Nepal is a small country tucked between the massive shoulders of India and China and offers the wealth of culture and beauty that only the Himalayas can provide. According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Nepal ranks 138 out of 169 countries on the 2010 Human Development Index. This is a combination of life expectancy, literacy, education and living standards.

Even though an estimated 41% of the population are undernourished (World Food Program 2010), the people still offer the most magnificent smiles and guests in this country are warmly welcomed.

It is a country where 54% of the population live below the International Poverty Line of less than $1.25 US per day (WFP 2010) and the literacy rate is only 58% (World Bank 2008). Children are deprived of their basic right to education due to poverty and underdeveloped infrastructure Therefore, there exist socio-economic problems such as child and bonded labor, girl trafficking and discrimination against women and female children.

Founded in 2003 by Mr. Govinda Raj Pahari who has been involved in social work projects reaching back over the past 20 years. He is also the proprietor of The Butterfly Lodge which has served the tourist industry for more than 25 years and allocates a portion of the profits from the lodge to support the works of the foundation.

Playing an active, positive role in the community, serving on many local committees along with being chairperson for the local branch of the Red Cross, he is a well respected and trusted individual, both within Nepal and International community.

He envisions using the Butterfly Foundation to help ease the situation of poor and underprivileged, children from the lowest caste and families from Pokhara and the surrounding districts.The focus is at the grass root level to improve and support childcare centers, ensuring the education of the future generations of Nepal.

Butterfly Foundation Nepal is dedicated to social developement through supporting the family unit by providing social service resources and financial/material assistance, enabling the children to access their basic right of education.

Your spoonsorship will directly enable children to take advantage of alternative opportunities and break the cycle of poverty and oppression.

OBJECTIVES

• To campaign against illiteracy and facilitate disadvantaged children's access to public and private education (school sponsorship) .
• To provide pre-school age children with a safe learning and play environment (child care centres) .
• To practically assist underfunded public care and education provision units in Pokhara .
• To campaign against adult illiteracy and unemployment and boost families livelihoods (adult literacy courses; adult practical skills training courses; micro-loans) .
• To expand BFN's capacity to encompass provision of tailor-made services to local street children .
• To establish and maintain good working relationships with organisations campaigning for similar causes .
• To support local initiatives relevant to BFN's work.
• To promote a clean and healthy habitat by supplying water and sanitation facilities in deprived areas of Pokhara.

STRATEGIC APPROACH

• Acquire funding and equipment enabling the development and delivery of sustainable projects .
• Recruit skilled volunteers for BFN's volunteering programme and thus boost BFN's human resources .
• Establish and cooperate with partner organisations outside Nepal with a view to securing additional funding and increasing BFN's organisational capacity .
• Increase local, national and international awareness through advocacy and campaigning.
• Lobby the government to improve public service provision.

VALUES

• NON-DISCRIMINATION: Nepal's people represent multiple religions, ethnicities, cultures and beliefs. While at the BFN we celebrate Nepal's diversity, we oppose and denounce provision of differential treatment based on a person's origin, caste, religion, ethnicity, gender, etc. It is our conviction that the unequivocal rule of non-discrimination is the core of a strong, thriving society. .



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