Provide Education to 20 Disabled Nepali Children

Last year, your support gave 92 blind, deaf and physically disabled children the opportunity to go to school and receive critical medical services as part of NYF’s Disabled Scholarship Program.

Without this help, many disabled children would never receive the education and skills needed to live full and productive lives.

Often treated as discards in Nepal's caste society, we send the children to special schools which are set up to care for them physically and academically. Our students thrive. Last year, we welcomed 6 new students into our program, caring for a total of 92 students in preschool through high school.

While there are some special schools that accommodate specific needs of disabled students, tuition is usually more than the annual income of a Nepali family. Consequently, only an estimated 30 percent of disabled children are educated, leaving most unable to read, write or ever work.

Founded in 2000, the program has been highly successful. and many graduates are now employed and are proudly providing for themselves and families. Some are paying their own way through graduate school. Furthermore, the program has had positive impacts that extend beyond the student's academic performance. The social workers have found that once they become involved in our program, they become much more motivated, independent and their social behavior improves remarkably.

Your dollars go far in Nepal. Thank you for your generous contributions to our project to Provide Education to 20 Disabled Children. This program’s accomplishments would not be possible without the support of people like you.

Namaste!

Links:

• Nepal Youth Foundation