Enhancing Education by providing financial support from Seed-Fund

The total of NRs 21,27,000 collected in the name of “Shree Simle Secondary School” is deposited in Fixed-Deposit scheme and the interest earned from this fund is directly send to this school (once in every three months). The amount sent to this school is used for the payment of the monthly salaries of a teachers as per the needs of the school. Until now (June 2023), the total of NRs 19,00,000 has been already sent to this school for this purpose.

There is special reason for sending the money for the monthly salaries of the teacher. This school was upgraded to secondary level since 2009 but the monthly salaries of teachers at the secondary level were managed by the village development budget. When the government strictly prohibited spending such development budget to the school teachers then regular teaching-learning at the secondary level school became in crisis. So, the villagers and well wishers of this village school started to generate special Seed-Fund to continue regular teaching at the secondary level until the state provides government employed/paid teachers and until now (academic session of 2022/2023) only 2 full time teachers have been provided by respective municipality (Aiselukharka Rural Municipaility). This school still has shortage of other 3 full time teachers for the smooth operation of classes up to grade 10. So, the interest incurred from this Seed-Fund is used to pay additional salaries to manage required teachers as a part of enhancing school education. The amount is being regularly transferred to the school account as per the demands of the school and then decision of the REF board of trustee.

Strengthening Youth Networks

Youth Networks are regularly supported in order to enhancing their knowledge, capacities, and skills for advancing and promoting nature-culture conservation campaigns in Nepal. They have been attempting to expand their network relation with the conservation agencies in Nepal and beyond namely ICCA Consortium, WWF Nepal, Red Panda Network Nepal, Bird Conservation Nepal and IUCN Nepal.

Research

Since alternative knowledge is important for social changes and development, REF and experts associated are engaging in generating critical knowledge through researches on different issues.

Policy Advocacy

Based on the evidences generated through researches, REF is constantly engaging in policy advocacy for socio-economic changes and environmental governance in Rural Nepal. The ultimate goal of this initiative is to contribute in enhancing quality education in Nepal’s rural communities.

Mobilizing Volunteers

With the assumptions that voluntary works is a beginning of the felt community development, REF facilitates voluntary works of the local, national and international youths and volunteers to contribute to the ongoing activities on socio-economic development and environmental conservation in rural Nepal.