School Building Construction & Management:
Asia friendship network is working in the field of educational development of rural area of Nepal from 1997. About 104 years, The Rana regime in Nepal has suppressed education in Nepal so much that it had inflicted a blow to Nepal Education. After end of this regime in 1951, education in Nepal was given importance. But physical structure was not supported sufficiently and in some places community people built school building themselves in low technology and cost which is not fit for educational environment. Some of the schools were set in town, so children staying in village cannot attend there. Children have to walk about 2/3 hrs to get the primary education. Caste problem was a major deterrent in development of Education of Nepal. Lower cast people are discriminated by upper cast. So lower cast children do not go to school. These are the major problem of village in Nepal. So, we AFN is working to give at least primary education to rural children by constructing school building and much more. The following are the AFN educational support program in Nepal:
In 1996, a Japanese educational specialist and social worker Mr. Ishimaru Yujiro visited Nepal for the Educational Health environment research in developing country, Nepal. Mr. Ishimaru and Ganesh Man Lama from Nepal has jointly researched in rural village school in Kavre, Ramechap, Kaski and some area of Terai region of Nepal. During this research, the following facts were found in educational sector of Nepal:
Lack of School Building
Most of the children go to school by walking more than 2/3 hrs. up & down hills every day to get the primary education. Junior high school and high school are more far away than primary school. So, after the primary education, most of the do not continue their education.
Lack of Class Room and educational materials
Lack of Teacher and Their Training
Problem of Cast Discrimination
Problem of Poverty
Being an above reality of Nepali educational environment in village school, AFN realized to educate people first. Because, education is most important for change the people and their family. So, we AFN focused on educational sector and started to construct the school building from 1997 and still continuing to support both software and hardware in educational sector of Nepal.