Girls
Pema Dolkar (14 years)"In the village we don't know anything else than farming. We maybe only learn a-b-c, 1-2-3. The teachers don't teach properly. Here we learn much more in an organized way. We receive tuition, go on excursions and learn a lot from visiting volunteers."
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Sunita (11 years)"In my village school I didn't learn much. Here it is so much better. I dream of becoming a nurse, to help my village. There are so many old people, but if they need a doctor they need to travel to other villages far away."
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Chungta (14 years)"I feel at home here. The food, the friends, the care it is like family. And the education is good. We can read and live properly here, in the village that is not possible."
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Sarmela (9 years)Sarmela was always left home alone, because her parents went out to do labour work and couldn't send her to school Even worse, they didn't cook for her. So she went begging from home to home. Now she receives education and proper care which every child deserves.
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Junu (8 years)Junu's father passed away some years ago, which made the life for her family very difficult. In these traditional countries the male is the main income source. With studying through the GM School Junu has the chance to realize her dream: becoming an English teacher.
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Saraswati (7 years)Saraswati spend her days with their parents finding wood and carrying stones to build houses. There was no money to send her to school. Instead of carrying wood and stones Saraswati is now able to play and to study.
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Samzana (8 years)Samzana's parents were not taking good care of her, that is the main reason why she joined the children's home. To be in good hands and to secure a positive future.
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Choeyang Dolma (7 years)Choeyang Dolma's parents have a small teashop for tourists along the trekking trail to Nar. It's nearly enough to survive themselves, but not enough to give their daughter proper education. With a lot of joy Choeyang Dolma plays and learns in Kathmandu.
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Karma Mentok (12 years)Mentok's parents are farmers in the village. In the winter they come down to the city to sell herbs, incense and vegetables. But they are not able to give their daughter the opportunity to educate herself.
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Nesha (7 years)Nesha's mother has a small teashop and her father is a porter (goods carrier) with donkeys. They earn little and can take care of basic needs, but not of Nesha's schooling.
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Pasang (6 years)Pasang's father sells Nepali clothes in America to be able to take care of his family. Her mother lives alone in the village. Pasang dreams to become a miss and a teacher in the future.
Chimi (4 years)Chimi's parents are divorced. Her mother found a new partner, but he didn't want to take care of Chimi. Sonam found them living in a cave, because up in the mountains in their house it gets too cold. The living conditions were very poor. Upon their request he admitted Chimi to the children's home, in march she joins school.
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Palmo (6 years)When Sonam was walking through the jungle towards his village Pangmo was washing the dishes outside. She said: "Hello lama, I want to go to school!" Of course he couldn't refuse this direct request, so recently Pangmo joined the children's home. She will join an official school in march.
Dolkar Wangmo (6 years)Dolkar's father left her alone with her mother and two siblings. Dolkar's uncle requested Sonam's help, because the mother wasn't able to take care of the farm and the children at the same time.
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