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Tashi Waldorf School Fundraising Bulletin
Autumn 2009
Children of Nepal and Tashi Waldorf School bring you our fundraising bulletin issue #4. In this issue, we would like to continue introducing a few of the children attending Tashi Waldorf School who are in need of sponsorship. We also desperately need your help to raise funds for the land purchase so that we can form a trust.
One of our goals for the tenth year of Tashi Waldorf School is to find sponsors for the children who have joined us this spring. The following contains short profiles of some new students who currently need partial (one sponsor at $25 USD monthly/$300 annually) or full (two sponsors at $25 monthly or one sponsor at $50/$600 annually) sponsorship. More profiles can be found at www.childrenofnepal.org
 Abidhek Jha is 4. His sister Anisha, age 8 and his youngest brother, age 3 also attend Tashi Waldorf School since the beginning of this year. The family is of the Maithali ethnic group from the Terai. Their father Ajay Jha is blind in one eye as he could not afford to look after his eye injury. He is a pushcart vendor selling simple snacks, earning Rs 3000 – 4000 a month that does not cover the family’s basic expenses.
 Anita is 8 years old and her sister Karuna Khatri is 6 years and a half. The two sisters are both in class 1 at Tashi Waldorf School. The family is of the Chetri ethnic group. The father, mother, three sisters and one brother all live in a small one room apartment in Chabahil. Their father is a daily wage laborer and the mother works as a maid in a private home. The joint income of Rs 4000 to 4500 is never enough for the large family of 6. Anita and Karuna’s health has improved a lot since they started attending TWS.
 Srijana Rasaili is 7 years old from a Dalit family. Srijana’s father went to work as a migrant worker in Qatar. He borrowed a huge amount of money to pay a manpower agency and so he’s still paying back his loans slowly. Srijana’s mother works as a house maid and earns Rs 2500 a month. Srijana’s brother, Ashish, age 4 also is a TWS pupil. Everyday Srijana’s mother drops off Srijana and Ashish to TWS and picks them up.
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Basanta Kumar Mandal is age 5 and a half. He is a Madheshi from the Terai, the southern plains of Nepal. His father is a daily wage laborer earning about Rs 2500 a month. His mother is a housewife. Basanta has a younger brother who is 2 years old. |
 Luniva Shrestha is age 4. She’s from a Newar family. Her father has a small grocery shop earning about Rs 3000 to 4000 a month. Luniva’s mother is a housewife. They live in a tiny rented room near Boudha.
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 Nisha Shrestha is 6 years of age. Her family is Newar. Her father and mother are carpet weavers earning jointly Rs 5000 approximately a month. Nisha also has a older brother age 13 and a sister 10 years old. They all live in a carpet factory staff quarters.
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 Maya Dagi is 3 years of age. She’s from a Chetri family. Her father works as an office peon earning Rs 3000 a month. Maya’s mother works at a pashmina factory earning about Rs 2000 a month. Maya has an older brother who attends another charity school, Gyan Jyoti Dwep.
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Nyima Dolma Sherpa is 5 years old. She is from a Sherpa family. Nyima is a
very active girl. Her father works as a trekking guide during the tourist season
and is trying to get his papers ready to work as a migrant worker in the Gulf region. During the tourist season ie in Spring and Autumn he earns Rs 6000 or more. Nyima’s family lives in Jorpati. |
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Pema Choesang is a 3 years old Tamang girl in TWS, Durga’s kindergarten. She’s a very energetic and active girl. She paints beautifully and loves to participate in all the activities at TWS. |
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Rojina Rai is almost 5 years old. Rojina’s familyis from the Rai ethnic group. Her father is a daily wage laborer and her mother a house wife. Rojina has an older sister and a brother who attend government schools. They live in a one room rented place and have difficulty making ends meet. |
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Ruksona Manandhar is a charming Newari girl of 2 years and 9 months in Durga’s kindergarten. Her mother is a school teacher earning Rs 3500 a month and her father is unemployed. They live in a one room rented flat. She enjoys attending Tashi Waldorf School and loves to sing. |
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Sherchan Rai is 5 years old now.Sherchan’s family is from the Rai ethnic group. His parents are both
carpet weavers earning about Rs 3500 to 4000 and can hardly support the family of 4. Sherchan has a
brother who is 10 years old.. |
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Chungda Bhote is 3 years and a half. She’s from a Bhote family. Her father
is a street vendor and earns about Rs 2500 a month. Her mother 22 years of age is the second wife. Chungda
has an older sister who used to attend TWS and two brothers. |
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Tsewang Lhamu is 7 years of age. She’s Tibetan from Humla, the remote western region of Nepal. Her father and mother live in Humla and look after livestock of yaks, goats and sheep. Tsewang lives in Kathmandu with an uncle. Tsewang is the youngest and has an older sister and two brothers who are in the village with the parents. |
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Please let us know if you would like to become a child sponsor. Please email us at tashiwaldorf@gmail.com. We will then send you a child sponsorship package that includes the child’s photo, biography, ethnic background, and two pieces of the child’s artwork. Every June child sponsors will receive an update on their child with a recent photo, two more pieces of artwork and a progress report written by the child’s teacher. We thank all of you very much for your continued support of Tashi Waldorf School.
With gratitude and kind wishes,
Doma Chudon
Fundraiser
Children of Nepal
Please send a donation to our funding associations as listed below and on our website, www.childrenofnepal.org, and have a visit to the site. If you are in Nepal, you can make a donation directly to the school.
All cheques should be made out to the respective organization, as listed below.
Please write “Children of Nepal” in the memo portion of the cheque, or we will not receive the donation.
RSF Social Finance
1002A O'Reilly Ave.
San Francisco,
CA 94129-1101 USA
Tel: 415.561.3900, 1.888.RSF.3737
Email: mail@rsfsocialfinance.org
Freunde der Erziehungskunst Rudolf Steiner e.V.
Weinmeisterstr. 16
Berlin , D-10178, Germany
TeL: +49 (0) 30617 026 30 Fax: +49 (0) 30 617 026 33
Email: berlin@freunde-waldorf.de
Internationaal Hulpfonds
Herengracht 276
1016BX, Amsterdam, Netherlands
M: 06 2697 2310
F: 020 627 4856
Email: info@internationaalhulpfonds.nl
Waldorf School Association of Ontario
9100 Bathurst Street, No. 2
Thornhill , Ontario, L4J 8C7, Canada
Tel: 905 889 2066, Email: info@waldorf.ca
King’s School Worcester Nepal Trust
c/o John Walton
King’s School, Worcester
England , WR1 2LL, U.K.
Tel: 01905 350065
Email: j_walton2@hotmail.com
Prometheus Ethical Finance
P.O. Box 969 , Napier, New Zealand
Tel: 06 835 7138
Email: ethical@prometheus.co.nz
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