Our Partners

GAN has developed a number of valuable partners who it works with on a regular basis. We fundamentally believe that many organisations have shared objectives which can more efficiently and economically implemented through partnership and working together.

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GAN’s Main Partners

Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO)

GAN and VSO Nepal have been working in partnership since April 2002 and have undertaken a variety of joint activities in order to achieve shared objectives. As a Kathmandu-based NGO, working to support government schools, GAN is a key strategic partner of VSO Nepal. Our partnership began with Amelia's Shaw's placement with GAN as a Primary Education Adviser. The purpose of her placement is to:

• Raise standards of education in GAN's catchment area through development of skills of teachers, government educationalists and our own field staff
• Support the capacity building and organisational strengthening of GAN
• Building capacity and skills of individuals in key roles to improve the quality of education in GAN's catchment areas
• Developing, increasing capacity in awareness and participating in education

Further partnership activities are currently being developed. For example, discussion between GAN and VSO has identified a further common area of focus in the need to build the capacity of Head Teachers, school staff, parents and members of the community to ensure that schools can be effectively managed.

"It's clear that VSO and GAN share goals and purpose, and by working together we can being significantly greater value and increased impact then we could achieve working alone" Phillipa Ramsden Programme Director, VSO Nepal

Room to Read

Room to Read are an American INGO who has been working in Nepal predominantly in the areas of providing libraries and reading materials in communities throughout Nepal. We have been fortunate this year to have received a large number of books, teaching materials and posters on behalf of our Resource Centres and members schools.

Ministry of Education, Nepal

GAN has been working closely with the Ministry of Education for several years on our Teacher-Training programmes and Unit Resource Centres. We have recently received funding from them to implement an Early Childhood Development programme.

British Embassy, Kathmandu

The British Embassy helped fund a sanitation project in Kaski, one of our partner secondary schools, with GAN at the end of 2002, where the British Embassy provided financial and logistical support. We are hoping to receive further support from the British Embassy in Kathmandu during the next year.

Jerwood Charitable Foundation

The Jerwood Charitable Foundation have been generous enough to support our work in Nepal for three years, with a particular focus on our Teacher-Training programmes. Although predominantly an organisation which funds the arts, they have a special interest in Nepal as well, and we are most grateful to them for their support.

Young Star Club

The Young Star Club (YSC) has been working with GAN since 1996 when the charity was founded. Their main remit is on social work and youth development in Everest region, with a focus on hydro-electricity and micro-credit. YSC works with GAN to help administer the child sponsorship programme in the region, as well as the non-formal education programme of basic skills development that we have been running in the Thating community, one of the poorest in the district.

"Our friendsip with GAN is a very long one. They bought a ray of hope into a backward and untouchable community through sponsoring children and non-formal education" Buddhi Narayan Shrestha Chairperson, Young Star Club

Disabled Welfare Association

In 2003 we were pleased to initiate a relationship with the Disabled Welfare Association (Nepal), an organisation whose main activity is the upkeep and maintenance of ‘The Hope centre’, an institution that provides care, assistance, education and accommodation to 13 children whose parents are unable to provide for them.

Without an office in Nepal, the organisation has problems in monitoring the activities of the centre, which is where GAN has been able to assist. We are working closely with them at the moment to secure a long-term future for the children of the Hope Centre.

Need in Nepal

Need in Nepal are an umbrella organisation which was established with the intention of funding the activities of various charities and NGOs which work in Nepal. We have received funding from Need in Nepal historically to assist in the development of our Teacher-Training programmes

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