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As people all over the world start show that they are Being Bold For Change, we wanted to reflect on how our projects change the lives of hundreds of girls and women in Nepal, NE India and Tanzania. Take a look at some of our exciting projects which help empower girls and support women to build a better future. Our flagship HIV grants and loans programme has given widows living with HIV in the areas around Arusha and Moshi in Tanzania...
Ruth, one of our trustees, tells us about her final days in Kalimpong. If you’ve missed it, catch up on Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of her blog here! I’m not allowed to leave before having a delicious dinner with Jiwan and his family. The hospitality I’ve been spoiled with for the past fortnight continues and the next day Jiwan insists on accompanying me to the airport. As I take my last ride down the mountain and...
Ruth, one of our trustees, visited our projects in Kalimpong with the aim of working with the local teachers to help improve standards of education and engagement. Here, Ruth tells us about working with the teachers to develop their skills and teaching methods. If you’ve missed it, catch up on Part 1 and Part 2 of her blog here! On Tuesday, I am met by Jiwan (the Mondo Country Manager and Santa’s brother) to go to the hotel where...
Ruth, one of our trustees, visited our projects in Kalimpong with the aim of working with the local teachers to help improve standards of education and engagement. Here, Ruth tells us about her trips around the local schools. If you’ve missed it, catch up on Part 1 of her blog here! The next 2 nights are spent in Santa’s home with his wife and young daughter. The village hasn’t long had electricity and is peaceful and calm. We learn...
Ruth, one of our trustees, visited our projects in Kalimpong with the aim of working with the local teachers to help improve standards of education and engagement. Here, Ruth describes the start of her visit to the region. Arriving at Bagdogra in the humid, blasting heat, it is so lovely to be met by Sudhir and his driver. They look after us from the start and make sure we are comfy. Bagdogra is noisy and crowded and we make slow progress,...
Read about Jayanti’s impressions of teaching as a volunteer at Lovebuds School near Kalimpong. If you’ve missed it, catch up on Part 1 of her story. What struck me against this modest backdrop was the wonderful spirit of the children – they brimmed with vitality and enthusiasm for learning and were so rewardingly responsive. This along with the courtesy and good manners they showed made teaching them hugely pleasurable and more than made up for the lack of any...
Jayanti, who recently volunteered at Lovebuds School near Kalimpong, tells us about her time teaching at the school and her exciting experiences as a volunteer. Here, she describes getting to know Lovebuds school. What can I say about my time in Munsong teaching at Lovebuds Nursery School except that it has been an absolute pleasure to volunteer there as an English language teacher. The village, evoking a veritable Shangri-La hidden away in the hillside an hour’s drive by shared taxi outside...
Ever since Mondo started supporting schools in the Darjeeling District of North East India we have been training teachers in ways to improve their interaction with the children and make their teaching more effective. In the last few weeks we have taken a further initiative to help the schools on the road to continuous self improvement. Ruth Worswick, a trustee of Mondo Foundation and herself a headteacher of a primary school in Hampshire, UK, has been conducting workshops for heads and senior...
Scholarship season is now in full swing at Mondo local partner HELP’s office in Kathmandu. The Helambu students seem to have taken the earthquake last year as a spur as the results for the School Leaving Certificate (SLC) exams are better than ever this year, with more than ever reaching the minimum level for being considered for a HELP scholarship to a college for the “Plus 2” (“A” Level) course that will set them on course for a career. As a result...
Late last year we signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Nepali government that we would rebuild as necessary 15 of the Helambu schools which Mondo has been supporting that had been completely destroyed or badly damaged as a result of the April 2015 massive earthquake. The MOU committed us to rebuild the schools in a two year period and even before it was signed we have been raising funds from our generous donors, planning and agreeing our designs for...
