Save a Child's Future

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Moments from the field

Classes in Kathmandu's settlements, art and craft in the Chepang hills, and the volunteers who make it happen.

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Children sitting in front of a hand-painted Education For All banner, waving paper Nepali flags
Education for allChildren at a Chepang school raise paper Nepali flags in front of a hand-painted "Education for All" banner.
Chepang students holding up their origami and crafts on a hilltop
Art and craft trainingChepang students show off their origami and handmade frames after art and craft training at Shree Chhepang High School.
Two students in school uniform pointing at the Save a Child's Future banner
Proud of Mission ChepangTwo students point to the Mission Chepang banner listing our focus areas: advocacy, education, club activities and teacher training.
SAAN volunteers in yellow shirts posing on a truck loaded with supplies
The SAAN team arrivesSAAN volunteers reach the school with a truck full of uniforms, shoes and school supplies.
Founder Sanju Dhakal standing with a young student at a hillside school
Our founder with Chepang studentsFounder Sanju Dhakal with students during a school visit in the Chepang hills.
Students from a slum area holding new school bags with volunteers and guests in front of a school
Full scholarships for 17 studentsFully funded scholarships, up to high school, for 17 students from a Kathmandu slum area. Not every recipient is in this photo.
Schoolgirls sitting on the grass drawing a menstrual hygiene poster together
Menstrual hygiene educationChepang girls work in a group to make a menstrual hygiene poster after an awareness session.
A young woman smiling and holding up a handmade cloth sanitary pad
Reusable pad-making trainingA participant proudly shows the reusable cloth sanitary pad she made during a pad-making training.
A board member teaching two children with an English alphabet chart at a table
Learning beyond the streetA board member teaches the alphabet to a child who sells pink candy floss on the street.
Guests in traditional scarves standing beside tables of school bags and notebooks
Supplies for slum-area studentsGuests and volunteers prepare school supplies for distribution to children in a slum area.
Children from the settlement class smiling in golden party masks
Fun and games in KathmanduChildren from our Kathmandu settlement class enjoy a playful mask activity.
Children painting and building small cardboard houses outdoors
Building paper housesChildren paint and build their own cardboard houses during an outdoor art and craft session.
Teachers at Shree Chhepang High School holding a Save a Child's Future banner, with hills behind them
Training for teachersTeachers at Shree Chhepang High School after a professional and skill development training run by Save a Child's Future.
A presenter teaching a class of students seated on the floor
A classroom sessionStudents gather on the floor for an interactive lesson with a projector.
Young children sitting in a row holding new school bags and waving
New school bagsYoung children proudly hold up their new school bags.
A volunteer fitting new shoes on a young child
A new pair of shoesA volunteer helps a child try on new shoes.
SAAN volunteers in yellow shirts standing behind a table of new school bags as children line up
Handing out materialsSAAN volunteers hand out new school bags as children line up.
Community members handing out school bags and supplies
Supplies distributionCommunity members and SAAN volunteers distribute bags and school materials.
A guest handing a new school bag to a child on stage
A new bag for schoolA guest hands a new school bag to a child at a distribution event.
Children sharing snacks around a table
Snack timeChildren share a snack together after class.
Volunteers and a scout leader in front of a bus with a Save a Child's Future banner
Picnic with Scout NepalVolunteers and Scout Nepal members get ready for a picnic outing with the children.
A team member with a community elder at an outdoor event
With the communityOur team with a community elder at an outdoor event.