When the bathroom roofing was previously supported by placing stones on top of it. Now, with proper roofing the bathroom has good ventilation and a sturdy build.

A big thanks to the generous contribution of Leo Club and Medico Lions Club (France), Le Monde Est Un Bijou, and the customers of our online handicraft items. With your help, the students of grade 7 at Devisthan Primary School finally have proper desks and benches for their classroom. Moreover, the kindergarden classroom will also be furnished with wooden floors in within a few days, which will keep the students warm during the winter months. Moreover, we also constructed a supporting wall for the school building in order to strengthen its infrastructure.  In total, we spent NRS. 70,400 ( USD...

Dear all, We here at Ek Pahila are thrilled with the potato harvest from Devisthan Primary School. A total of 3245 kgs of potatoes were finally packed into sacks and are now ready to be sold in the nearest market at Banepa. The income generated from this project will be channeled into different funds. A large portion of it will be once again invested for growing a different vegetable/fruit, as a part of the income generation program, while the rest will be deposited into the saving account of the school. Most importantly, it was a very pleasant sight to see...

Dear all, After a long wait, the monsoon rains seems to have finally receded. The farmers are very grateful to Rato machindranath and Indra, the Rain Gods in the Hindu-Buddhist culture, who have blessed them with sufficient and timely rain this agricultural year. The advent of autumn has rendered the perfect conditions to begin the potato plantation at Devisthan Primary School. With the belief that “one reaps, what one sows,” the students at the school volunteered whole-heartedly to help with the potato seed sowing within the school premises. The local farmers say that the harvest will be ready by the...

A plate of Ek Pahila association / Ek Pahila Foundation was raised today! The second phase debuts in two weeks for the plantation of potatoes and more vegetables!

Dear friends and families, I wish each one of you had the opportunity to witness the changes that you have helped bring about. It is a very delightful feeling to visit the young students and share their excitement and joy to attend a school that is now slowly transforming into a much healthier and better one. The most important phase of our project is soon to begin. The school community is very eager to start the agricultural phase of the project through which they can find some means to be self-sustainable in the future. As the monsoon rains recede, the...

Dear everyone ! We did it! From now on the Devisthan Primary school will have access to fresh drinking water!  The members of Ek Pahila Foundation who were on site, were surprised by the motivation and enthusiasm of the students, parents, and teachers who worked hard on the task of laying down and burying the pipes from the water source to the school; passing the winding mountains of Devithar. The students and teachers have waited for almost 32 years to have access to fresh water directly from the school ! Our dearest donors, today, you can be proud of your contributions and donations! The students...

Dear Members, Supporters, Friends, Families, Today Ek Pahila Nepal kickstarted the project at Devisthan Primary School. Due to your help and support the school will finally have access to clean water in a matter of days. The entire school community is now working together to establish access to clean drinking water from a source approximately 2 km from the school. On behalf of the citizens of village of Devitar and members of Devisthan Primary School we sincerely wish to thank all of you who have made such an effort possible. You have made a difference. We at Ek Pahila Nepal...

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Please watch the video of a class session at Devisthan Primary School.