Different social activities in Pokhara

I'm still busy with starting up the literacy classes for 4 pilot groups. The most urgent problem is the order of lessonbooks. The Education District Office does not want deliver the requested books as we are not ordering within their timelimits (beginning of the schoolyear). So we have to find a private organization in Kathmandu hoping the books will be delivered in time to start next sunday.

Next week I'm going to place a volleyballnet and delivering good quality volleyballs to a Deaf School just outside Pokhara (with the financial support of my volleyballclub in Holland: Pas Op). And I also may deliver kricket rackets, a big wooden bord of 'Mens erger je niet' / 'Eile mit Weile' and a Karomboard (een soort tafel billjard, afkomstig uit India), some footballs, springtouws/Springseili for girls, soms sets of badminton and a big bag will knikkers/Chluri.

I'm also busy finding a childrenhome for 6 brothers and sisters who's father did die and the mother is seriously sick and can not get out of her bed anymore. They don't have any regular support and no family nearby. They are living some hours walking from Pokhara in the hillarea. I deed not succeed yet in finding a home that seriously want to help in this case and likewise with everything I depend on local help, mainly because of the language problem. If I don't succeed the coming 2,5 weeks, I will give this 'project' over to the young Dutch girl that just arrived 3 days ago for volunteering in the same organization hoping she can find a good place.

I also did visit a streetchildrens home. They got support by a Dutch and a Belgium girl the last months. They placed a nice bamboo roof and bought tables and chairs so that the kids can eat and play outside when it is raining or very hot.

I still want to visit the center for working kids (where they get some limited education in the late afternoon when they come back from their work) and a Women's Development Centre in the neighbourhood.

.... and only 2,5 weeks left in Pokhara!!!