Our Health Education program has been offering scholarships to poor students from mountain areas. The scholarship which is being coordinated by Manakamana Scholarship Foundation focuses on producing highly skilled and educated medical experts to fill the gap in health sector in Himalaya communities.
Health clinics in remote villages often lack health professionals such as doctors, health assistants and nurses along with necessary equipment and resources. Health Education Scholarship aims to address this need in heath sector. The scholarships are being provided to Community Medical Assistant (CMA) and Assistant Nurse Midwife (ANM) students. These courses run for 18 months.
Till now, we successfully helped 8 students from remote Dhading and Rasuwa districts to become CMA and ANM certified health professionals. Currently 2 new students from Rasuwa have been selected for this yearly scholarship.
Students are selected based on their economic means and their talent. Priority is given to those students who come from poor and backward communities.
There are many more students who are on the waiting list to receive scholarship so that they can continue their higher studies. Due to limited number of scholarship, we have not been able to offer scholarships to all applicants.
If you would like to help us in offering Health Education scholarships to more students, or for direct donation and any other assistance, please contact us.
Education Sponsorship for School Children
Being one of the most remote districts in Nepal, Rasuwa ranks lowest in literacy. Children often drop out of school or stop their education because their parents cannot afford or have no financial capacity to cover school tuition fees. The problem is worse for parents of mentally retarded children, orphans and children with disabled parents. Many children who lost their parents in the devastating earthquake of April 2015 are also deprived of education.
There are over 50 children who need immediate sponsorship so they can continue their education. These children are now being looked after temporarily by their relatives, neighbours, and villagers who are already stretched financially. Many still have ended up doing child labor in nearby hotels and restaurants or as cattle grazer up in the cold Himalayan meadows to make a living.
The future of these poor children depend on how quickly they can be helped financially. You can directly sponsor education for these children through our Education Children for School Children program. We are now accepting education sponsorship and donations from kind hearted and compassionate people from all over the world.