PAPA's ENDEAVOURS NEPAL

/> A few years ago, I was a once-a-week volunteer at the 'Brightside Farm' animal sanctuary near Cygnet, Tasmania. I made a point of 'Getting To Know' the varied residents ...and they me!!!!

GETTING TO THE TASHI WALDORF SCHOOL It’s a little after 8am as eight small children say hasty ‘Goodbyes’ to mothers as the children join teacher-ma’m at the designated pick-up point, for transport to school. A small, four seater (at a squash) taxi draws up. Teacher-ma’m opens the rear door and in scramble seven of the children! The rear door closes and teacher-ma’m opens the front taxi door, gets in, sits and invites the remaining child to squash-in with her! Packed like sardines in a tin, the driver heads off to the ‘Tashi Waldorf’ school, a twenty minute drive away.   This scenario is repeated in two other locations around the city. At 3.30pm, there is a repeat scenario with passengers being ferried back to their home locations.  Twice a-day, five days a week at Nrs800 per day per vehicle, amounting to Nrs12,000 per week for all three vehicles!  As student numbers increase, so will the expenditure on taxis to and from school! The families of these students ...

TASHI WALDORF school, accepts the bulk of their students out of trust in the generosity of well-wishers! Thus, on the 1st October, I was able to transfer via 'WorldRemit', Nepali rupees 13,678 (£88) to 'Tashi', being the accumulative total of monthly donations from 5 generous sponsors in the UK. This gift will go towards the educational support of 4 students from an extremely poor ghetto in Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal. Thank you so much Janet, Michael, Rowenna, Peter and Marie-H !!