Rotary Club of Northlakes Toukley In Touch September 2013 | Página 9

Jan Pryor Founder and Northlakes Toukley Rotarian Bright Future Children’s Home was established in Nepal in April, 2011. It was never my intention to have an orphanage but our children’s home was created unexpectedly due to the desperate need to house some children who came from very difficult and disadvantaged backgrounds. Our children all have a very sad story. They have adjusted well to their new living environment and now go to a private, English speaking school, eat a balanced and nutritious diet and live in a very nice home in the Kathmandu Valley, which is full of love and kindness. We now have six children and employ a Nepalese house mother and a manager, who effectively run our program. Initially, in order to keep the house going, friends gave me $5 a week which went into my personal bank account and I kept them informed by a monthly newsletter. This newsletter now has 200 subscribers and we have a successful facebook page which can reach up to 1200 people on a post. As my sponsorship grew I decided to join Rotary Northlakes Toukley for their guidance and support. Their support has been invaluable. Through their guidance in 2012 I registered The Didi Foundation Inc. as a registered not for profit charity that has a fundraising licence. Didi in Nepalese means that it is the kindest respect you can give to another woman. Our aims and objectives are to provide, develop and educate women and children to ensure sustainable lifestyles.
Rotary Club of Northlakes Toukley

In 2013 we registered as a NGO charity in Nepal called Didi Foundation Nepal and this year we have developed in onjunction with Rotoract of Manorhara , we have developed and implemented the following programs:: ? ? Support 60 children living in care Implemented a technology program with the

women’s literacy group, ? ? Established a women’s sewing program Run an afterschool homework club for the disad-

vantaged public school ? Subsidised a medical clinic for the poor in the

Kardhagari area ? Created a successful volunteer program

After receiving the Rotary International’s Eastern Region grant from the Pink Umbrella Foundation in 2013, we are about to implementing our first microloan program, where a group of women are going to produce ‘re-usable sanitary pads’. These re-usable sanitary pads are going to be sold at our newly funded medical clinic. This program is also going to be implemented as a vocational education program at the Deaf School in Sindhulli region. A program that merits such success, as this program cannot operate in a third world country, unless you have a conscientious and efficient team on the ground.
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