Today, I wrote to the Everest of Apples charity in Japan, which is a unique effort to utilize community to help another community. Basically, it is designing a community-based charity model in Japan and helping community-based educatinal and development model in Hetauda, Nepal. Here is a little introduction on them:
"Everest of Apples was founded in 2002 as a nonsectarian charitable organization by the JETs of Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Everest of Apples (E of A) focuses its efforts primarily on the Prajwal School, a unique nonprofit primary school in Nepal.
E of A suppports the Prajwal School in close cooperation with NEST, a nonprofit organization in Nepal. We chose to work with NEST because of their proven commitment to addressing such important issues as gender inequality, high illiteracy rates, and poor educational standards in general. On a very basic level, E of A and NEST share both the belief that education is a right for all, and the vision of a more equitable future.
Our support of the Prajwal School is funded entirely by charitable donations, the majority of which come from members of the JET Program residing in Aomori Prefecture, Japan."
CHILDREN! EDUCATION! EQUALITY
What a wonderful vision to look forward to and work for!
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