About Us
Introduction
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FradsNepal is a rural based community Non-Governmental organization focused on developing the livelihood
of the local community of remote villages in Nepal.
- Currently, the projects are undergoing in the Ramechhap district, Janakpur zone for the sustainabilty of the local community.
Background
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In 1988, a German teacher, Dr. Walter Limberg, came to Nepal with his wife, Ursala Limberg, to visit the
Everest
camp. On his way back from a visit to the Everest camp, he visited the school at Bamti Bhandar in
Ramechhap
district through a local social worker. When he heard and understood about the condition of the school,
he
promised to help the students there, and at the beginning, he helped about 100 financially weak
students.
- After that, he brought a large team from Germany to visit Nepal every year and continued to help with other problems in Bamti Bhandar village along with education. He provided great assistance for the construction of school buildings, teaching posts, drinking water, toilets, school uniforms, stationery, scholarships for higher education and sports materials. At that time, with his help, 3,000 students were provided with school uniforms and warm clothes annually.
- Between 1988 and 2005, 35 primary schools were built in Dolakha and Ramechhap with his help, in which more than 150 teachers were enrolled. A state-of-the-art hospital with MBBS doctors was constructed and managed at Bamti Bhandar. Similarly, 5 health institutions were established and health workers were also provided. To keep the orphaned children, all the arrangements including education, food, and clothes were made for them.
Establishment of FRADS Nepal
Gradually, the scope of the program grew. To conduct the program systematically and effectively and to make foreign assistance more transparent and dignified, in the year 2006, on the initiative of Dr. Walter Limberg, FRADS Nepal was established. A total of seven people including social workers, teachers, intellectuals, etc. had registered the organization at the District Administration Office in Kathmandu with the vision of establishing a sustainable development, educated and prosperous society. In the same year, the organization was also affiliated with the Social Welfare Council. At present, the organization has …. ordinary members out of which …… are women, ….. are Dalits and …… are tribals. The main objective of this organization is to empower the marginalized communities in society through quality education, rights and sustainable living. Its head office is at New Baneshwor, Kathmandu and its field office is at Bamti, Ramechhap. So far, FRADS Nepal has provided various services to more than 40,000 households through its various activities.
The partnership of FRADS Nepal
After retiring from his school, an organization was established in Germany by Dr. Walter Limberg under his leadership called Kinder Von Bhandar, and later from the same organization, FRADS Nepal started receiving financial support to run various community development programs. In the year 2013, Dr. Walter had left the organization due to his old age and handed over the leadership to others. Due to the inability of the organization to mobilize sufficient financial support under the leadership of others, the programs conducted by the FRADS Nepal were cut off and the teachers who had been teaching for a long time were also given farewell making a Golden handshake.
In 2015, when Kinder Von Bhandar failed to raise enough funds, it supported FRADS Nepal to coordinate and partner with the Child Aid Network Foundation (CAN), Germany (current donor organization). After the catastrophic earthquake of 2072 BS destroyed all the physical structures built in the past, 10 schools were rebuilt with the financial support of CAN. Also, a Kinder house which was assisted by Dr. Walter Limberg to establish has been established into a Community Montessori Center with the financial support of CAN since 2019, where children are studying with state-of-the-art management.