Happy Tummy 2013

Happy is a tummy without Juka (stomach worms). Mostly caused in monsoon season, Juka when untreated, may even be fatal. Volunteers from 5 schools and colleges went to government schools to raise awareness on, and provide free medicine to students who cannot afford them. 
By August 2013, we reached over 3000 students. 
Cost for supporting a child was Rs 15 per student (Rs 12 for medicine, Rs 3 for related expense).  

Volunteers are from Ullens School, Rato Bangla School, Trichandra College and Nepal Commerce College.  They are Aleena Shrestha, Prapti Sharma, Ishaan TheKop Rijal, Dolkar Nyangmi, Shristi Bhetwal, Sishtata Neupane, Karishma Keshari Tuladhar, Roshan Chapagain,  Aashish Joshi, Biraj Koirala, Shristi Shrestha, Praven Maharjan,Prena Manandhar, Keshab Raj Joshi, Kriti Dhital, Ram Shankar Ale Magar, Krishna Dhungana, Akshaya Prasai, Mihir Pyakuryal, Gaurav Jaysuwal,Utkrista Pandey , Sulana Shrestha, Sabina Adhikari, Ankita Bista, Bicky Shrestha , Aashaya Upadhayay, Smriti Pandey, Jayshree Jain and Karma Dolma Gurung.

We designed an online campaign to raise $500. 
We raised $699.

ECS Friday

Activities:

• On 7th July 2013, volunteers started by reaching 120 students in Adarsha School in Naxal. (Coordinated by Karma Dolma Gurung at 9808210725). 
• On 14th July 2013, volunteers reached 450 students in Kanya Mandir School.  
• On 17th July 2013, volunteers reached 30 students in Kesh Chandra School. (Coordinated by Prena Manandhar at 9849109967).  
• On 19th July 2013, 150 students in Shanti Shikshya School were reached. 
• On 23rd July 2013, volunteers reached 30 students in Shree Kamal Primary School in Kamal Pokhari. (Coordinated by  Prena Manandhar at 9849109967).
• On 26th July 2013, 119 students were reached in Shree Mahendra Saraswati School, Kuleshwor.
• On 28th July 2013, volunteers reached 150 students  in Bal Bikash School, Chhetrapati.  
• On 31st July 2013, 283 students were reached in Kankeshwori Lower Secondary School, Dhalko. (Coordinated by Pravuti Rana at 9808375268)....and so on...

How It Started?
In the Stationery Impact Discussion Program held last month, Ms. Rukmini Humagain, a teacher from Adarsha School, Naxal - raised the idea of distributing Juka (stomach worm) medicine to school students. Stomach worms/ Juka is a common malady for many poor students during the monsoon season. 
When Sujan Shrestha from Asian Pharmaceuticals heard about this idea, he was keen to contribute to this project. This seed idea for a Juka distribution project was then shared with Kehi Garoun’s volunteers.