HOPE FOUNDATION TRUST NEPAL

This project needs:

Funds and support to create a 100% educated, and economically sustainable and independent, community

1.Name of organization : Hope Foundation Trust Nepal

Country where organization based : Nepal

Contact details: Tupche-4,Nuwakot,Nepal

Email: hft_nepal@yahoo.com

Mobile: 00977-9841532196

Contact person : Singh Raj Tamang, Chair person

Other projects

HFTN was not registered with the Nepal government as a non-profit government organization until recently. However, HFTN was existed and all the executive board members were there. Under HFTN in 2008, Tupche Village Development Committee (VDC), which is the lowest unit of the political division, Ward Numbers 4 and 5, HFTN accomplished a drinking water project- Watisyong Drinking Water Project. Under this project, HFTN repair and rebuilt ten water taps and three water reservoir tank. It cost Rs. 100,000 @74 $1,351. Its half cost was contributed by a brother living in the United Kingdom, and rest of it was collected within the beneficiaries of the project. The beneficiaries had contributed in different form such as work without pay and material supplies. Currently, there are several groups formed in the community to teach about basic hygienic in the community.

Staff

As of today, there is no paid staff since HFTN does not have any regular funding partner. But HFTN have volunteers for different group.

Annual turnover

Fiscal year 2008 to 2009, Watisyong Drinking Water Project Rs. 100,000@74 $1,351 and HFTN board members annual dues Rs16,520 @74 $223. Total annual turnover is $1,574.

2.Project

Title : Sahugaun Mahadev Kharka Village Project: (1) Education Project:(a) Adult Education(b)Scholarship for children.

Start date and duration : January 2010 to February 2015

Area of implementation

Sahugaun and Mahadev Kharka, Tupche Development Committee, Ward Numbers 4, 5, and 7, Nuwakot District, Nepal. These places are villages, and hardly people have enough food to eat from traditional farming. They are under 65% illiterate. Ward Number 4 to 7 takes two hours on foot. In the middle of Ward Number 4 and 7, there is only one government funded primary school. However, at Ward Number 4, there is a primary school up to grade 3 funded by local community. Children have to walk on foot at least 40 minutes from their home to school. Due to poor farmers and long distance for school, many children are not attending school. Parents are not sending children to school because basic need of hand to mouth problem, and ignorance because they are illiterate.



Needs identification

The current need in the community is education, health, and income generating micro-finance activity. These projects will help the community members to explore and understand the world at large being able to read and write, and have enough income for their needs. 

Tamangs are largely known for honesty. They are the third largest people group in Nepal. Unfortunately, they are behind in every aspect in the society.  Hope Foundation Trust Nepal realized that this is largely due to their poverty and not having education. If we just depend on government to solve problem and meet our basic fundamental needs, we will waste our time again for decades to come. It is therefore time for us to take our destiny in our own hands.

This is how we have identified the need and we have established the Hope Foundation Trust Nepal to make Tupche VDC Ward Numbers 4, 5, and 7 villages a “Role Model” first/. Then we would like to apply this “Role Model” template  to other backward communities to effect change.

Beneficiaries

According to Nepal Government’s census 1991, Tupche VDC has total 6614 population --male 3245 and female-3370 in 9 Ward Numbers. Wards numbers 4, 5, and 7 have total 2240 population. In Ward Number 4, male 542 and female 514 total 1056, Ward Number 5, male 235 and female 255 total 490, and Ward Number 7, male 242 and female 236 total 478 population.

In these ward numbers, underprivileged indigeneous.Tamang people and socially outcast the so-called untouchable people are living. Both groups are largely uneducated, and depending on traditional farming. HFTN’s projects are focused to make these people 100% literate and empower them by giving skill training so that they could generate alternative income.

Currently, these people are highly illiterate, socially, politically, and economically backward, and 70% of them are 15 to 25 years old. Since they are uneducated, they don’t have any skill that they could generate income apart from farming. Most of them are going to gulf countries for labor jobs. Many of them are failed to bring bread and butter to their home.

HFTN’s projects will benefit 368 household and total 2240 population of Tupche VDC ward numbers 4, 5, and 7. For them there is two government funded primary schools up to grade five at ward number 4 and 5 with a basic health clinic. Walking distant to primary schools are 40 minutes on foot.

Aim

Hope Foundation Trust Nepal hopes to contribute to with this project to create a 100% educated, and economically sustainable and independent, community. In other words, to change the community in holistic approach by educating them about their available and potential resources for their good, and empowering them with education, health care and income generating activities.

Objective

To bring holistic and sustainable change in the communities.

Activities

There will be several activities.

 First, educate community members through adult education program for adults to teach how to read and write, and support for their children’s education by providing scholarship

Monitoring and evaluation

In four tiers, a project will be monitored and evaluated. First, HFT Nepal board members will monitor and evaluate that whether the project meet the goal. Second, there will be beneficiary committee. They will monitor and evaluate that whether a project meet their needs. Third, Chief District Office (Nepal government’s administrative body where HFTN was originated and registered) will monitor and evaluate that whether a project is benefiting the target group and complying with the Nepal government’s rule and regulation of non governmental organization’s purpose to develop a society. Fourth, Social Welfare Council (Nepal government’s independent body specifically monitors to non-profit organizations’ activities, where HFTN is affiliated and registered) will monitor a project that whether available grant for the particular project has properly been used and benefited the beneficiaries with audited reports.

Participation

In the planning, four groups of people have involved. First, HFTN executive committee decides the project and its activities for specific people group or geographic area. This group is the visionary, leading and implementing body. Second, the beneficiaries group involves in the planning that this group composes as beneficiary. This group has compelling appeal for the project and its activities that the benefit from the project goes to them. Since the project is focused on this group’s needs, their involvement in planning and participation at the time of the project and post project period is crucial. Third, experts in related field will involve. This group has knowledge to identify real need and lasting impact of the project for the beneficiaries. HFTN executive committee consults with experts to assess the impact of the project in the planning.

For implementation and evaluation, HFTN executive committee will oversee and evaluate the project through a recruited project co-coordinator. The co-coordinator is responsible for oversee the implementation of the project day by day basis being on the field. He has duty to prepare reports of the project and to report to HFTN executive committee. This committee will evaluate the effectiveness of project. Second, the beneficiaries group will have committee that they will mobilize the beneficiaries to participate in the project. Without beneficiaries participation and belongingness of the project, the particular project will not sustain for long term and bring change in the community. So that committee will implement the project in their community by participation and evaluate by whether their needs are met. Third, Chief District office (CDO) will evaluate the project through the audited reports of the project prepared by HFTN executive committee. CDO is the government’s administration body that has jurisdiction to evaluate the project. If CDO finds the project is not meeting the goal, they can terminate the registration of the HFTN. Fourth, Social Welfare Council (SWC) will evaluate the project on the basis of the project report prepared by HFTN executive committee and approved by CDO. SWC is also independent government administration body that has jurisdiction to evaluate and make suggestion to any project that CDO has approved. If SWC finds the project is not complying with Nepal governments’ rules and law and not meeting the needs of the beneficiaries, it has authority to halt the project and can terminate the HFTN’s activities.

Beneficiaries are the main focus of the project. Without their involvement in the project and belongingness of the project, any project will not be sustainable. The beneficiaries involve in planning of the project to identify real needs. They involve in the project by participation actively during the project and post project period to take care of the project.     

Outcomes

The expected outcomes for beneficiaries and their environment are as follows:

The education project will carry on educating beneficiaries. It will be education for every illiterate adult to teach them how to read and write. For young people and children, there will be a school scheme that enables them to go to school, and to help to do better in school. HFTN will finance the repair of existing primary schools’ and help to recruit qualified teachers. In addition to that, HFTN will organize regular and occasional educational activities. For example, there will be after-school tutoring centers to help weak students, scholarship for poor families’ children, and occasional educational activities in community learning center. These projects will be carried on by beneficiaries and HFTN will oversee them. At the time, when all the people in community can read and write and have higher education, they will able to explore and identify their livelihood by adopting or inventing new and modern ways. HFTN aims to make everyone educated within five years of education project.

Sustainability

The project is sustainable when it meets the needs of the target group. Once the target group’s needs are met, there will be tangible result that they will be educated and able to educate coming generation. Second, benefited people will consider the project as their own, and there will be belongingness. The project will be benefiting to the community for long term. In contrast, the project is not sustainable if it does not meet the needs of the target group’s need and not able to get tangible outcome in the lives of the target group.

Yes, HFTN will continue at post funding years. To continue maintain and give benefit to community is the goal of this project. HFTN will oversee and build community network to keep running even post project period.

Total cost of the project

1.Adult Education

Wards 4, 5, and 7 will have 5 adult education stations. Each station will have one teacher. For five teachers per month remuneration will cost 5 times Rs.2000= Rs.10,000 times 12 (for a year) will Rs.1,20, 000 @$74=1621.62 For material such as books, stationery will cost Rs.10, 000 @74 $135.

This project will continue for five years. HFTN aims to make literate all the adults within five years in the area where the project will carry on. For five years total budget will $1621.62+$135 x 5=$8,783.1

2.Scholarship for children

Per child Rs. 500 for 30 children in a year will cost Rs. 500 times 12 =Rs. 60,000 @74=$811. This will be used for school supplies such as, books, paper, pencils and tuition fees. This project will carry on as long as HFTN can get grants to educate all the children living in the area.

3.Staffs and office expenditures

HFTN will have three staff members --one project co-coordinator, one project supervisor, and one assistant to office.

Project co-coordinator will get Rs. 7,400 a month remuneration times 12 will Rs. 88,800 @74 $1,200.

Project supervisor will get Rs.5,500 a moth remuneration times 12 will Rs.66,000 @74 $892.

Assistant to office will get Rs.4,500 a month  remuneration times 12 will Rs. 54,000 @74 $730.

For office rent will cost Rs. 2,500 a moth times 12 will cost Rs. 30,000 @74 $405.

Office furniture and stationary will cost Rs. 15,000 @74 $203 for one time.

One desktop computer and communication will cost Rs. 50,000 @74 $676 for one time.

Thank you for your consideration!

Sincerely,

Singh Raj Tamang

Hope Foundation Trust Nepal