November 30, 2005: Headlines: COS - Nepal: Samudaya.org: When Rajeev Goyal was in Namje village a few years ago to teach English as a Peace Corps volunteer, he soon realized that his students were not able to do their homework or study at home because they were spending several hours fetching water
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November 30, 2005: Headlines: COS - Nepal: Samudaya.org: When Rajeev Goyal was in Namje village a few years ago to teach English as a Peace Corps volunteer, he soon realized that his students were not able to do their homework or study at home because they were spending several hours fetching water
When Rajeev Goyal was in Namje village a few years ago to teach English as a Peace Corps volunteer, he soon realized that his students were not able to do their homework or study at home because they were spending several hours fetching water
When he asked the residents if they would be willing to work for free should there be enough money to build a water system that could supply water near all homes, the residents had told him that they would work for as long as 10 years if needed. Fortunately, it took them only 16 months
When Rajeev Goyal was in Namje village a few years ago to teach English as a Peace Corps volunteer, he soon realized that his students were not able to do their homework or study at home because they were spending several hours fetching water
Hope for Education
by sarahana
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Hangsa Darlami, Tanka Bhujel, Harka Lama, NB Chemjong (Special thanks)
When Rajeev Goyal was in Namje village a few years ago to teach English as a Peace Corps volunteer, he soon realized that his students were not able to do their homework or study at home because they were spending several hours fetching water. When he asked the residents if they would be willing to work for free should there be enough money to build a water system that could supply water near all homes, the residents had told him that they would work for as long as 10 years if needed. Fortunately, it took them only 16 months. With money raised mostly through Rajeev's own personal ties here in America (largely an Indian-American base), and with very little, if any at all, professional expertise from outside, the village of Namje presently enjoys a comfortable access to water.
The success of the project has left the teachers there confident and eager to take further matters into their hands. Several have been actively volunteering towards bettering their community, reaching out not to the government, but to themselves and those who are willing to help them. This year, Rajeev is raising money for the village to rebuild their primary schools and install clean toilets.
A fundraiser is being hosted at NYU's Vanderbilt Hall this Saturday. Details are as following:
NYU Tischman Auditorium, Vanderbilt Hall
December 3rd, 2005
7:00 - 11:00 PM
Students $15
Others $30
Program includes:
Nepali dinner
Performances
Screening of two short documentaries
and more.
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