July-Sept-2017-NJSI-News-Bulletin

NEPAL JESUIT SOCIAL INSTITUTE g]kfn Hf];'OTf ;fdflHfs ;+:Yff”Reaching the Unreached“ July-SeptemberDanuwar Women Take a Stand to Develop on their OwnThe much awaited Activity Centre for the women Women participating in soap making trainningof Danuwar community was completed and the women group, and soon there will more traininghanded over at Jaretar in Kavre District. The total program like tailoring and advanced soap makingpopulation of the Danuwars in Jaretar is 3434. The conducted there. The group is very happy and proudwomen group of abour 30 organized themselves of their new activity centre and are ready to take onto support one another and named thier group as more training planned by NJSI. The program will“Jartar Creative Women’s Community. also include para legal training which will encpaci- tate them to stand for thei own rights. The group isNJSI has been involved with these women from the now planning to include more women in the team.beginning of the emergecy works soon after theearthquake. They have been supprted by NJSI todevelop various livelihood and income generatingskills like, beads making, soap making, candlemaking etc.They used come together under the big banyan treenear by while used the comon vegetable collectioncentre for their training. So it had been a need tohave their own activity centre.With the funding of Caritas Germany, now theyhave a beautiful looking multipurpose hall built byNJSI. The house now caters for all the meetings by

HIGHLIGHTS Three Hostels Handed Over in NuwakotAuder Arzamend and Asier Benooa were Hostel at Chandeyshowri Schoolwith NJSI in August for the first time to conduct aworkshop for the staff members. The workshop wasto train NJSI staff in need assessment and analysingthe situation before starting any new interventionin the viallage.Two Women’s Activity Center handed Hostel at Bhairabi SchoolOverNJSI inaugurated Women’s activity center-on 21st of March 2017 where women can oper-ate and conduct programs, share their experi-ences and grow as one empowered community.Women's activity center at Suri Hostel at Bageswori School Three hostels for special children at Nuwa- kot district was handed over to the School management Committee respectively.On 16th July, Jaretar creative women’s community Welcome to New Staff Memberscenter was handed over to the community itself atJaretar, Panchkhal-12, Kavrepalanchowk. Women's activity center at Jaretar Bijay Lamichhane Subhash Neupane Public Media Officer Admin & Actvity Super- visor

NJSI INTERVENTIONS AND ACTIVITIESKavre Nutrition for Special ChildrenMedical Intervention at Jaretar Special Nutritious food was dristributed to the chal- lenged children of Bhagwati School and Kali Devi School in Kavre. NJSI has been supporting the special children through medical and psychatric intervention, training the care takers and also building hostels and activity centers. Jhapa ST. Xavier's School in DeoniaNJSI conducted a Free Medical Camp in collaboration The new building for St. Xavier’s Deonia is comingwith Nava Jyoti Center on 1st August 2017, at Jaretar, up soon. The children will move to the new buildingPanchkhal 12. It was a general check up and was fund- soon after the completion. The old building is undered by Missio Achen. risk of cracking after the earthquake.The program was conducted in the newly constructedWomen activity center and was targeted the womenand children along with other villagers nearby.About 222 people came for the general check up. Themedicines were freely distributed as prescribed by thedoctors.The total of 11 team member including 4 doc-tors and health assistant made it successfull.

Distribution of Relief to the Flood VictimsAugust 2017 flood had affected many parts of theterai region. Jhapa is also one of the most affectedarea. Many houses were washed away, many becamehomeless, some of them have lost their lives, losttheir dear ones, loved ones. RutahatSo, NJSI did the need assesment and distributed re- NJSI, in collaboration with Relief Nepal distribut-lief materials to the flood victims in Simalbadi and ed the relief materials ( water and prepared food )Sadakbadi of Jhapa. The relief materials were food for the most affected flood victims in the Rautahatitems and stationery items. Altogethere 327 house- district.holds got the food iteams(1 sack of rice, 2kg of daal, Altogethere 900 households got the relief mater-2pcs salt, 2pcs oil and 2kg of sugar). Stationery ite- ilas. Relief materials were distributed in 6 differ-ams( bags, copies, pencils, uniform) were distributed ent places of Rautahat district.to the school students who were affected by the flood.

SindhupalchowkGyalthum Shelter ConstructionAmong 73 beneficiaries, 15 beneficiaries have complet-ed their house. Some of them have even started to live.12 beneficiaries have got their second tranche and are Construction is going on for rest of the houses inawaited for the third tranche. All the beneficiaries have Gyalthum.got their first tranche but have not began construction dueto various reason. The approval from the government Volunteers helping in Shelter Construc- tion of Gyalthumdesignated engineers eligible for further tranche.Laldebi Dulal standing infort of her complete Three French scout, seventeen Lebanese volunteershouse. along with two Jesuit Scholastic is assisting the vil- lage by helping for the site clearance, diging the foun- Some of the complete dation and are also assisting to agriculture work for houses of beneficiaries. the community. As for now,the halted work will re- start afte the raini season.

DolakhaHanding Over Program at Suri Lalitpur Vocational Trainnings for the YouthThe program was conducted in the presence of lo-cal people, local leader, NJSI staff members andFr. Boniface Tigga. Now the women at Suri have ahall to conduct the actrivities, trainning, meeting.It is more over like a multi purpose hall for them.DhadingTipling Road ConstructionThe road has reached about 6 km. The recurring rainfallhas been affecting the countinuity of the constructionprocess. The local labourers cleared the debris, andremoved the craced rocks that was beyond the reachof the excavator before moving forward.

NJSI is providing vocational trainning to the peopleof Tipling, Dolakha, Sindhupalchowk for 3 months atDonbosco. Altogether there are 13 participants. Tai-loring, beaty palour course are provided to the girlswhereas computer course is provided to the boys.Accomodations, fooding, transportation are pro-vided from NJSI. The trainning is going smoothly.Model Farm at Lubhu There were altogether 21 participants, 19 were male and 2 were female.The trainer Samdan Lama Sherpa an officer of ICIMOD Knowledge Park, Godavari along with his supporting team member conducted various types of training such as 3D Farming Technique, Bio Internship Farming, En- closed Composting, Mushroom Farming, etc.NJSI has constructed agriculture model farmin Lubhu with the help of Pemba Gale. Thisagriculture model farm will be used for pro-viding trainning to the agricultrual trainees.Agriculture Trainning for LivelihoodNJSI collaboration with ICIMOD, Nepal had con-ducted four days agriculture training program from16th to 19th August for Ramechhap and Sindhupal-chowk district people at knowledge park ICIMODGodavari.

Sindhuli Teachers OreintationWomen Activity Center at Teenkanya The orentation was to train the teachers regarding the techniques and methods to deal with the students.On 10th September, the women activity hall was There were Altogether 36 participants from 4 differ-handed over to the women’s commununity of Teen- ent Government schools.kanya VDC by NJSI. The hall is for the purpose ofcapacity building and training for women and girlswho are marginalized and lack opportunities forlivelihood options. The project was funded by XaverNetwork and in collaborarion with Relief Nepal.Parents and Teachers Oreintation Toilet construction in SchoolsOn 8th, 9th, 10th August parents and teachers ore- Toilets was constructed in 2 different schools inintaion was conducted by NJSI at Tinkany, Sindhu- Sindhuli. Shree Bal Lower Secondary School, andli. The orentation was to educate the parents re- Panchwati Lower Secondary School have nowgarding the resbonsibilities towards their children. separate secure toilets for both boys and girls. TheThere were altogether 98 participants. school buildings were constructed earlier with the help of Xavier Network funding.

Nuwakot On 7th July the hostel was handed over to the school authority.Hostels for Special ChildrenShree Bairabi Higher Secondary School Shree Bagewari Secondary School On 12th september, NJSI handed over special chil- dren’s hostel to the school management committee with the presence of Fr. Boniface, Fr. Roy, school students and NJSI staff members.The hostel has the capacity of 20 children. The hostel has two dormitories, (one for girls and other for boys), a well-furnished kitchen, and a study/activity room. The hostel has two toilets and two bathrooms, separated for boys and girlsOn 12th september NJSI handed over special chil-dren’s hostel to the school management committeewith the presence of Fr. Boniface, Fr. Roy, schoolstudents and NJSI staff members.Chandeyshowri Secondary SchoolWebsite: http://www.njsi.org.np Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sjrelief4nep/