Our Community Partners
CLCR is constantly on the look out for organisations of any size to support the projects it works so hard to realise. If you would like to get involved as an organisation and sponsor a specific project, then please do not hesitate to call or email us. Pat Price, the CEO and founder of CLCR, would love to hear from you!We at CLCR, have formed many positive relationships with Australian and Nepali organisations that are enthusiastic to help CLCR achieve social change and create opportunity for those in need through its projects. Below is an outline of the organisations that through utilisation of their facilities and services by tourists, particularly Australians, financially contribute to CLCR’s projects in some way.
The Global Development Group (GDG)
CLCR is proud to be a partner for project J537 CLCR HCA Nepali School Project with Global Development Group (ABN 57 102 400 993), an AusAID approved NGO carrying out quality humanitarian projects with approved partners to relieve poverty and provide long term solutions. Global Development Group takes responsibility for the project according to AusAID rules, providing a governance role and assisting in the areas of planning, monitoring, evaluating and auditing to ensure that project J537 CLCR HCA Nepali School Project is carried out to Australian requirements. Tax deductible receipts for donations made by organisations, individuals and businesses in Australia (and the U.S.A.) for all our school project aid and education development activities in Nepal – as part of this approved aid and development project J537 CLCR HCA Nepali School Project – will be issued by Global Development Group (and GDGUSA). For more information visit:
W: www.globaldevelopment.org.au
The KGH Chain of Hotels and Resorts, Nepal
Park Village Hotel Resort and Spa, Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, Nepal
We have formed a valuable partnership with the Kathmandu Guest House (KGH), situated in the heart of Kathmandu’s tourist region - one of Nepal’s oldest hotels and part of our existing Nepali support network of the KGH Chain of Hotels. CLCR and our Heartland school will receive a donation for every guest, volunteer or contact associated with CLCR as part of this partnership. For contact details regarding accommodation, air port pick and tourist activities in Nepal, please don't hesitate to contact:Uttam Phuyal, the KGH Operations Manager
Email: uttam@ktmgh.com
This picturesque hotel is situated just below the beautiful Shivapuri National Park on the outskirts of KTM, and is ideal for tourists who are keen to see the sights of Kathmandu but enjoy the peace and quiet of nature. With great food, service and facilities CLCR is proud to be associated with Park Village Hotel Resort and Spa.
We have also partnered with Park Village for our 2009 Social Ventures Tours initiative, which combines education and spirituality through the coordination of a day tour in which visitors to Nepal get the opportunity to visit HCA and specific cultural venues of Kathmandu that hold cultural significance. For more details on our SVT Program in Nepal please see our projects page.
W: www.kghhotels.com
Pilgrims Book House, Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
Pilgrims book house and restaurant is a major chain of book sellers, publishers and exporters operating within Nepal and India. Pilgrims helps support CLCR's projects in the following ways:
- Supplying of books, stationary and handicraft materials through donation and at discount rates for the School project and ashram school libraries
- Through the provision of voucher donations for CLCR supporters who wish to purchase vouchers for the use of CLCR within Pilgrims
- Through the promotion of the HCA School project from within their stores.
Below are the contact details of Pilgrims Book Houses in Kathmandu, or if you wish to speak to CLCR directly about these offers you can locate our details via the contacts page.
Contact name and Office Manager: Richa Maharajan
Phone: (977-1) 4700942
Email: pilgrims@wlink.com.np
W: www.pilgrimsbooks.com
UNESCO, Nepal
UNESCO is the technical body officially coordinated by the United Nations within Nepal. CLCR have partnered with UNESCO primarily to help coordinate ongoing teacher training and professional development workshops specifically for the teachers of the school and of other schools in Nepal. Mainly to improve upon the current level of teaching within Nepali schools in an effort to lift the quality of education provided for the children of the country.
The Women's Foundation of Nepal (WFN)
CLCR have paired with WFN in an effort to better coordinate educational opportunities specifically for the young women of Nepal. The founder of this organisation also acts as CLCR's and HCA's Corporate Relations Manager in Nepal. We utilise both CLCR and WFN as two of the main fund raising arms for the school project and its activities.To find out more about how this organisation works with CLCR or if you would like to donate to CLCR through this organisation here are the contact details:
General Secretary: Bandita Thapa
Phone: (977-1) 4425862
Email: thapabandta@hotmail.com
W: www.womenepal.org
Currambena Primary and Preschool Sydney, Australia
Currambena is an Australian Democratic School offering education from preschool through to the end of primary school. It has been formally operating as an alternative educational facility to children throughout Sydney and Australia for over 40 years. Currambena is affiliated with the HCA and CLCR’s Nepali School Project as a Sister School. Currambena actively supports the school through fundraising events, advertising the school within its newsletters, providing resources and financial support for student scholarships and infrastructural development.
205 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove, NSW, Australia, 2066
Ph: (02) 9427 0644
W: www.currambena.nsw.edu.au
Australasian Association of Progressive and Alternative Education (AAPAE)
AAPAE is a registered Australian education-based association that helps represent and promote alternative education, schools and institutions within the Australasian region. AAPAE is also a CLCR Community Partner and supporter, helping to promote holistic education and the creation of life changing opportunities to children throughout the world through collaboration and promotion of specific CLCR projects.
AAPAE President: Cecelia Bradley
Email: cecelia.b@bigpond.com
W: www.aapae.edu.au
Future Sense Limited: with Gap Guru and
Mondo-Challenge Volunteer Programs
Future Sense are a UK based group who specialise in offering specific programs based upon providing people with the opportunity to do volunteer work in specific fields (such as education or the environment, etc) and communities around the world. They currently offer two brands of volunteer program: 'Mondo-Challenge' which is seen as a provider of placements for people taking a mid-career break and 'Gap Guru' which works more with university students taking a gap year either before or after university.
CLCR has partnered with Future Sense through our Community Partnership Scheme (CPS) in an effort to open the door for more volunteers/ teachers from Future Sense to come to Nepal and teach within HCA, thus giving them valuable experience and greatly adding to the learning and educational environment at HCA for both our students and teachers.
For more details on their programs or to contact Future Sense directly to speak about potential opportunities for volunteer placements, please visit their website:
Below are a few pictures of our first Future Sense volunteers to visit HCA, Anna and Mark who were with us during 2009:
W: www.gapguru.com
Nepalese Forum for Human Rights and Peoples Democracy (NEHURIPD)
NEHURIPD is an Australian based Nepali not-for-profit organisation focused on providing protection of human rights in Nepal and ensuring welfare of the Nepalese community around the world but specifically in Australia. CLCR has formed a link with NEHURIPD through its CP Scheme in an effort to increase its base of support for its Nepali projects, promote human rights in Nepal, coordinate together in fund raising events and continue to provide opportunity for the many underprivileged children in Nepal.
For more details regarding NEHURIPD please visit their website:
W: www.nehuripd.org.au
APC-International
APC are a French INGO that are currently working in Nepal t o provide street kids throughout Nepal with opportunities for shelter, food, socialisation and educational opportunities through their programs. APC take a holistic approach to providing welfare and care for the underprivileged children and population sectors they work with, taking kids from the street and supporting them through adolescence and beyond. We have linked with APC to provide further educational and hostel support at HCA to the children within their care, below is a picture of Rajesh who joined us from APC in 2009. In this picture he is participating in our Agricultural Skill Development Program (HAP).
W: www.apc-nepal.org
The Rotary Club of Lane Cove,
Australia and Budhanilkantha, Nepal
CLCR has received financial support from the Rotary Club of
Lane Cove, Australia and has also formed a working relationship and
matching grant partnership with the Rotary Club of Budhanilkantha,
Kathmandu, Nepal. Our partnership with these two clubs is based upon
coordinating programs that provide resource based support, long term
student scholarship funding, teacher and vocational training programs
for the underprivileged Nepali population sectors we are supporting.
The Australian Foundation for the Peoples
of Asia and the Pacific (AFAP)
The Australian Foundation for the Peoples of Asia and the Pacific (AFAP) is an Australian non-religious, non-political non-government organization (NGO) that strives to alleviate hardship and promote environmental objectives worldwide. CLCR and AFAP have partnered in an effort to support education for the underprivileged children of Nepal.
W: www.afap.org
CLCR has recently partnered with the Westpac Our Community online donations scheme aimed at providing an extra fund raising activity and opportunities for more individuals, groups and organisations to support our Nepali aid and development activities, but specifically our HCA Project. Through online donations, just click on the 'Make a Donation'buttons throughout the website to make a secure tax deductible donation today and help us change Nepali lives forever.
W: www.ourcommunity.com.au
3P Learning and Mathletics
3P Learning is the global leader in online Mathematics learning for school-aged students with over one million students inspired by our resources. Our mission is to engage every student every day with a personalised, responsive, intelligent and challenging learning resource that inspires a delight in Mathematics and an innate drive to achieve better results. CLCR has partnered with 3P to bring this program to every Nepali student and teacher within its Heartland School Project and school computer lab, this on-line initiative is part of our long term commitment to lifting the education rate of Nepal’s future.
W: www.mathletics.com.au
Room to Read
Room to Read partners with local communities throughout the developing world to provide quality educational opportunities by establishing libraries, creating local language children’s literature, constructing schools, providing education to girls and establishing computer labs. CLCR has partnered with RtR to help support the development of our Heartland School library, resources and more recently with our librarian attending a series of professional development workshops coordinated by RtR based on enhancing the library and reading experiences for all students within Heartland.
W: www.roomtoread.org
Lions Club of Lane Cove, Sydney
Lions Clubs have a long history of providing relief and humanitarian aid to many underprivileged communities on an international scale. Lane Cove Lions Club is a newly formed club set up to support initiatives of local and international benefit to specific causes and disenfranchised groups around the world. CLCR has partnered with the Lane Cove Lions Club as a local community partner to Support its aid and educational development programs through its Heartland School project, specifically the provision of teacher training and resource development for the schools students. Their support thus far will positively benefit over 270 Nepali children on a daily basis. The Lane Cove Club is always looking for members, in kind support and donations for their projects and can be contacted via the following details:
Stephen Fitzpatrick, President: 0416 166 229
Nikki Gibson, Treasurer: 0401 917 970
Nepali Australian Association (NAA)
NAA have partnered with CLCR to provide educational scholarship support to a growing number of underprivileged children at HCA. NAA are a passionate group of Australian based Nepali’s dedicated to providing educational support to as many Nepali children as possible.
Help Nepal Network (HeNN)
Help Nepal Network (HeNN) is a global charity with registered chapters in Nepal, UK, Australia and the US. Committed to providing health and education to the needy communities in Nepal with a focus on remote areas.
HeNN and CLCR have joined as partners to support both organisations aid and educational development initiatives in Nepal. CLCR and HeNN hold a joint fundraising and promotions dinner event each year which acts as a major source of funds for both organisations.