The Children’s Program is organized and managed by Juway Sherpa serving hands, a non-government organization, based in Kathmandu.
The Program is designed to help children through their education and ensure that they maintain their attendance at school in spite of the financial pressures at home. Girls are particularly disadvantaged because family priority in education is given first to sons before daughters. Low income also puts financial pressures on families to arrange marriages for their daughters rather than continue with their education.
Many children come from poor families, particularly in rural and remote areas of Nepal. Although education to secondary level is funded by the government there are other costs, such as admission and examination fees, stationery, books, and school uniforms.
Without sponsorship many families are inclined to send their children to work to earn money to support the family at the expense of their education.
You will receive your sponsored child’s profile, photo and other important information annually. You will also receive regular reports of their progress from the school. In addition, you can contact the child direct to keep in touch with them and ask about their progress.
