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Our school in Nepal

Published 22 November 2010

Staff and students at the School of Education have raised £42,000 to start a school in rural Nepal for children who have no access to education. The school, in the hamlet of Malagiri, will open in April 2011 and money raised is being used for the school construction, equipment and for salaries.

The school in Malagiri under construction, August 2010.

Fund raising activities included cake sales, sponsored walks and runs, a quiz night, memorial gifts as well as individual donations from staff and students.

Three trainee teachers, Camille Montgomery, Sarah Davies and Katie Kilbey, visited the site this year and six more students will be visiting Nepal in February 2011 to undertake placements in Kathmandu and the surrounding area.

The school in Malagiri, November 2010.

Kevin Fossey, senior lecturer in the School of Education, recently returned from Nepal where he attended a conference with other project delegates and discussed the school scheme with the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader.

Kevin said: "Blanaid McCauley from the Chaplaincy has been incredibly supportive in raising funds for the project. Additionally, the collection from this year's Carol Service on 8 December and proceeds of the knitted tree decorations by the 'Knitting and Nattering Group', on sale now at Student Services at the Manor House, will also go to the project.

"The children in Malagiri are desperate to go to school – thanks to everyone for their kindness in making this happen."

Left to right: trainee teachers Liberty Bradley (going to Nepal February 2011), Amy Good (organised a sponsored run), Elise Brogan (going to Nepal February 2011), Terry Hilton (planning a placement at the school), Emily Londo (organised a sponsored run), Emmeline Frame (going to Nepal February 2011), and centre: chaplain and fundraiser Blanaid McCauley.

Find out more

For more information about the project go to the School for Malagiri web pages within the School of Education website.