Month: December 2013

  • A man on a mission

    Dorje Gurung’s story and his reason to travel to Qatar is nowhere similar to
    those of thousand Nepalese migrant workers but the fate he was met with was pretty much alike
    and astounding. A global teacher, Gurung, while his tenure as a Chemistry
    teacher at the reputed Qatar Academy was put behind the bars one fine day for
    the alleged insult he made towards
    Islam.  
    In a recent interview with The Kathmandu Post, Dorje Gurung retells his story of the
    bitter experience inside the Qatari jail, how he saw the harsh realities of numerous other Nepalese workers in the Gulf State unfold all at once to until now — where he is determined to ensure proper education along with COMMITTED for the underprivileged kids in Nepal to avoid any such scenario in the future.  
    Article published on The Kathmandu Post on December 27th, 2013.

  • Annual Summary Report of 2007

    2007 started with writing a grant
    application to the Rotary International to renovate the students and staff
    toilets, provide drinking water supply facility, build infirmary, and conduct
    health awareness programs at Kanya Mandir School. During the second half of
    2007, we began renovation of the computer lab with funds made available by
    primarily kind U.S. based Nepali individuals and concurrently submitted a grant
    request to the Western Union Foundation to purchase the equipment necessary for
    the project.

    More details at Annual Report- 2007

  • Annual Report Summary of 2008

    Budget for 2008

    Total Income US $27,507.89 and Total Expense US $17,213.96.

    For 2008, our focus was primarily spent towards the rehabilitation of Kanya Mandir School, the first girls’ school of Nepal.
    Following up on the needs assessment survey conducted in 2006, we implemented
    the Kanya Mandir Computer Literacy Project.
    During the second half of 2008, we
    acquired funding from Rotary International group to implement the Kanya Mandir
    Health and Sanitation Project. 
    More details at Annual Report- 2008

  • Annual Report Summary of 2009

    Budget for 2009

    COMMITTED Total Income -US $18,243.57 and Total Expense US $12,371.84


    A lot happened in 2009 — from building a drinking water supply system, renovating old toilets and
    building new ones in Kanya Mandir
    School to refurnishing the school’s science lab and library. 
    Support from United Parcel Service (UPS) enabled us in providing basic goods for Children at the
    Mother Theresa Orphanage in Kathmandu. We also initiated a project to help Sri
    Raithane Secondary School in Sindhupalchowk District to renovate existing
    facilities and provide basic critical infrastructure. Similarly, in
    collaboration with Open Learning Exchange (OLE), Nepal, we initiated a project
    to provide basic infrastructure and renovate classrooms for Sri Samaijee
    Prathmik Vidyalaya in Dandeldhura District. In 2009 we also conceptualized the
    Green Dream Initiative to reduce environmental impact in urban and semi-urban
    areas of Nepal.
    More details at Annual Report- 2009

  • Annual Report Summary of 2010

    Budget for 2010

    COMMITTED US: Total income US $19,240 and Total Expense US $14,248.
    COMMITTED Nepal: Total Income US $60,678 and Total Expense US $14,247.

    Our focus in 2010 was to serve the urban communities with little if not much stress in rural areas. We completed the Science Lab and Library Improvement for Kanya Mandir School during the first quarter of 2010. During the second half of 2010, we completed the Computer Literacy Project for Shanti Nikunj School in Maru Tole of Kathmandu. 
    Much of our concentration was spent towards fulfilling the prerequisites of our new program for 2011, “Social Business for Education” as a part of part of COMMITTED’s Sikchya Mero Adhikar (Education-My Right Campaign). 
    More details at Annual Report- 2010