Become a Sponsor
Through Educate the Children’s sponsorship programs, you can become a partner in lasting change for Nepal by sponsoring a women’s group ($500) or a child ($240) for one year. Sponsors can be individuals, families, groups of friends, clubs, classes or book/social groups. Sponsors receive photos, letters and annual progress reports for those they sponsor. Sponsorships also make incredibly thoughtful holiday, birthday, graduation or other life milestone gifts. Learn how you can become a sponsor (or give the gift of sponsorship) today.

Thanks to You, We Met the Challenge (and More)!
Thanks to 317 donors from around the world, we raised $26,493 as part of the September Open Fundraising Challenge on GlobalGiving.org. Not only did we receive a permanent place on GlobalGiving on which to fundraise and promote our work, but we received and additional $2,000 in prize money for our ability to attract donors and raise a significant amount of money in just 30 days. All the money donated through the Challenge as well as the prize money we received, will help 832 low-caste mountain women in Nepal start their own business. Specifically, this money will provide micro-loans, literacy and numeracy classes, as well as record-keeping, agriculture, husbandry and small business training so that these incredibly hard-working women can build better lives for themselves and their families. We are still raising money to help these amazing women. If you would like to help, check on our progress and/or learn more, please visit: www.globalgiving.org/6342.

Shop and Donate
Did you know that by shopping you could help support ETC? When you shop with retailers like Amazon, Petsmart, Barnes and Noble and Ebay, a percentage of your purchase can be donated to Educate the Children. Learn how you can shop for ETC today.

650 Students Receive Scholarships and Supplies
Thanks to the support of our generous donors, ETC recently distributed 650 scholarships, as well as educational materials, a school bag, uniform, and school supplies, to the children of our Women’s Group members.

HELP MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TODAY
Over the next 30 days you can join ETC in an exciting effort to help 832 women in Nepal start their own businesses. That's because, during the month of September, ETC is competing in Global Giving.org’s Open Challenge.

If we are able to raise at least $4,000 from at least 50 donors, we will be awarded an ongoing spot for our projects on GlobalGiving.org. We also have a chance to earn $5,000 in prize money for raising the most money during the challenge and attracting the greatest number of donors.

We need your help now to make the most of this exciting opportunity. Please visit ETC’s project page at Global Giving.org today to learn more about ETC’s work and how you can make a dramatic difference in the lives of these Nepal women today!

ETC Micro Loans Set Course for a Positive Future
Gopini Thami, member of the Chandrajoti Woman's Group of Sundrawati VDC, is all smiles after recounting how a micro loan from her ETC Women's Group allowed her to purchase goats and start her own business. With the money raised from her goat husbandry enterprise, Gopini paid back her loan and now has the means to provide for her family and chart a course for a better and sustainable future.

Give the Gift of ETC!
This holiday season, you can give a gift that makes a world of difference. By making a donation to Educate the Children in the name of a friend or loved one, you will give a gift that will brighten the future of women and children in Nepal. Give a gift today!

The Fund for Dolakha:Thanks to You, We Met the Challenge!
Last fall the Board of Directors and Friends of Educate the Children successfully launched the Fund for Dolakha Matching Challenge. Thanks to an amazing group of supporters, the Challenge has been met, and we have raised over $100,000 to help support our work in Dolakha!

Remembering Sanna
Former Educate the Children Board Member passes away
Sanna Serog of Ithaca, NY and a former Educate the Children Board Member passed away on November 13, 2008. Board Member Colleen Thapalia writes of Sanna: "Sanna was a great ETC friend. I remember meeting her for the first time around 1994 when she and her husband, Mike, attended an ETC open house. They told us that they were adopting a girl from Nepal. Turns out they adopted two girls, Dhiki and Chenga, and made a wonderful family. Sanna became a good personal friend. My daughter had many fun times with Dhiki and Chenga when Sanna and I attended ETC meetings. Remembering that first meeting with Sanna, when Pamela recruited her to ETC's cause, gives me a moment of sadness for losing friends too soon, but also a moment of gratitude for the example of their friendship, dignity and generosity." Sanna's family has requested that in lieu of flowers contributions be made to Educate the Children. Colleen has made a web page to make giving contributions easier. You can get there by clicking on this link.

The Fund for Dolakha
Only $30,000 left to go!!
Last fall the Board of Directors and Friends of Educate the Children Launched the Fund for Dolakha Matching Challenge. They pledged to match every dollar given up to $50,000 for a total fund of $100,000. So far, supporters have stepped up to the Challenge to the tune of $20,000! But $30,000 more is urgently needed to ensure that women and children in Dolakha can take full advantage of educational and other development opportunities that we have to offer.

"My School and Environment": A Drawing Contest
Creative expression is an important factor in childhood development, contributing to both emotional well-being and socialization. Recently Educate the Children sponsored a drawing contest for 4th and 5th grade students from several schools in our Godavari and Ichangu Narayan project areas.

500 Women Benefit From Health Campaign
Women in the rural areas of Nepal suffer from poor health often lack even basic general health services. Recently Educate the Children organized a Health Camp for women. The event took place at Kitini Higher Secondary School in Godavari.

An Educate the Children Volunteer Resurfaces
From 1994 until 2002 Educate the Children ran a volunteer program in Nepal. As time goes by we've learned that this program had a big impact on the lives and careers of many of them. Tim Whyte volunteered with Educate the Children in 1994, so he was one of the first to participate in the program. Here is Tim's story.

Child Clubs Help Form New Leaders
Since 2003 Educate the Children has helped organize Child Clubs in many of the schools where we work. Currently, there are twelve Clubs operating in our Godavari and Ichangu Narayan project areas with almost 1600 members, many of whom are children of women participating in our Women's Empowerment Program.

Dichi Bhotia Tells Her Story
Dichi Bhotia is a student in the Residential Schooling Program of our partner organization the Nepal Bhotia Education Center. She wrote her story in Nepali (her second language) and it was translated by Anita Paudel in our Nepal office.

Sajani Amatya Receives Award from Dalai Lama
Former ETC employee recognized for her charitable work.

The Importance of Toilets
In our last print newsletter, we featured a story about our public health work, including toilet construction. A few days after we mailed it out, the 2006 United Nations Human Development was released and it highlights the importance of toilets! Colleen Thapalia, ETC Board President reflects on ETC's toilet work in light of the report.
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An ETC Student Checks Back In
Kabrindra Maharjan writes to ETC to tell us where he is in life.

Three Schools join ETC's Agriculture in Schools Project!
Because of the great success of the Agriculture in Schools Program in Nava Jyoti and Shree Krishna schools, Educate the Children will be adding Patlechhap, Path Pradarsak and Pulchowcki Primary Schools to the program!

International Women's Day 2006
ETC Celebrated International Women's on March 8 with the participation of over 400 women's group members.

Students at IC fundraise for ETC
The International Club at Ithaca College are sponsoring a series of events that will draw attention to ETC.

Dressing for Success
The Bhagawati Women's Group of Jharuwarasi Village Development Committee have found a way to make things happen in their community: they dress for success!

Welcome to our new website!
Though it was a long time coming, we finally have a new, better site you can use to stay informed about what ETC is doing in Nepal