Gyanu Education Fund

Gyanu Education Fund

Dear Friends, Family and Colleagues,

As some of you might remember, I ran the Philadelphia Marathon four years ago, in 2006, to raise funds for Nepali children from impoverished families in Kathmandu, Nepal. With the help of kind supporters like you, a total sum of $1,412 was collected to support the education of thirty young students living in extreme poverty. The fund lasted till May of 2008 and helped defray the educational costs including books, stationary, tuition and admission fees for the selected group of students for two years. Students receiving the scholarship were in their pre-teen and early teenage years and come from families of menial laborers in the city of Kathmandu.

There are countless number of similar children who could benefit from such scholarships to pursue at least primary education in public schools of Kathmandu. Since the benefits to the children are enormous, I am participating in the NYC Triathlon on July 18th, 2010 to raise funds once again to continue helping these children. It is quite amazing how little it takes to change lives of these children in Kathmandu. To give you a perspective, a sum of $50-60 can support one child’s education for a year! That’s less than $5 a month! A spare change for you, one year of hope and smile for a child. If you think you can help, please read below and donate online (secure) or mail a check to me. Thank you so much for your help!

Regards,
Sameer


Samjhana Tamang	Sangita Pariyar	Rubin Sundas	Sashi Subba

Samjhana Tamang, age 11, is an orphan. Rubin Sundas, age 9, lives with his parents who are garment factory workers. Sangita Pariyar's (age 9) father also works in a garment factory. Sashi subba's mother works as a household worker. All four children come from different backgrounds and have different stories to tell, yet they have a common bond of hope in the face of poverty. The children share hope of a good education and a dream of finishing school. The poverty of their caretakers and guardians makes it very difficult to incur the cost of their education. With a total household income of less than $75 a month, these families have very little left for themselves after paying for their children's education and their day to day basic living expenses for food, lodging and health.

If you think you can help, please donate to support a child's education. Save your Starbucks change so that a child can study for a whole year. There is zero administration cost with this fund so all that is raised will be used for the students.

How to Donate?

You can donate online using credit card. The transaction is secure through Paypal.You don't need a Paypal account, just click on continue (bottom) and enter your information. Please email smaskey @ gmail.com if you have any questions.

or mail check to

Sameer Maskey,
500 East 63rd street, Apt 7D
New York, NY, 10065

You can donate any amount you like but donating an amount enough for at least one student's educational cost is recommended. When you donate, please write a note if you would like to pledge for 1, 2, 3 or N years and if you want to fund a particular student listed below.

It costs only about (approx.) 50-60$ a year to bear the educational cost for one of these students.

Item	NRs	US $
Admission Fee	700 Rs	$9.72
School Dress	1000 Rs	$13.88
Stationary	600 Rs	$8.33
Shoes	200 Rs	$2.77
Books (Typical Set shown below- only ones marked by need to be bought, others provided by government*)	700Rs	$9.72
Mero Serophero
Mero Nepali
Headway English (2 books)*
Health Science
Elementary Math*
Basic Science*
Drawing)*
Tuition for 12 months 70 Rs per month	720 Rs	$10.00
TOTAL Education cost for ONE year	(approx)	$54.44

Your donation has touched the lives of these 30 children already. Let's continue to support them!

"A spare change for you, one year of hope and smile for a child."

Sabina Thapa Magar Father's Occ: Rickshaw driver		Pooja Devkota Age: 12
Umesh Kumar Age 15		Sashi Subba Mother's Occ: Household worker
Niruta Khatri Age 9 Mother's Occ: Nanglo pasal		Nirajan KC Age 15 (old picture)
Sandeep Shrestha Age 9		Sujan Pariyar Age 8 Mother's Occ: Tailor
Anjana Karki Age 8 Father's Occ: Tempo Driver		Samjhana Karki Age 9 Father's Occ: Tempo Driver
Raju Tamang Age 14		Bina Maharjan Age 15 (old picture)
Sangita Pariyar Age 8		Goma Shrestha Age 16 Father's Occ: Day laborer
Bikash Shrestha Age 15		Sangita Prajapati Age 15
Gyani Sherpa Age 12 Mother's Occ: Household worker		Bijay Shrestha Age 15
Asha Tamang Age 14 Father's Occ: Day laborer		Anju Upreti Age 13 Parents: Nanglo pasal
Manika Neupane Age 11		Mamata Baiju Age 11
Navin Pariyar Age 10 Father's Occ: Day laborer		Sarju Adhikari Age 9 Father's Occ: Policeman
Roopa Nepali		Rubin Sundas Age 9 Parent's Occ: Garment Factory workers
Samjhana Tamang Age 11 Orphan		Arun Lama Age 9 Father's Occ: Nanglo pasal
Binita Khatri Age 10		Junu Tamang Age 11 Mother's Occ: Household worker

About Gyanu Education Fund

Gyanu Maskey is a veteran primary school educator who has devoted over thirty years of her life to teaching children in a public school called Lok-hit Nimna Madhyamik Bidhyala in Kathmandu, Nepal. This school attracts students from impoverished families in the capital due to relatively lower educational expenses. Mrs Maskey has been sponsoring the primary education of several students in the last decade out of her pocket and from sheer generosity. Gyanu Education Fund (GEF) was established in her honor to support the education of more students from poor economic backgrounds in Kathmandu. Currently, GEF has not yet been registered as a Non-Profit Organization, but given the overwhelming support of many donors in the last fund-raiser, we are working towards establishing GEF as a formal entity.