The Influence of ECWZ Project!!!

The 19-year-old boy is back to school after a couple of years. He is studying at 7 classes while the average of 7-class student is 13, this has been a great surprise for everyone. But for us this is the best achievement of the project. The boy left school quite 5 years before and went to India for work. Now he realized how important is education and is back to village to join school again. I am sure this boy will be an example for everyone and it will surely discourage the kids from running from home and from leaving school voluntarily. Before 3 month, I was traveling back to Kathmandu from village and I met one of my villagers with his son. I asked if the son’s school was closed then he replied that son left school without any pressure and reason. The 14-year young boy was studying at class 7, and he was accompanied to his father for work at city when he had vacation at school. But later the boy preferred to earn money rather than wasting his time at school and in village. The parents are strongly aware about the importance of education but the boy has no interest at study. This is what I say the TREND. In his village (northern part of my village), most of his relatives work in city( the labor work, none is educationally qualified) and earn a little bit. His senior relative brothers are at work in the countryside in different region, so he is persuaded for that trend. His seniors used to leave school generally after 5 class and he tried to do same. His perception is that education is to earn money and if we can earn money without study, why to go to school?This boy is example for such children in village. It’s very hard to change the strong perception of the children. I can feel proud to say that I am the member of ECWZ. I can realize that we are making a difference. Westerners and the local people like this big boy really can make a difference in the life of village people. That’s why now I am concentrating how we can mobilize western volunteers and local roll models to establish the new educational based trend.Potential porters of past are at school at present!!

Thirst of democracy!!

Everyone who wish to restore democracy in Nepal must appreciate this girl(?) for her amazing enthusiasm. The thrist of democracy is putting her in front of everything. She doesn't know where is her shoes? she even doesn't know where is she going. Just concentrated on how to restore democracy. This is really amazing. I really appreciate this lady and think her committment and enthusiasm should be rewarded. Whoever you are please, proud on yourslef for what you did. One day you will be paid for your honour, patrionism and intelligence!! Keep it on!!

Potential porters of past are at school at present!!

We went to the top of the hill where my village is. It was September 2005. We were there to take footages for the documentary. Carl, Katie and Hari were with me at that time. We reached at the top of the hill after the hard climb of four hours. We met some temporary shelters made by the nearest villagers. They shift to the top of the hill in that season (July to November) with all of their family and pets. We had to capture little footage of their lifestyles, activities and had to take interview to children and to parents. We went to the ground where few kids were looking after their pets and were playing. She couldn’t answer the simplest question we asked, then we moved to a temporary shelter where about 25 children and few parents gathered. We asked question to few of them about their plan after 5 class. They said they are going to stop study because they can read and write Nepalese script now and none can cheat them in labour work. We gave little speech there about the importance of education. Hari( my brother) gave little speech in local language, and we informed them that we were going to start a project there to assist them for study. After 8 month, when I went to school with Nara to launch the project, I saw both the boy and girl who were talking about leaving school after 5 but they are admitted at 6 class now! That means they changed their mind? I hope so. Similarly from another village none left school after 5(normally they used to leave school after 5 or after failing at 6 or 7 class). These children would be laborer or porter now if they left school but luckily they are at school now and let’s hope they won’t give up the spirit they have now. They deserve the leadership of the rural community in the development and other field. ECWZ is always aware of it’s role to upgrade the life of these disadvantaged locals