Dear
Koseli friends and family,
Warm
Greetings!!!
Thank you for being
associated with Koseli and continuously supporting and nurturing the growth of
the children in Koseli. Koseli would not
have been where it is today without your support. We would like to share our
yearly events with you.
Introduction:
Koseli means “a gift” in Nepali. 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.
The
objective of education at Koseli is not to make these children literate but
give them the power to dream. 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. Koseli School works from Sunday to Friday
throughout the year.
Koseli Family consists of 8 board members, 13 Staff members and 110 students and our numerous
supporters and donors.
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:
Constructions: 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.
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”.
We extend our deep gratitude to him.
Events: Like every year, we
celebrated Dashain, Tihar, Christmas, Sarawati Puja and Holi in school with
much fan fare. 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.
A fund raising FUN-MELA was organized by a
school member, Ms. 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.
This year, we celebrated 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.
Introduction to living life beyond- Meditation and mindfulness: 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.
Achievements: Chandra
Tamang Studied at Koseli for 5 years and
now completed his training from A-La-Carte and is working as an assistant chef.
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.
Based on their excellence, 6 Students from
Koseli have been sent to other main stream schools.
Over the years, 23 students have been sent to
join in the various main stream schools on basis of their academic excellence/
progress.
Targets & Issues:
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.
2.Health issue.:- Suman Roka has problem in
kidney and Respiration and needs regular medical support.
Menuka has malformation of the veins and
abnormal growth of tissues on her leg.
-Raj and parbati also suffering some physical
problem.
Koseli Foundation takes care of all the
treatment and medication required for all the students.
Each month, we pay 8-10 thousand for medicine
expenses.
3.Stationary:-We
need text book for class Ukg for new
session. Every month we have expenses worth 22-28 thousand for stationary item.
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.
Volunteers
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.
We have various volunteers visiting from overseas who run some
wonderful programs and workshops for Koseli Family.
We extended our gratitude to Emily Larson for doing a workshop on “Positive
Mindfulness” for the Koseli Staff and Mr. Odin and Ms.Holly, who conducted sex awareness
program for students.
Such
programs are highly beneficial for the growth and
development of the children.
We welcome your ideas
and suggestions on fund raising and benefits of Koseli.
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Future events and dates for the diary: KBHSK anupam kher
fundraising program
