremely fast paced. Before I could come up with questions, he was ready with the answers. </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tenzin Tsering is 26 years old and lives in Hong Kong with his family. He runs a small Cafe and is satisfied with his life. He realized that he was spending a lot of money on frivolities and so constantly had this nagging feeling of doing nothing meaningful with his life. He decided that he was going to change the last aspect about himself. </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"Man is the most selfish animal of the animal kingdom. His world starts with I, Me and Myself", said Tenzin. And so when he saw Suraj Lama, a 12 year old boy beggar boy with a very strong desire to study, he knew he wanted to do something for such kids.</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">He asked his friends to donate a small of amount of money to his cause. It was extremely difficult to convince people. They came up with weird questions to which he had no answers. To make matters worse he had never visited Koseli and obviously didn't know the people behind the project at all. How Tenzin handled all that is a little difficult even for me to imagine.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">26 days and 31 mails later, on 28th of March we received NRs.61000 for our text books. </span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is the first time that a total stranger ( a stranger till now) has donated something to Koseli Kids.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As per His request, below is the list of the people along with the amount they donated. The amounts are in HKD.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #232323; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Michelle Price(white stag) - 500, Thapa Samir (players) -501, Rai Nabin-500, Uma Rai-520, Gagan Gurung-500, Mary Gurung(nauman)-500, Rai Muna-250, Limbu Yuwa-250, Anita Gurung(typhoon)-201, Sheela Gurung-200, Bhuwan Sunwar(xperience )-101, Milan Gurung-101, Mina Rai-101, Gurung Deepak-100, Dilip Shahi-100, Thapa Som raj-100, Jagdeep Gurung-100, Upama Thapa-100, Danish Rai-100, Dinesh Tamang-100, Anish Limbu-100, Anhu Mala Thapa-100, Amrita Gurung-100, Sidartha Bega-82, Shree Limbu-71, sujan Thakure-51, Thapa Sunuwar , rabin-50, Shyam Sunuwar-50, Gurung Razoo-50, Mina Rai-50, Milan j Gurung-50, Raj Kumar Gurung-50, Gurung Micheal-46, Lawati-30, Roma-25, Tsering-25, Birendra Gurung-20, Gurung Tara Bhadhur-20 and Lok Tamu-20</span></span></div><br />
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</div></div>Renu Bagariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10351493560190860240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-11243631454583943742012-03-21T21:13:00.008+05:302012-10-08T15:33:22.190+05:30Sports Day - article by: Prerna Golchha<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XYW2BVrXXiY/T2nan2pycxI/AAAAAAAAA_o/XCaambTqufE/s1600/CIMG2631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"></a></span>When I first started volunteering at Koseli, I realized that the kids were doing all that they needed to do - study, art n craft, reading and other co curricular activities. They were also playing sports but not the way I had played during my school days. </span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, born was the idea of a “Sports Day”. A day (which later stretched to a week) full of competitive sporting activities, participation spirit and a bonding which would last beyond their years at Koseli. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The children during that week almost forgot that their main purpose of being at school was to study. Looking at their faces glowing with joy, my eyes welled up with tears. </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Was this not what I had always wanted; to bring that lovely smile on these young vibrant faces which would eventually illuminate the whole environment.</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> It reminded me of my school years and my own Sports Day. So how were these kids different from the so called privileged classes. I came to the conclusion that kids are kids and given an opportunity they all excel equally.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I cannot finish writing this article without mentioning Pulkit. He was with me right from the day this event was conceived and probably the last one to leave the premises of Koseli after the event was over. Saying a thank you to him would be demeaning him and all that he does for Koseli. But I do wish that together we organize many more such wonderful Sports Days at Koseli in the years to come.</span></div>
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Renu Bagariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10351493560190860240noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212909175440198192.post-64676737910884840502012-02-05T00:10:00.000+05:302012-02-05T00:10:21.421+05:30Wai Wai Gyan Jyoti TV commercial<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Watch the talented Koseli duo (Niraj and Sajana) in the new Wai Wai TV ad. A recourse for students in Nepal affected by electricity shortage and load shedding, especially during exam time.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Doing a theatre production would be a life changing experience for all of us at Koseli was something we had no idea about. No matter what we did at the school, we could not really pull up the confidence of the kids. We needed a magic wand and while we looked around for the magic wand, we thought of introducing the kids to theatre workshops. The workshops were fun but nothing more. Then one day, while casually chatting we came up with the idea of doing an actual production.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Right from the beginning we were very clear in our minds that we didn’t want a sad story for our play. We already have enough of those at Koseli. It had to be a comedy with a message. The next day our director Rabindra Singh Baniya brought a story which was a political punch. We loved it in the first go. The auditions were painful. We needed to cast 30 kids in the play and here we had nobody who was even remotely close to any role. First three days into rehearsals and we thought it was an entirely wrong move. Least did we know that the final show was going to prove us all wrong. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Three weeks into practice the children were ready to prove to the world that if given the right opportunity children from any background can perform miracles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Costumes were a big issue for us. The children were playing characters from everyday life and so they had to wear everyday clothes & shoes. But then most of our kids don’t have everyday clothes and shoes……</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the day of the final performance, two of our actors didn't turn up. They work on weekends to add to their family income, obviously acting in the play wasn't important enough. We searched for them and somehow managed to bring them just in time to "Gurukul" our venue for the day's performance. We then waited with nervous excitement. We had sold approx 500 tickets but were not really sure if people would actually come to watch the play. But then slowly the hall started filling up and the children gave an immaculate performance. The audience laughed, clapped and looked at the children in disbelief. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jaamun Ko Rukh is an adaptation of a story by Krishna Chander. The play is a political satire reflecting the current socio-political state of the country. On one stormy night a Jaamun (fruit) tree falls crushing a man underneath. The man is still breathing when he sees the caretaker of the garden the following morning and cries for help. As the tree fell in a government office, we can imagine the complications involved in removing the tree and saving the man. The file (to remove the tree) moves from one department to the other, each one shirking its responsibility. Finally, a week later the man succumbs to his injuries. The play is humorous with lots of punches and a profound ending.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jaamun ko Rukh is not just a success story of a play but a success story of what Koseli team is capable of achieving, a success story of opportunity and a success story of each child who lives in the slums or streets of Kathmandu.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since then we have done two re runs of the play, one for the UN day celebrations and the other for Himalayan TV anniversary celebrations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to invite our children to perform Jaamun ko Rukh at your school or organization, please call us at: +977 9849215533 or simply write to us at: nepalkoseli@gmail.com or look for nepalkoseli on facebook and send us a message.</span></div>
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