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Nepal7-21st December
2009Buddha Academy, Bhakunde Bensi
Vision
Empowering the students with knowledge for the proliferation
of Social Enterprise
Physical Library
Brought close to 300 books
Cleaned the room, whitewashed the wall, organised and catalogued the books
Digital Library
900+ Educational videos, e-books and offline wikipedia
Brought 1 desktop and 1 laptop where digital library can be loaded
Brought 1 projector that can be used with laptop for teaching
Drafted a curriculum for teachers to integrate projector use into syllabus
Inspirational leadership talk with case studies of successful leaders from similar background
Proposal-writing skills
Close mentorship of about 1-4 ratio
Sales Pitch
Winners awarded seed money to start business
Art and Music English ComputerChinese
Complemented with translation
Simple Origami
7-9 year olds
Impromptu request
Excel and Word
7-9 year olds 10-13 year olds 12-16 year olds
Soccer championshipPlaying with the younger kids
Attended a wedding and had campfires eating wild boar meat and chang wine
Farewell and prize-giving session with performances
Homestays
One of the most memorable parts of the trips
Had the opportunity to stay with 3 different families
Drink buffalo milk and live just above goats
Namo buddhamonastry
VIDEO
JIAZHEN AND DARYLPERSONAL EXPERIENCES
Dates: 2-21 Dec
Programs Help 4 schools instead of 1
Winning plan of biz comp will be adopted as a “CCA” and awarded prizes
Smoother running with supervision from school and chance for more to
participate
Partner with PPUK for the maintenance and administration of the library
•Not cast in stone•Encourage initiative and flexibility if
corresponds to vision. •New team has autonomy to make
changes.
$1000-$1200 Member Commitment Exco Commitment
Airfare to Nepal costs about $900+
1/week for official meeting
Additional tasks to complete on your own
Busy during different seasons
Be prepared to commit fully
Expect more meet-ups leading up to trip
Stayover camp leading up to trip to finalise all details
Project cost approximately $1500 through fundraising
Interview Criteria
Exco Positions (indicate)
1. Commitment2. Passionate and enthusiastic (>> 80 hrs)3. Initiative
1. Liaison Head (Sponsorship and Admin)2. Finance Head3. Logistics Head4. Publicity Head
Value-add 1. Local leader2. Contacts ready3. Mentorship4. Typically have to be in previous run to be in Exco
(Accept year 1 Exco members)
Interviews in week 4 for members and exco
6/9-8/9
Interviews in week 4 for exco (2nd round)
9/9
Release of member results (not exco)
12/9
Fill in application form and choose interview slots by
Friday Night
•Application link will be sent to those who signed up for the info session. •For those who have not, please register after the session.
• Remind interested friends who are not here to drop us an email
Sign up for 2-hr blocks- A 15 minute interval will be allocated to you through email/phone
SLIDESHOW
•Kathmandu- Durbha Square•Shopping•Whitewater rafting•Trekking•UNESCO sites
TESTIMONIAL BY GAZAAB II’S LEADER:IMPACT ON THE LOCALS
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