HELPING HANDS HEALTH EDUCATION

Surya Boarding School was established in the year 1986. The deteriorating condition of education in villages of Nepal gave Mr. Narayan Shrestha an inspiration to establish a school for the children of his village. As a result, Surya Boarding School was established and named after his father. The main goal of this school is to provide education in general and also concentrate on issues of sanitation, reforestation, discipline, etc. Some students walk over an hour and a half (each way) to school every day. Students attend school 6 days a week enjoying Saturday off to attend the town’s very popular market/bazaar. The venture, which started with 2 rooms, now has 100 acres of land of its own and also has five buildings with science labs and also a library – though this library need lots more assistance.

Superior Elementary School is located at 1800 S. Indiana St. Superior, CO 80027 USA. The school teaches classes Kindergarten to Grade 5 and operates under Boulder Valley School District, Colorado. For more information on this school please visit their website: http://www.bvsd.k12.co.us/schools/superior/

"Investing in the future of children of Surya Boarding School in Khandbari, Nepal."

A scholarship program has been established with the Superior Elementary School community in order to support literacy for nursery/kindergarten through grade 10 students in the village and surrounding areas of Khandbari, Nepal. The primary objective of this program is to provide a quality education to the poorest children of the Sankhuwa-Sabha region of Nepal who would be deprived of getting educational opportunities because of financial difficulties. These children will eventually be able to give back to their community with an education they may not be able to receive without scholarship assistance.

"Financially Challenged Children are the central focus of this scholarship program."

The Scholarship committee is comprised of several individuals from the Superior Elementary School community and Principal of Surya Boarding, Mr. Padam Tamang. It is working closely with Helping Hands Education Project. to coordinate these efforts. At the present time those involved include Dr. Holly Hultgren, Lafayette Elementary principal, Bobbi Amos, parent representative on a journey to Nepal, Mr. Narayan Shrestha, founder and President of Helping Hands Health Education.

The administration of the Surya Boarding School will conduct personal interviews of all applicants as well as visits to the applicant’s homes when possible. The administration will choose the most needy and highly capable applicants.

When a donation is made to sponsor a student, it will be deposited in a Helping Hands Health Education account in a local Colorado bank. Then this fund will be transferred to Surya Boarding School in Khandbari. Donors may request to sponsor a particular child, for example, a 4^th grade girl. The scholarship will cover the costs of school fees, school uniforms, books and supplies. You will receive a confirmation letter from the child you sponsored as well as academic progress performance evaluations from time to time.

School Fees	$ 70.00
Book Fee	$ 15.00
Stationery	$ 10.00
Miscellaneous	$ 5.00
Uniforms (4 pairs of pants, 4 shirts, 2 ties, 2 pairs of shoes, 2 pairs of socks)	$ 35.00
Total:	$ 135.00

If you would like to sponsor a child at the Surya Boarding School in Khandbari, Nepal please feel free to contact the Helping Hands Health Education at (303) 448-1811. Please click here to print Scholarship Sponsorship Form.

Please send a check made payable to "Helping Hands Health Education" to sponsor a child.

Note: in the memo area please mention "Surya Boarding School Scholarship". This should be mailed along with Scholarship Sponsorship Form to:

Beginning year 2000, Surya Boarding School with the help of Helping Hands Health Education in Boulder, Colorado has initiated a Teacher’s Volunteer Program (TVP) under Helping Hands Education Program.. Volunteers who are interested in teaching at this school may contact Helping Hands at (303) 448 1811 or email at helpinghands@sannr.com for further information. The School provides various teaching opportunities – volunteers can involve themselves in specific subject teaching like English, Science, Math or may involve in extra curricular activities and also develop their new creative programs for the children of this school.

If you would like further information about the Sister School project, please contact Helping Hands Health Education at (303) 448 1811.