ESTIMATED COSTS FOR NEPAL SCHOOLS (2009) Please note the new cost of most projects has increased by about 30% since last year due to the falling pound and inflation in Nepal. In general, prices for a project are estimated using the rate of exchange at the time of the costing. In Nepal and Sri Lanka the usual rate of exchange downwards against the GBP moves somewhat in line with inflation, and so the price in pounds of materials for projects, and labour, increases with the inflation and decreases equally with the exchange rate.
SHIVA Charity (UK) ... Promoting Education in Nepal and Sri Lanka. Regd. Number 1045197. 19 Daventry Rd, Knowle, BRISTOL BS41DQ, UK. E-mail bob@shivacharity.com
Sponsor one child (This applies to poor children in need of financial support, so they will not be pulled out of school by their parents and put to work. Girls are often pulled out of school to look after the family house and do farming work at the age of 10 or 11. Parents will give preferential treatment to a boy’s education. SHIVA Charity tries to address this problem with child sponsorship. Farming families earn £15 per month …. Some less, particularly in remote areas like Kent School.	£5 monthly
One bicycle (A bicycle is needed for students who live far away from their school, and do not have the money for transport, or there is no transport available.)	£60
One sewing machine and materials (A treadle sewing machine is ideal for poor families, who cannot afford to buy clothes. There are many inexpensive sewing machine training courses in Nepal and Sri Lanka)	£130
Six months resource pack for a nursery school with 45 children, including drawing books, paints, plasticine, puppets, coloured paper, rubber stamps, glue, scissors, coloured card, bead making, kite making, skipping ropes, balls, bats, puzzles, and Montessori educational toys.	£300 six monthly
One computer (Almost every school in Nepal and Sri Lanka lacks computers. They are easily bought new in both countries, and can be maintained. Sagar Computer Institute in Nepal, for instance, maintain all computers bought by SHIVA Charity.)	£250
A pair of swings, seesaw and slider for the playground area of a nursery school	£390
One nursery school teachers' yearly salary (In Sri Lanka nursery schools are mostly private, and they rely on fees from the parents. In Nepal, this also applies to the 40% nursery schools that are private (including the SHIVA Charity schools).	£480p.a.
A pair of toilets (outside) for a nursery school. This is often not present in smaller Nepal schools.	£600
One junior school teacher’s yearly salary (private school).	£600p.a.
One secondary school teacher’s yearly salary (private school).	£750p.a.
Adding or rebuilding an extra classroom (if physically possible) to a school, with concreted floor, and plastered walls.	£2600
Building one nursery school annexe or one separate nursery school (with equipment and uniform for the first year).	£6500
Running a nursery, kindergarten, to Class5 (equivalent to an infant + junior with 140 children) for one year, making the school free.	£4000p.a.
Building a nursery, KG to class5 school , as above.	£22,000
Building a computer and resource centre (This would normally be attached to a school, and built on school land).	£13,000
Building a teacher training centre in Nepal. (This would include a "model" Montessori style class room and teacher training room.). SHIVA Charity urgently need to start this project to improve the quality of teaching in Nepal!!	£26,000
Building a junior and Secondary school in Nepal, with science facilities, library, and computer room. (240 students)	£39,000
Running a junior and Secondary school (as above) per year (including teachers' salary, making the school free.)	£8,000p.a.