Ek Pahila

Today we have visited the Shree Kalika School, located in the village of Dhola. This school was severely affected by the earthquake of April 2015 and had lost two buildings and many of its teaching materials and books. Since then, the school has received funding for the reconstruction of the two buildings, from a Japanese NGO. Now, our objective will be to re-equip these classrooms, especially for the kindergarten classroom and for the establishment of a physics-chemistry classroom. In addition, Association Ek Pahila also wants to bring new books to the library that were lost following the earthquake. Here are some...

Ek Pahila Foundation collaborated with Saraswati School from June 2014 to July 2015. Due to the earthquake of April 2015, The Foundation chose to pause the coffee culture program; since the emergency was to construct temporary shelters for the local families of the Saraswati School. Following the level of funds raised, Ek Pahila financed the procurement of the first 500 graines of coffee, which were planted by the students, their parents, and the teachers. This program will generate an income for the school; by selling the coffee to neighboring cooperatives. Hence, the school can use the revenue independently for future renovations.  A...

The library was lacking a considerable amount of books, educational material (covering different subjects taught in class), and English Language books of all levels. Therefore, The Foundation funded the purchase of new books of various subjects, as well as dictionaries and a video projector; which will allow teachers to use it for slideshow presentations and movies.

The second part of the Shree Mahakali School project, relative to the renovation of the kindergarten classroom, has been completed in the beginning of June 2016. Check out the BEFORE and AFTER  photos of the renovation below. Before the renovation After the renovation The children can finally learn and study under good conditions, thanks to the newly laid carpet on the floor. In addition, the walls were painted and new books, furniture, and games have been offered to allow the children to play while learning ! Thank you again for all your support !