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Nepal Education Project

These are the four children that were selected in Nepal to attend school for the first time in their lives. Two girls, Sertiy & Vumika and two boys, Santos and Santosh,  received school uniforms, books and their first year of education, thanks to a club International Service project initiated by our then member, Josh Fergeus, in 2015. 

According to recent reports, the Nepal Living Standards Survey 2010-2011 (NLSS- III) has found out that Nepal has an adult literacy rate of 56.6% with a huge variation between men and women. While male literacy rate is 71.6%, it is only 44.5% for women. This shows that there is still a belief among Nepalese people that girls are limited to go to schools.

“If you teach a man, you teach an individual but if you teach a woman, you teach the whole family,” goes a saying. If women are educated they will share their knowledge with everyone. They teach their children and manage their homes more effectively. They may even be able to help to run a family business.

In Nepal there is a shortage of funds for learning tools such as extra classrooms, libraries, scientific equipment, laboratories, field work and research. Many schools do not even have a toilet for students. Nepal spends 16 percent of the national budget on education. Nepal’s share of higher education in the education budget was 6% in 2004, which was one of the lowest in the world.

 
Upcoming Events
  • Canterbury RC Xmas party
    Lili-Ann Kriegler's Home
    Dec 16, 2019
    6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
  • Social - Barefoot Bowls
    Jan 20, 2020
    6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
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    Canterbury Centre
    Feb 03, 2020
    6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
  • Club Meeting - Howard Hutchins
    Canterbury Centre
    Feb 10, 2020
    6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
 
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Our next meeting on Monday 16 December is the Club's xmas party
 
The weather gods look to be going to look fondly on the Club next Monday evening when we gather to celebrate the past year and enjoy some xmas cheer.
 
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