IDP Education Student Service Pledges NPR 4 Million for Child Education and Health Treatment

Kathmandu. IDP Education Student Service has decided to spend 4 million rupees under its corporate social responsibility for the education of children dependent on Manav Sewa Ashram and the treatment of rescued and rehabilitated individuals from Kathmandu. Of this, 2.7 million rupees will be spent on children's education and 1.3 million rupees on the necessary healthcare of rescued individuals. A tripartite agreement was signed on Friday between the Social Development Department of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, represented by its chief Samiksha Niroula, IDP's Country Director Kabir Khadgi, and Manav Sewa Ashram's Chairman Ramji Adhikari, in the presence of Kathmandu Metropolitan City's Acting Mayor Sunita Dangol and Social Committee Coordinator Ramkumar KC.

On the occasion of the agreement, IDP's Country Director Khadgi handed over a check of 2.12 million rupees to Manav Sewa Ashram's Chairman Adhikari, comprising the first installment of 1.08 million rupees for the education program and 1.04 million rupees for the health program.

At the agreement ceremony, Acting Mayor Dangol stated that as the participation of the private sector increases in the process of building Kathmandu as a city based on humanity, the goals are becoming result-oriented. Social Committee Coordinator KC said that this corporate social responsibility program has elevated the stature of the private sector.

IDP's Country Director Khadgi mentioned that the support will be continued after evaluating the impact of the first year. Similarly, Ashram Chairman Adhikari assured that the funds will be spent solely on the objectives for which the support has been received.

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City will monitor this program, which will be funded by IDP's Corporate Social Responsibility Fund. The Ashram will implement the program. The objective of the agreement is to provide assistance for the health and education of the poor, disabled, homeless, and physically weak individuals.

Under the program, funds will be spent to improve learning and results by providing school fees, uniforms, learning materials, and other necessary support for uninterrupted access to education for school-going children under the care of Manav Sewa Ashram.

The Ashram currently operates children's homes in Butwal, Hetauda, and Gorkha. A total of 155 children, including 91 boys and 64 girls, are dependent on these operating ashrams. Among them, 120 children are of school-going age. They are studying in both private and community schools. Thirty-five individuals have intellectual disabilities and various other disabilities, requiring care within the ashram.

The health program will cover the treatment and provision of medicines for the physical and mental health of all types of individuals rescued and rehabilitated. The goal is to increase access to healthcare for helpless and destitute individuals by treating chronic diseases, mental health conditions, and age-related illnesses.

Individuals rescued from the streets of Kathmandu are housed in seven different branches. These branches accommodate 505 individuals, including 176 women, 323 men, and six children. Among those residing, 221 are in the Raniban branch, 23 in the Holding Center, 82 in the Screening Center, 42 in Dhunibesi, 50 in Samakhushi, 45 in Lalitpur, and 42 in Bhaktapur.