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Newsletter 2009
Newsletter 2008
Newsletter 2007
Newsletter 2005-06

What Happening Now?

Now volunteers from Chile,USA,Belgium(Carolina-Kalpana and Marsha-Karuna,Maude-Sandhaya) are working in community Learning Centers and orphanages.In mid-April FACE Nepal welcomed back the Second-Base team to work together on development projects in Kumiya village, repairing culverts and painting a school. A new roof more suitable to the rainy season is also being added to the Kumiya Community Learning Centre. The FACE Nepal office was relocated in March to be nearer the communities that we have developed such a close connection to, and will help us to maintain that direct relationshlip. It also allows a convenient base for FACE Nepal volunteers to provide useful computer training courses and other services to the community. Now we have some students selected from the community taking computer classes and learning valuable skills.

Upcoming Community Projects in 2010

Toilet facilities Project
Repair of culverts and road Project
Plantation Project
School Painting Project
Sponsorship Project

Volunteer Projects available with FACE Nepal

Teaching English
Librarian Project
Construction Project
Environment Project
Health Specialist Project

Find out more about our exciting volunteer programs

Face Nepal in 2009

FACE Nepal welcomed back the Second-Base team this last September to build the Indigenous Women's Centre in the Tharu village of Kumiya. The project was completed in an amazingly short time - only 4 days! This illustrates that, along with the second-base team's generosity and tremendous work, the villagers are proactive and indomitable and able to work collaboratively to achieve their aspirations.

The Centre is now being used by the community, and children and young adults attend English language classes which are run by our FACE Nepal volunteers.

With the great enthusiasm of our volunteer from Vancouver, Julian, FACE Nepal has helped to gather data in the Park and has conducted a survey in Kumiya to establish community concerns and priorities. One of the main concerns highlighted by the survey is the state of the roads in Kumiya. Consequently, the whole village was involved in a 'Clean-up Day' where roadsides were prepared for sidings to contain the gravel surface, potholes were filled with earth, litter was collected and temporary litter bins were made. A competition was also arranged for the children who won prizes for collecting the most rubbish from the road and roadsides. Discussion of burnable and recyclable refuse is a classroom topic to reinforce the message of safe garbage disposal.

A formal proposal for funding for building the sidings and repair of bridges across irrigation channels has been completed and preliminary work on the roadside culverts and irrigation canals will begin in April of 2010 and the proposal will be sent out to further prospective donors.

Community Projects Previously Completed by FACE Nepal
Learning Centre Project in Patalahara
Health Camp in Patalahara
Drinking Water Project in Ganganagar
Toilet Construction Project
Disabled School Project

Face Nepal in past years

We conducted programs in:

Government Schools Teaching English in School Building toilets Pure drinking water suppliment Build class rooms/ Library Scholarships for needy students

Community Education Teaching English for children and adults Teaching about health, sanitation and environment Teaching about child care Supply pure drinking water Building toilets Building bridges/outlets Provide computer education Build learning center / Library

Women Empowerment Program Training in handicraft, weaving bags, paintings Sewig Training as income generating programs

Conservation of Various Cultures Support for cultural equipments Organize different cultural programs

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