Please help to rebuild Nepal's schools

Help to rebuild Nepal's schools

I would like to get behind this particular appeal to rebuild the school's of Nepal.

There are so many needs at the moment after the devastating earthquakes - first and foremost for shelter, food and medicine for people that have lost everything.



However, rebuilding schools - a place for the children of Nepal is important. 

As a New Zealander this holds special significance because our own Sir Edmund Hillary, the first to climb Mt Everest in 1953 devoted his own life to building schools and helping the Sherpa People.

He founded the Himalaya Trust, who are also raising money to rebuild schools in their area of operation.

Wanda Vivequin is known to me from her time in New Zealand before moving to Alberta, Canada. 

She has a 15-year history of leading trekking groups to Nepal and of building a library in one of the villages.

Wanda can introduce herself and her appeal through the following.  Here are very recent interviews on Canadian TV and radio

See ‘Fabulous Five’ to raise $50,000 for Nepal

I am hoping that you will join me in supporting this cause

Education Restoration (ER) Nepal Project

http://www.ernepal.org/

Thank you for supporting our Education Restoration (ER) Nepal Project.  

An estimated one million children in Nepal will not have access to education following the earthquakes that hit Nepal on April 25 and May 12.  We are collecting donations to repair, rebuild and restore community schools in rural regions affected by the earthquake. According to UNICEF, restoration of educational facilities is a critical part of rebuilding after a natural disaster.

Our goal is to raise $50,000 over the next three months. We will partner with, and be advised by, Dr. Shanta Dixit, President of the Rato Bangala Foundation in Nepal on where best to direct our efforts.  Rato Bangala Foundation is a Nepal-based organisation that in  2012 received the UNESCO-Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize for Outstanding Practice and Performance in Enhancing the Effectiveness of Teachers. Your donation will help pay for the repair, rebuilding and restoration of schools to ensure the educational needs of children are taken care of, and teachers can continue their good work in Nepal in a safe space.  

This project will be personally and voluntarily managed by Wanda Vivequin, a 15-year veteran of working in Nepal with oversight by a small voluntary board.

You can donate in three ways.

1) DONATE BY USING OUR FUNDRAISING WEBSITE TO MAKE A DIRECT DONATION TO ER NEPAL.

This fundraising platform is free, however there is a 2.9% fee applied by the payment processor when donating by credit card. 

2) MAIL A CHEQUE MADE OUT TO PRETTY (PROVIDING RESPONSIBLE EDUCATION TO TALENTED AND TRUSTED YOUTH) - A COMMUNITY BANK ACCOUNT SET UP TO FUND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS IN NEPAL. 

Please note your donation will be earmarked for the ER Nepal project. Make the cheque out to PRETTY and send it to:

PRETTY
9653 78th Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
T6C0P2

3) DIRECT DEPOSIT - PLEASE ASK THE CASHIER TO INCLUDE DETAILS OF THE DEPOSIT FOR EXAMPLE - DONATION FROM 

Canadian donors

Bank of Montreal
PRETTY
Community account
0517 8098 773

NZ donors

ANZ NZ account

06-0493-0193487-00

Reference: ERNepal donation

Anyone who donates $50 or more to our fundraising campaign will be in a draw to win an award-winning framed print by Edmonton-based Larry Louie photographer worth over $3000. Folks donating $500 or more get five chances to win and $1000 will give you 10 chances! This picture of Kathmandu's Tripureshwar Mahadev Mandir Temple took first prize in National Geographic's 2010 World in Focus competition and has been featured in magazines and exhibits all over the world.

Unfortunately we are not able to issue tax receipts as it will take too long to get charitable status set up.  

Thank you for your support.

For more information contact Wanda Vivequinwandavivequin@gmail.com

Canada (1) 780 7099728