Stationery Campaign-2015

• In 2011, we distributed stationery to 1040 students  in 31 schools. 
• In 2012, we distributed stationery to 998 students in   30 schools. (Ace Social Fund sponsored Rs. 300K)ha
• In 2013, we have distributed stationery to more than 525 students in 25 schools till date.  We also started to  give priority to teachers, schools and parents who are willing to contribute 10% of the cost (that is Rs. 3 per notebook) in the spirit of ‘shared responsibility’. 
• In 2014, we distributed stationery to 900 students in 30 schools.
• In 2015, we distributed stationery to 1386 students in 28 schools.

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 As new academic session in schools start, students are in need of stationery.  When their parents cannot afford to buy these notebooks, they are embarrassed to come to class , they can’t write notes in class, can’t do their homework and  hence  have  no material to review later.  

In the last few years, over 20,000 notebooks have been delivered with various stationery aids to over 3000 students in need from 30+ schools in Kathmandu. This year we are all geared up for 1000 plus students with 7000+ notebooks with other stationery aids.  

Do you recall when as a child you were excited by new notebooks, a sleek pencil or a fancy eraser? It was an excitement for the ones whose parents  could afford them all but there are still children using loose papers, blunt pencils and erasers rubbed to grains. 

This is the glaring reason behind most of the students in government schools lagging in studies. To avoid the embarrassment in class when teachers would ask for notebooks, to ignite the interest in students and motivate them to learn and to avoid putting pressure on their cash-strapped parents; since 2011, Kehi Garoun has been distributing stationery to government schools in Kathmandu.