Safalta HIV Shikshya Sadan (SSS) Revisited

Three months ago, when we celebrated our second birthday  we found 10 HIV infected children being raised by Safalta HIV Shikshya Sadan (SSS), now the number of children living there have grown to 15 and soon some more will be added. Their home has now shifted to a nearby newly constructed building, which is not yet completed (as in picture below). They have rented this new home at NRs 20,000 per month. 

New building of Saphalta Shikshya Sadan (SSS), Kirtipur

Dr. Sameer Mani Dixit when visited SSS during the last mission promised to do whatever he could to uplift childrens' lifestyle and as per his thoughts he promised to pay the yearly salary of teachers teaching those children. There are three full timer teachers at SSS whose monthly collective salaries come up to NRs 10,000 per month, yearly salary summing to NRs 120,000.00

Sameer along with his wife Dr. Lonim Prasai Dixit provided a cheque of NRs 30,000.00 to us as the first installment which we handed over to the teachers today. Children along with the teachers there were so much pleased to know the news that they kept on thanking all of us and especially Mr and Mrs Dixit until we left. 

tfcians @ishzz and @jaw_knock handed over the amount to the teacher 

Children at SSS

Children there are so disciplined and well mannered that anyone visiting them for the first time remains amazed. Children have got  far better lives, they have grown healthier now. Dutta Ram Rai, a volunteer teacher explained that some of the newcomers need some medical treatments which he has been providing . One of the children among 15, who is seriously ill has been undergoing medication in Teaching Hospital, he said. 

Happy faces 

TFCNepal duly thanks Mr. and Mrs. Dixit.  

God bless all. 

Happy Tweeting !! 

*Remaining installments will be handed over to SSS upon later times and pictures will be updated on this very post. 

#Mission10 Food for Children campaign for #BaalMandir Naxal

Tweet for Cause Nepal (@tfcNepal), a loose network of Nepali Twitter users that aims to bring smiles on the faces of deprived and underprivileged people, organized its #mission10 to support feeding of the orphans at the Naxal Balmandir.

#Mission10 became the most encouraging one as we were successful in raising Rs. 190,210.00 (in words : One hundred ninety thousand two hundred and ten rupees only) in a couple of days after announcement of the fundraising gathering in Kathmandu. The fundraising gathering was promoted by a news published in Nagarik daily stating that the Balmandir is struggling with financial crunch and that they are even unable to properly feed the toddlers.

On May 13, more than 80 Nepalis attended the fundraising gathering that raised Rs. 64,003. Help Nepal Network, the largest charitable network of Nepalis with slogan "One Dollar a Month Fund for Nepal" and run on a fully voluntary basis, supported our endeavor by announcing that they would match the amount.

More support poured in through bank transfer, friend’s hand and other ways, as the total charity collected reached Rs. 190,210.00 (at the time this blog is written).

On May 14, tfcNepal members went to Naxal Balmandir to handover the first installment of the support that included children’s food and other utensils worth Rs. 46,600. Director of the Balmadir Ramesh Bhumi, general secretary Krishna Shah and other officials/staffs at the Balmandir received the support in presence of the children.

Pic : A group photo after the donation handover programme at #Naxal #BaalMandir

We are working out with Balmandir officials to finalize the stuffs we will provide in next installments.

Some encouraging facts about #mission10:

·         Chij Kumar Shrestha, a board member of Nepal Children Association that runs the Balmandir, was so impressed by our initiative that he sent Rs. 10,000 for the charity.

·          Father of Aayush Budhathoki, professionally a driver, who arrived Balmandir to supply cooking gases we ordered for the Balmandir, was so impressed with deeds that he decided to donate Rs. 1,000 in the name of his son Aayush ( He did not wish to disclose his name).

·         Rabindra Mishra, a noted journalist who is also in Help Nepal Network, attended the handover ceremony in solidarity to our work.

Please find the details of the funds collected/spending here.

Thanks to all who supported us.

Happy tweeting. 

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A call for Solidarity

Having read to the most recent news about Children at Baal Mandir, Naxal We are deeply touched by the scenario thus laid on the news published in Nagarik News on 12th May, 2013. We have planned to collect the sum however possible to nourish children.

Imagine your kid struggling to get fed !! Is not it a cruelty to let kids starve ??
Show your sanity and donate any sum you wish to help those kids smile with belly tight. Lets donate !!

Pic : Children at Bal Griha, Naxal

We are gathering tomorrow @ 13th May, 2013 at Dharahara premises to collect your kind support.
Be there @ 5:00

Lets not wait until its done, take some responsibility towards our society to DO something positive.

Bring the Change, be there !!

God Bless All.

Born Positive

**** This video has been made private because of the concerns about legal accreditation to HIV infected people by the law of Nepalese Government that no disclosure to the affected shall be made public for any intended purposes. Thanks Tanka Aryal for letting us know about the SC verdict on such sensitive issue. We shall have a wise discussion about it before releasing it again. We would like to let all know that We took consents of the Founder of #SSS while making the video.****  

As a social Initiative, we have produced a short film on HIV infected children being raised in Saphalta Shikshya Sadan (SSS), Kirtipur. The main aim of the film is to generate some help to sustain the school and at the same time to make people aware about HIV. HIV is not itself a disease, but just a symptom. HIV can be cured when medicated. Inborn HIV children have exactly similar guts to stand for the nation as a normal child does. They wish to contribute in the way they could. Let us help them succeed their life in every possible way we can. Together we can.

Hiking Mania

#Hiking is a regular monthly touring plan being organized apparently by @tfcNepal. We hike on every last Saturday of Nepalese calendar month. We plan to hike different Hills around Kathmandu. Though #Hiking was being organized with some of ours initiative, but now onwards we take the lead. There are certain rules to be followed for #hiking as listed below.

1. #Hiking is to explore places around us and at the same time to keep our body and mind healthy, so let us take it seriously and plan accordingly.
2.  Some friends among us will prepare the food to eat somewhere for the hiking. The food comprises of a vegetable curry, achar, a non-veg curry, dry noodles, Dalmoth and else.
3. Everyone is requested to bring water for themselves.
4. The hiking cost is NRs 500 per person. The total cost for the expenses will be done from the fund collected from all hikers and the remaining sum will be kept at the sunshine fund for @tfcNepal.
5. Hikers should register their names by last Thursday before the hiking date in a google document to be provided each time.
6. Hiking photos will be posted in a drop box and be left there for a certain period of time so that everyone could download.
7. Some rules here may be subjected to change as according to mutual interest of all hikers.

#Hiking : A healthier initiative by @tfcNepal.

Please find the registration chart here.