Feasibility Analysis

It is our hope that the project will provide opportunities for the Chepang to elevate themselves from extreme poverty.  Similar projects conducted in other Nepal locations have resulted in transformative change.  Only time will tell if we will be successful, but we assure you that we will work diligently to make the dream come true. 

This is a key question that Ten Friends always asks prior to starting a new project or program.

The project was initiated by the Shree Pipal Bhanjyang Secondary School in Dhading, Nepal.  The school and the local community are in the best position to determine what is necessary as part of the project in order to assure its success.  

This is a key question that Ten Friends always asks prior to starting a new project or program.

The Shree Pipal Bhanjyang Secondary School will operate the hostel. All activities will be managed by the school’s administration, while Ten Friends / donors will provide the necessary funding to support them. If the school can get financial support from the local government or other non-profit organizations, charities, and foundations, the budget would be shared.  

An assessment of this question will be made by the Ten Friends Board of Directors. 

It is the intent of the project that there will be little impact to other core Ten Friends projects including the Himalayan Education Center, the Hopeful Home Orphanage, the Tilahi Community projects, and the Villages Library Project.  The Chepang project will have a separate fund-raising effort that will be focused on individuals and major project contributors such as foundations, other non-profit organizations, and corporate / business sponsors. 

In the past Ten Friends has adopted a strategy of relying on other established non-profit organizations.  We approach this project with the same principal. It is clear that working with the local school and other Nepal based NGOs will benefit us in this endeavor.  

 We are hopeful that based on our successful track record for conducting projects since 2005 and the relationships that we have developed, that we can meet our fund-raising requirements. We will only dedicate funds to the project once we are assured of our ability of raising funds for this and other on-going projects

We will launch this project only when we are assured that the project can be sustained on a long-term basis. We plan to create project reserves which can be used / drawn down as needs arise.

Based on discussions with locals in the area, we feel that this project offers a lot of promise.  This project will hopefully be able to help break the cycle of poverty for the area.

A governance model, that's a term taken right out of western culture.  We are of the opinion that the school and members of the Chepang will take it upon themselves to determine best on how to proceed. They have been doing so for generations, and it will be important to allow them to continue to work within their culture and historic patterns on how to develop and administer the new school hostel.

The answer is yes.  Several school hostels have been successfully implemented and operate in Nepal. Importantly, the provincial and local governments have been supportive of those projects.