188 Entries for “Recent Blogs”
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READ MOREJune 23, 2015 | Team Reflections | OLE Nepal
Portraits in relief center
Our volunteers from OLE Nepal have been working with children in Tundikhel relief camp for over a month. They bring interactive learning materials in child friendly XO laptops for the children. The children can explore various learning activities in Math, English and Science in Nepali, English and Chepang languages. The children look forward to using these laptops and they seem engaged in those learning activities. It was enlivening to meet children from various backgrounds , interests and aspirations. While we got to interact with them helping them learn, we also took their interviews along with their portraits.
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READ MOREJune 1, 2015 | None | OLE Nepal
Finding calmness in the center of devastation
Tundikhel, an only vast open space in between the city, is now filled with families who lost their homes in the recent earthquake. As we drive, walk, or ride past through the lanes alongside Tundikhel, we can see numerous tents—some donated by China and some made locally by the sufferers. When the OLE Nepal team visited the 'refugee camp-like place,' it was heart-wrenching to see people in need of necessities required for survival. Many organizations from various backgrounds provided immediate relief efforts, such as food, water, shelter, sanitation, etc.
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READ MOREMay 29, 2015 | None | OLE Nepal
Continuing our fruitful effort @ Kirtipur
OLE Nepal's Earthquake Relief Effort has been producing positive results in both Child Friendly Spaces of Kirtipur and Khokana/Bungamati. Our volunteers have been traveling every day to provide relief for children by engaging them in interactive activities using our education tools. Below are some photos taken during one of the sessions at Kirtipur:
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READ MOREMay 25, 2015 | Program Updates | OLE Nepal
Relief efforts at Khokana and Bungamati
Last week, our team members visited the Khokana and Bungamati areas to observe the situation of the people, particularly the children. After understanding the critical environment of the area, our team decided to carry on the relief effort to help children engage in learning. OLE Nepal, in collaboration with Loo Niva Child Concern Group, is advancing the relief effort at their Child Friendly Spaces (CFS). Volunteers from OLE Nepal and Loo Niva oversee the session and help children invest their time in learning.
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READ MOREMay 24, 2015 | Impact Stories | OLE Nepal
Sindhupalchowk: ruins and relief
On May 20, I traveled from Kathmandu to Liskankhu, Sindhupalchowk, to help with a relief program. Sindhupalchowk is one of the most severely damaged districts by the earthquake. It had been less than two months since I had traveled the same area admiring beautiful, lush villages. Now, to see the same villages turned into rubble was heart-wrenching. But it was also relieving to see people coming together to help each other. Many temporary houses were built along the way through the locals' efforts, and I was also able to witness a relief program that was very well-managed by the village committee.