{"id":3115,"date":"2017-05-18T04:30:03","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T04:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/?page_id=3115"},"modified":"2020-07-08T11:45:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T17:45:48","slug":"dadagaun","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/completed-partnerships\/dadagaun\/","title":{"rendered":"Dadagaun"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dadagaun is an isolated, mountainous village in Nepal with a large ethnic minority population and historically limited opportunities for education and income-generation. In this small village lives the incredibly ambitious and visionary Dhorje Tamang. Dhorje began teaching in Dadagaun Village when he was just 16 years old, out of a small tent in his backyard with hardly any materials or support. After decades of hard work, Dhorje\u2019s dreams have become a reality; he is now the principal of Bal Vikas Samaj, the only school in Dadagaun, with all the local children regularly receiving high-quality education and the entire village rallying behind them.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe future of Nepal is in the hands of our children\u2026 the future of our children is in the hands of our teachers.\u201d <\/span><\/i>– Shree Bal Vikas Samaj School in Dadagaun\u2019s philosophy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> After the earthquake in 2015, which affected 90% of the homes in Dadagaun, GoPhilanthropic knew the best way to contribute to recovery efforts was to get funds directly into the hands of villagers and community leaders, which led us to partner with Dadagaun Village and Dhorje\u2019s incredible school.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> During our partnership, the GoPhil community supported the village in the following key ways:<\/span><\/p>\nWORKING IN PARTNERSHIP<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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