Scholarship

The future of Singla lies in the hands of the next generation and a superior education plays an important role in this. Currently in Singla, there is no opportunity for children who wish to study beyond grade 5 and even the existing education is very poor.

In order to receive a better education, the children must make their way to secondary and high schools outside Singla. They can enroll in Secondary School in the closest town Arughat, three days walk from Singla Or they can take an extra day’s journey by bus to Thankot, a town on the outskirts of Kathmandu. These are privately run small, boarding schools where the children will live for 11 months and receive a good modern education so they can come back and teach or work in government or the private sector, and run businesses in Singla in the future.

Currently, five students are studying in Thankot on a full scholarship. They are:

Pushpa Raj
Male
Age: 15
Currently studying at: Grade 7

P Bahadur
Male
Age: 13
Currently studying at: Grade 7

Arjun
Male
Age: 6
Currently studying at: Primary Level

Resham
Male
Age: 5
Currently studying at: Primary Level

Bipana
Female
Age: 6
Currently studying at: Primary Level

Our wish is to continue to support the education for these 5 students and also to arrange for scholarships for 5 more students, two boys and three girls in year 2009. We wish to support especially for girl children who are discouraged to study due to societal norms in Nepal.

Sponsor a child’s education for Euro 400 a year or co-sponsor for Euro 200 a year. This covers the cost of one student’s full time education, room and board, clothing and medical expenses. To sponsor 5 students in total, the cost per year is Euro 2000.