From Rubble to Classrooms: Supporting Rural Education
For children in remote areas of Nepal, the journey back to education after the 2015 earthquake is still ongoing. In close collaboration with the Fort Collins Rotary After Work Club, we are actively working to bridge this gap.
Our mission is twofold:
Reconstruction: Providing earthquake-resistant schools where students can learn safely.
Resources: Supplying critical, often unavailable, school supplies to students in these rural villages.
See the communities you are supporting:
Setidevi School - Kisine Village
Siddheswor Aadharbhut School - Hattitar Manthali Village
Deuralitar Village School
A single donation provides the stability of a new classroom and the tools needed to learn.
Donate now to bring stability and supplies to these vital village schools.
Setidevi School in the Kisine Village, Ramechhop District, Nepal
The Equalizer: Funding Education in Kisine Village
The community of Kisine Village (Ramechhap District) is defined by deep-seated challenges: widespread poverty, the trauma of the 2015 earthquake, and systemic marginalization. For 125 lower-caste families, college is a distant dream and even basic primary school is a financial burden.
Despite these odds, 97 determined students (K-5) attend Setidevi School, with some facing a two-hour walk from neighboring villages.
Our Mission is Clear: Eliminate the Barriers.
While the physical school structure was rebuilt by the Fort Collins Rotary After Work Club after the devastation, the ongoing financial need is critical. Empowering Opportunities steps in to cover the costs that keep children out of the classroom.
We provide the comprehensive support needed for every student to attend:
Educational supplies.
Required school fees.
Uniform scholarships.
This support is life-changing. It ensures that their potential is limited only by their ability to learn, not by their family's income.
Help us break the cycle of poverty for these 97 young lives.
Siddheswor Aadharbhut School - Hattitar Manthali Village in Ramechhop District
Rebuilding Stability: The Lifeline of Hattitar Manthali Village
The children attending Siddheswor Aadharbhut School carry burdens no child should face. Of the 119 students (Nursery–Class 5), 27 have lost their fathers to the years of internal conflict, and the entire community suffered immense loss during the 2015 earthquake, which killed six students.
In 2017, Empowering Opportunities, alongside the Fort Collins Rotary After Work Club, intervened to replace the damaged classrooms and end the need for children to study in open-air, temporary structures.
The school building we rebuilt for the 79 families in this village is critical for resilience:
It is a safe, permanent learning center.
It serves as emergency shelter during natural disasters.
It functions as a community hub for local cooperative meetings.
Your contribution ensures that these vulnerable children and their families have a secure place to learn, gather, and shelter.
Deuralitar (Jhagarpur) Village School in the Sindhuli District
Rewriting the Future for Girls
The Deuralitar (Jhagarpur) Village School in Sindhuli District is a powerful example of how targeted support can achieve true gender equity.
When our partners, the Fort Collins Rotary After Work Club, first intervened here in 2013, the majority of the approximately 60 students were boys. The reason was heartbreakingly simple: older girls were held back from school to manage chores, and many missed classes entirely during their menstrual cycle due to the lack of sanitary products (forcing them to use rags) and the absence of functional bathrooms.
Turning Crisis into Opportunity
This school, thankfully undamaged by the 2015 earthquake, immediately became a lifesaving medical clinic for surrounding communities. Following the disaster, Empowering Opportunities stepped in to address the critical gaps preventing girls from learning:
Safety & Dignity: We renovated a second classroom and, crucially, installed dedicated toilets for girls.
Attendance: We provide reusable sanitary pads (made by a local women's empowerment center), ensuring girls no longer have to miss school for hygiene reasons.
The result is transformative: Today, the student body has more than doubled to over 150 students, and we are proud to say that most of them are girls!
EO is fiercely committed to achieving gender equity from primary school onward. Your donation directly supports this success story, keeping vulnerable girls healthy, dignified, and educated.
