Scholarship Update
PAHAD Scholarship
This year, we added eight more children to our scholarship programme. That gives us 27 students now, and they represent Solukhumbu, Dolakha, Sindhupalchok, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Dhading, Kaski, Syangja and Doti districts.
Information about the newly selected batch of PAHAD scholars is given below:
Girls (4):
Jal Maya Praja, Grade 4, Orbang Primary School, Benighat, Dhading
Sharmila Thami, Grade 5, Khageshwori Lower Secondary School, Ghorthali, Sindhupalchok
Suk Maya Tamang, Grade 6, Saraswati Primary School, Pokhara, Kaski
Pooja Tamang, Grade 4, Madan Smarak High School, Pulchowk, Lalitpur
Boys (4):
Bibek Kathayat, Grade 6, Sitaram Higher Secondary School, Uchchakot, Doti
Surya Sahi, Grade 4, Dolagiri Secondary School, Changu Narayan, Bhaktapur
Hem Bahadur Thami, Grade 4, Tikhatal Primary School, Bhimeshwor, Dolakha
Sujan Praja, Grade 4, Pathalini Primary School, Gajuri, Dhading
Suk Maya Tamang was selected in place of former PAHAD scholar, Kavita Shrestha, who won a scholarship to Pestalozzi Asian Village in 2005. However, Kavita still remains an honorary PAHAD scholar!
This year, we added eight more children to our scholarship programme. That gives us 27 students now, and they represent Solukhumbu, Dolakha, Sindhupalchok, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Dhading, Kaski, Syangja and Doti districts.
Information about the newly selected batch of PAHAD scholars is given below:
Girls (4):
Jal Maya Praja, Grade 4, Orbang Primary School, Benighat, Dhading
Sharmila Thami, Grade 5, Khageshwori Lower Secondary School, Ghorthali, Sindhupalchok
Suk Maya Tamang, Grade 6, Saraswati Primary School, Pokhara, Kaski
Pooja Tamang, Grade 4, Madan Smarak High School, Pulchowk, Lalitpur
Boys (4):
Bibek Kathayat, Grade 6, Sitaram Higher Secondary School, Uchchakot, Doti
Surya Sahi, Grade 4, Dolagiri Secondary School, Changu Narayan, Bhaktapur
Hem Bahadur Thami, Grade 4, Tikhatal Primary School, Bhimeshwor, Dolakha
Sujan Praja, Grade 4, Pathalini Primary School, Gajuri, Dhading
Suk Maya Tamang was selected in place of former PAHAD scholar, Kavita Shrestha, who won a scholarship to Pestalozzi Asian Village in 2005. However, Kavita still remains an honorary PAHAD scholar!
Additionally, POCT has kindly agreed to sponsor Pooja Tamang, Hem Bahadur Thami and Sujan Praja through PAHAD. We are grateful to POCT for their generosity.
POCT Scholarship
PestalozziWorld is currently sponsoring students at Budhanilkantha School in Kathmandu and Sitaram Higher Secondary School in Doti in Far West Nepal, through Pestalozzi Overseas Trust (POCT). Bhaba Thami, the PAHAD secretary, is the POCT Coordinator for Nepal, who is closely involved with the student selection at both these schools.
The names of new POCT scholars, selected this year, are as follows:
For Budhanilkatha School (Class 4)
Astha Shahi, Kalikot
Lokendra Sunar, Surkhet
Manorama Chaudhary, Dang
Rajan Rana, Baglung
Nabina Lama, Kathmandu
Nikita Kalyan, Siraha
For Sitaram Higher Secondary School (Class 6)
Tap Raj Pujara
Basanta Bahadur Auji
Laxmi Kumari Balayar
Durga Kumari Bohara
Yashoda Kumari Bhatta
Janaki Kumari Bhul
Kailash Budha Air
Hikmat Bahadur Bohara
Asian Village Scholarship
Phuntsok Tashi and Cheme Palden of the Pestalozzi Asian Village visited Kathmandu in June to select new students for the third batch, who will be ready to start in September 2006. On 9 June, they tested and interviewed the candidates pre-selected by PAHAD members. The venue for selection was generously provided by the Malpi International College, as in previous years.
The first and second batch students from the Asian Village are now home for summer holiday. During their stay in Kathmandu, Phuntsok and Cheme, together with some PAHAD members, made home visits to the Asian Village students.
On 11 June, PAHAD members hosted a lunch party in Phuntsok and Cheme's honour, at a lovely Thakali restaurant in Durbar Marg.
PestalozziWorld is currently sponsoring students at Budhanilkantha School in Kathmandu and Sitaram Higher Secondary School in Doti in Far West Nepal, through Pestalozzi Overseas Trust (POCT). Bhaba Thami, the PAHAD secretary, is the POCT Coordinator for Nepal, who is closely involved with the student selection at both these schools.
The names of new POCT scholars, selected this year, are as follows:
For Budhanilkatha School (Class 4)
Astha Shahi, Kalikot
Lokendra Sunar, Surkhet
Manorama Chaudhary, Dang
Rajan Rana, Baglung
Nabina Lama, Kathmandu
Nikita Kalyan, Siraha
For Sitaram Higher Secondary School (Class 6)
Tap Raj Pujara
Basanta Bahadur Auji
Laxmi Kumari Balayar
Durga Kumari Bohara
Yashoda Kumari Bhatta
Janaki Kumari Bhul
Kailash Budha Air
Hikmat Bahadur Bohara
Asian Village Scholarship
Phuntsok Tashi and Cheme Palden of the Pestalozzi Asian Village visited Kathmandu in June to select new students for the third batch, who will be ready to start in September 2006. On 9 June, they tested and interviewed the candidates pre-selected by PAHAD members. The venue for selection was generously provided by the Malpi International College, as in previous years.
The first and second batch students from the Asian Village are now home for summer holiday. During their stay in Kathmandu, Phuntsok and Cheme, together with some PAHAD members, made home visits to the Asian Village students.
On 11 June, PAHAD members hosted a lunch party in Phuntsok and Cheme's honour, at a lovely Thakali restaurant in Durbar Marg.


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