Introduction

Nepal, one of the poorest nation in the world, new republic, baby democracy without polishing political culture where the poverty and underdeveloped nature of the population takes the children back from the education. Poverty, underdevelopment, illiteracy, ignorance, conservatism, backwardness and superstition prevent the children going from school. The child labor and the exploitation to different unwholesome activities and sexual abuse are the frequent news and normal process of the backward society. Nearly 3 million children engaged in the child labor throughout nation and almost half a million of the children are engaged in unhealthy situation out of Nepal for the livelihood as well as being traded or exported. The high amount of discrimination to the girls due to the cultural reason and various social problems makes the situation terribly awesome where the premature girl is exploited for the sexual gratitude in and out of the country. Decade long armed conflict has contributed in the deprivation of children from education, absence of proper application and alternative education system and the high number of unemployment are other causes of the deprivation of education to majority of children in Nepal. Recently, the news published in the district education office of Bhaktapur, 12 kms away of the capital of Nepal, 23% of children are out of school education. We can imagine the situation in the rural areas of Nepal where over 40% of children are unable to attain school. The children above 5 years are sent to the house labor or in the factory labor including in the high Himalayan region, they are used as porter. “The education is the backbone of the national development” is seems only a slogan not in a reality. The ministry of education receives 17% of annual budget from the government but the educational situation is out of reach to majority of the children of Nepal. While we are visiting in the central area of the capital city, we can see the expensive and well equipment schools where the well-off family, send their children for the better education but the poor are out of it. “My Home” believe that the education is the fundamental right of children equally the food and nutrition with the healthcare. We are supporting the children of slum areas, street children, orphan, semi-orphans, abandoned, destitute, and severely poor. The children of the rural areas where the children are used as labor by the family due to the ignorance, and also due to the lack of minimum amount of economic resource, the children are deprived from education

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In this regard,” My Home” has been struggling to ensure the education rights of the most backward children from the risk areas like the child labor, street children, rurally affected children, where “My Home” is with utmost effort, trying to bring the possibilities to them. We have directly and indirectly around 200 children benefitted from our program where some are resident in the center opened by” My Home” and other are supported in their school and family. We have also the procedure to bring the children in the center until and unless the child is in better condition physically and psychologically and provide the rehabilitation program with their family. We believe that “the better development of the children is happened with their biological parents or adoptive parents than in the institution”.

Objectives:

Provide the safe and healthy environment to the children of risk areas.

Try to provide the vocational education for the grown- ups children such as the carpentry, mechanism training, cookery etc.

Target Group:

Children of house labor etc.

Other Important Activities:

The most important activity of ”My Home” is to provide the information and make aware to the parents of all areas about the importance of education in the future days. We try to work along with the local people and the local resource mobilization is another important aspect of our project. We invite the local people to participate in the process of educational activities which makes them responsible as well as they feel proud of being part of the activity.

“My Home”organizes awarenesss campaigns on the rights of children in education, without discrimination of caste, clan, and social background. We are the strong advocate of the right of education of children, we speak in all forums and stages where the right of children on education, food, nutrition, healthcare and the right to grow up in healthy environment believing that every human beings has potential of developing his/her mind and personality.

How dowe select the children?

The children of all areas are welcomed in the “My Home” education program. The recommendation of the village development committee, the government bodies, social welfare council, the CCWB, DCWB, ministry of women, children and social welfare, the CDO office, school committee etc. The recommendation of those bodies are trusted and taken as final recommendation. After we receive the children, we provide the medical check-up, make the registration in the Project, provide the information to respected government offices, publish the photo and information of the children in media, in the case of orphan and street children. After following all these procedure, the children is enrolled in the school for the education. If the children is from the poor background, has a family, but is recommended by the village committee, than, the publication in the media is not done but rest of the procedures are followed.

Where the fund comes from?

The fund for the above mentioned program comes from the friends, groups, individuals, donor agencies and all those interested participants in the project and the beautiful cause. You can be part of this project in any time, in any way by contacting directly by phone mobile: 977-9851043481 or by email rajat104@gmail.com

Who is implementing the program?

The management committee of “My Home”, executive committee, the board of directors, the home secretary, the sisters and all the “My Home” family. In the home, the children meetings are organized frequently and also provided the extra- curricular activities in the center. Dancing, singing, quiz contests, and sports are organized in the center.