BrITE Foundation sponsors entire classroom
The BrIte Foundation surprised us : € 9,896,- Thank You BrITE Foundation The BrIte Foundation surprised us by sponsoring a complete classroom. €9,896,- How cool is that. Thanks to this generous donation, construction can now start soon. We informed Krishna and team about this, which immediately resulted in a thank you […]
Record Donation !!
an amount of €15,000 We were pleasantly surprised with the message we received from the secretary of the Interchurch 40-day action Laren-Blaricum-Eemnes. “We are pleased to inform you that the proceeds of the Interdenominational 40-day action Laren-Blaricum-Eemnes 2020, despite the Corona vicissitudes, proved to be sufficient to raise the Ton Memorial School Sailung Foundation an amount of € 15,000 [… ]
Promotion from Mexico
How nice is it when you receive support from an unexpected source to promote the foundation. Niece van Ton, Anouk, has been staying in Mexico for a while, but the distance is certainly no obstacle to help us with great promotional material. If you click on the images, the relevant document will be displayed in PDF format in […]
Building permit 1st signature
Krishna obtained the first formal signature for the planning application yesterday. For this he had to go to the local office of the VDC, which is more than an hour's walk from the school. A queue with all kinds of paperwork was in front of him. Next step is the signature at the VDC headquarters, 3 hours walk. Local VDC office Sailung 1st […]
Saw them yourselves: 80 trees donation
Last week Krishna was approached by the local forest manager asking him if he would like to have 80 large trees for the new school. Beams and support posts can be cut from these.
Visit building contractor from Kathmandu
The construction company from Kathmandu, where a request for quotation for the construction of the new school building has been discussed, came to Sailung to view the situation on location. 3 gentlemen came to Sailung from Katmandu on 2 motorbikes, a journey of 140 km that took them over 7 hours. They want it […]
Working visit Jan Post Sailung
After close consultation it was decided to pay a working visit to Sailung to support the progress of the school project. October 24, 2019 I, Jan, brother-in-law of Ton van den Brink, went on a trip to Nepal. Sailung is located “only” 140km from the capital Kathmandu, the journey by 4-wheel-drive truck took through the very […]
Leveled ground
The plot intended for the construction of the new school was a stepped piece of mountain slope. A group of men from the village worked hard for a week with the help of a large bulldozer to level the ground. The bulldozer was working nearby and was able to […]
