Background information about the project

Marybert School and Orphanage is situated in Kathmandu and is MSH’s pioneer project. At present there are approximately 100 children studying at the school and 23 of these children are living at the orphanage. MSH sponsors 17 children living at the Marybert orphanage. The sponsorship pays for their education, food, accommodation and sanitary living conditions.

In addition, MSH has built a library for the school and has donated many books. The library has a peaceful atmosphere and the books are clearly displayed.

MSH has also funded a bio-gas system that is complete and running very well. This has provided the orphanage with a gas to the kitchen for the 2 meals a day that they serve, and have been saving an expensive gas cylinder. The bio-gas system runs on human waste and has a 5 year guarantee that covers any faults. The engineer hired by MSH will ensure that the Marybert knows how the system works and how to maintain it.

Donation of a computer and installing of internet connection to Marybert School

MSH is always looking to improve educational standards and proposed that Marybert School is provided with a computer and an internet connection to enable the children to learn about ICT and to access the world outside Nepal through the internet. This has provided a link with Knightsbridge School’s J3 class to ensure that future correspondence between the 2 schools can be maintained. Other accessories include a webcam and a microphone so that Marybert School can communicate live with Knightsbridge school. Mysmallhelp has also donated a scanner so that their work and pictures can be sent to the children at Knightsbridge School and a printer to print off pictures from the computer. More software can be donated in the future and the children will be able to learn how to use it.

MSH Nepal’s goal is to help improve the educational standard of the children of Marybert School by providing a computer, internet connection, a webcam and microphone for live communication, a scanner and a printer for sending children’s work and pictures to the Knightsbridge School and printing out any photos that are received or taken.

Our Progress So Far:

The children have learned how to use the mouse, became more familiar with the computer and its components. The children gained experience speaking English well and have gotten confident from speaking with the children from UK. They have printed their photos from the computer and pasted them on the wall. They feel privileged and happy to be able to learn valuable computer skills with the help of MySmallHelp and Knightsbridge School.

Even though there has not been much communication between the two schools, the children at the orphanage have been able to gain useful experience in using computers. Occasionally they have been entertained by movies, computer games and printing their materials like drawings and poems.

The children have shown much eagerness and interest to learn more about computers. Mysmallhelp appointed one teacher for 3 months for this project; however because of the enthusiasm shown by the children the teacher is happy to continue teaching the children computer for at least another 3 months.