Hoste Hainse Education Center, Sarlahi
Functioning from 4 Hoste Hainse Education Centres (HHEC) in 4 different VDCs at Sarlahi district, Hoste Hainse has been accommodating free education for school children in the region since 1999. To secure the educational right of the children who hail from the deprived, underprivileged and socially entrenched groups, the centers were commenced a more than a decade at the central region of southern Terai belt in Nepal. The staffs and teachers working for the smooth operation of these education wings are 34 in total.
The donors of the project are Die Zukunft, of Germany, Third Creek Foundation, USA, Barney Family, USA, Patric Episcopal Church, USA and Kindermissionwerk Germany.
The schools, apart from providing good education time and again have also been organizing extracurricular activities such as quiz-contest, debate, essay writing, speech, paintings, drawing, sports, dancing, singing and annual cultural program. Students are also occasionally encouraged to get involved in social works activities as village sanitation program, awareness campaign etc for the progress of their community.
With comparison to other schools, both the teachers and students in HHEC are well disciplined and serious in their studies. Even the parents show their concern for their children's' education. Thus the team work between teachers, parents and staff is excellent. Unlike some other educational institutions in the region, school activities of HHEC remain unfettered from any political interference.
School building in Shahodwa
A school building with 6 class rooms of 15 x 12 ft has been constructed in Shahodwa with the joint contribution from local community and donor from abroad. The project Die Zukunft made a major contribution of Nrs. 393000 while the Village Development Committee (VDC) of Sarlahi granted Nrs. 1, 300, 00 for the infra-structure development. In addition to that, the land (4 Ropani) where the school now stands was awarded by a gentleman Shree Ram Chandra of Shahodwa Village.
The local people are overwhelmed with joy seeing the school being erected in their village. So much so that they even devoted their time, effort and materials for the project. The program has received assurance of financial assistance from VDC to add more classrooms in second storey in coming years.
Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) Income Generation Program
Currently in its fourth phase, PAF income generation program is running well. In this venture, the beneficiaries who are the local communities themselves have been committed to the project since its planning phase. On the basis of their experience, locality and huge participation of local people, the beneficiaries selected the program. So far, 57 Community Organizations (COs) have been formed. PAF project has been helpful in cutting down the expenses on stationery items to some extent. The parents who are participating in PAF program are bearing the cost of the materials for their children by themselves.
Number of Student supported in sarlahi district
