I will be trekking The Annapurna Circuit with Gulf for Good, including
Tilicho Lake (4919m) and Thorong La Pass (5416m) in Nepal in 17th to
29th May 2019.

I'm raising funds to build schools for the children of migrant labourers in brick kiln factories in Kathmandu. The project is in partnership with Street Child Nepal
https://www.street-child.co.uk/nepal

The Kathmandu Valleys brick making business is a major part of the Nepalese Economy and has rapidly expanded in the rebuilding efforts after the 2015 earthquake. There are currently approximately 1,100 brick kilns;
where over 175,000 workers migrate six months each year from 45
districts around the country, in search of seasonal work. Limited access
 to schools in the surrounding area often means that children miss out
on education during this period and often participate in informal
labour. It is often the youngest children who fail to attend school as
they are unable to travel to school unaccompanied whilst their parents
are working; this is especially the case in the brick kilns, where
accessing surrounding schools requires a walk of over an hour through
the hazardous grounds of the brick kiln. Recent research shows that of
the 60,000 children living in brick kilns, 66% of those children asked
during the brick making season said that they had never attended school.

The project aims to address the specific issues facing children at the
various brick kiln communities across the Bhaktapur district in the
Kathmandu Valley by establishing safe and secure schools. Each school
will serve the children of the migrant workers and the surrounding
catchment area where access to early childhood education, which is
critical for children, is severely limited at best. Each school will
include appropriate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities
including latrines, handwashing taps and drinking water that promote
high standards of health and hygiene amongst the children and the
community. Each school will comprise 1 classroom which will be fully
furnished with the furniture required such as cupboards, carpets, tables
 and so on.

Each school (serving 40 children) costs USD6,500 (AED24,000). This project
aims to fund a further two schools in the Bhaktapur district
(AED48,000).

For many, this will mean access to early years education in a safe, secure child-friendly environment for the first time.

While we love Just Giving, please note that 8% of the funds you donate here
will go to Just Giving in credit card and platform fees. Please donate
in other methods when you can:

1. Cash/Cheque - please contact admin@gulf4good.org to arrange.
Cheques should be written out to the "International Humanitarian City"

2. Bank Transfer can be made to the following account - please put "Nepal -
 Christie" as a reference, with the name being the person you are
sponsoring. Please also alert admin@gulf4good.org that you have done
this transfer so we can share the good news with the participant and
ensure safe receipt.

Account: INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN CITY

Account Number: 3707679336203

Bank Name: Emirates Islamic Bank

Bank Address: Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Swift code: MEBLAEAD

IBAN: AE840340003707679336203

Please note that 10% of your donation will go to the International
Humanitarian City's emergency preparedness and response work and 15%
will go to Gulf for Good for its sustainability. The rest will go to
Street Child Nepal.

This event is approved by the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department, license number 1809.

Learn more about Gulf for Good here: www.gulf4good.org