Impact — Heart of Nepal

Women as Change-Makers

When women organize, communities transform.

🤝 Self-Help Groups Established

20 Women Self Help Groups (WSHGs) — 5 in Ward No. 7 and 15 in Ward No. 12 — hold regular monthly meetings focused on saving, loan transactions, and record-keeping.

💰 Loans for Livelihoods

Loans are issued based on individual business plans for new enterprises and urgent medical needs, empowering women to chart their own financial futures.

🏆 Highest Saving Achievement

The "Pipaltar Mother's Group" in Ward No. 12 achieved the highest saving amount, accumulating up to NPR 39,960 through disciplined collective saving.

🥬 Kitchen Garden Success

WSHG members trained in kitchen gardening have successfully harvested cash crops — used for home consumption and sold in schools and local markets.

🥚 Market Income Stories

A "Battar Mother's Group" member earned NPR 35,000 selling seasonal vegetables. A "Paurakhi Mother's Group" member earned NPR 8,400 selling eggs and roosters.

👩‍👧 Parent-School Partnership

The HoN team holds regular meetings with parents to review teaching quality and school performance. Parents are committed to follow-ups and improving education quality.

Children & Classrooms

Every seat filled is a future unlocked.

400 regular students attending tuition classes across six schools
All students show significant improvement in school exams
Regular training for all six tuition teachers in child-friendly techniques
Mid-day meals provided for 500 children daily
Dhotar, Panchakanya, and Indrawati Basic Schools have established kitchen gardens
HoN organized a two-day training on Child-Friendly Schools for headmasters and teachers

Schools as Anchors

Transforming schools into community hubs.

🏫 Child-Friendly Classrooms

Dhotar Basic School has established two child-friendly classrooms. Panchakanya Basic School has converted all classrooms to child-friendly spaces. Indrawati Basic School has improved its office and classroom setups.

🤝 Regular Coordination Meetings

HoN organizes regular meetings with School Management Committee Chairpersons, Headmasters, school teams, and tuition teachers to share best practices, plan for student enrolment, and address issues.

🏆 Extracurricular Excellence

HoN provides support and prizes for extracurricular activities — essay writing, dance competitions, and quiz contests — motivating children to participate and excel beyond academics.

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