Tilden Project Nepal

Visit to Nepal

In April 2008, our chairperson Jan Revell went out to Aruchour again. This time she took with her Pete Bird, a photographer. Pete, seen below being greeted and honoured by the children at Sarbodoya School, is a supporter of Tilden Project Nepal and wanted to help us achieve a wide range of photographs of the work we are doing in Nepal.
We are very grateful to him and many of the new photographs on the website were taken by him this year, further examples of his work are on his own website at www.highkeyimage.co.uk

These photos enabled us to produce a 2009 calendar to raise funds for our work programme.

September 23, 2008

This year we are about to branch out a little by providing goats to families who are exceptionally poor.

There are many families without any employment, they usually have a little land so they can grow their own food, but no money coming in. To purchase a goat costs £20; with a goat they are able to produce a range of milk, yoghurt, cheese etc and this enables them to improve their standard of living.

The committee in Aruchour are currently exploring ways of introducing a viable scheme.

September 23, 2008

Our Project Manager Deepak has sent some photos showing work has started on the Andrew Nursery based at Buddha School.

More photographs and full details can be seen here.

The Project has also funded five locally built bookcases for Buddha School

and a new roofing panel to improve light in the classrooms at Buddha School

March 13, 2008

In April 2008 Tilden Project Nepal is to open a new nursery in Aruchour, based on a specific request from the TPN Committee in the village. The new nursery will be in Ward 9 of the village and situated at Buddha School which is a predominantly lower-caste school.

Thanks to a generous grant from the Oundle Rotary Club, we have been able to fund the essential building work, prepare and equip a playground, complete the interior of a newly built room and provide basic toys etc.

The new nursery will be called   The Andrew Nursery in memory of Andrew Pemberton who was tragically killed in a car accident in January 2008.  The Pemberton family are supporters of Tilden Project Nepal.

Building work on the Andrew Nursery started in March 2008

Building a wall to keep the children safe at Andrew Nursery

The nursery building with playground cleared                The finished wall

March 13, 2008

Jan and Neil visited Aruchour in April 2007, they met the TPN committee, visited the TPN projects and brought back some new ideas for the TPN Trustees.

The Smokeless Stove  scheme is progressing, every family should have one installed by the end of 2008.

The Patricia Nursery continues to thrive - 27 children are attending this year.

A second nursery will open at Buddha School, Ward 9, Aruchour in April 2008.

A Cleveland Way Sponsored Walk 2006 raised a final sum of £3500.

The TPN 2008 Calendar has been a sell-out, raising over £1000 for TPN.

Jan and Sophie have been raising awareness and funds for TPN by giving talks to local groups

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Huge thanks to all our supporters this year.

A special welcome to our new ’sponsors’ who make monthly donations to TPN.

January 02, 2008