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Severe weather also causes problems in Sailung

September 28, 2024 landslide Sailung Nepal has been hit by record monsoon rains this past week, with some areas receiving more than 700mm in two days, causing flooding and landslides. Homes, roads and other infrastructure have been washed away. Parts of the capital Kathmandu remain submerged. Access roads are impassable and many residents are without […]

solar energy system for the school

How special it is to be able to announce that the system has been installed and is in operation within a year after the first exploratory discussions with ECOTECWORLD about a possible solar energy system donation for the Ton Memorial School Sailung. There was still a lot to be done then. New meeting space for community training at the school with a […]

Newsletter December 2023

Newsletter | December 2023 Potato farmers are already talking about kiwis and mushrooms, the birth center is almost ready! Construction of the birth center is almost complete! After seven months of intensive work, the structure of the building is in place! The builders, who were working six to seven days a week, returned to […]

Sponsor of 5 Children for 5 years

Sponsor of 5 Children for 5 years Ton Memorial School Sailung happy with contribution from Rotary Sassenheim Sassenheim / Nepal – Rotary Club Sassenheim, known for community initiatives, has become the proud sponsor of five children from the remote village of Sailung, Nepal, for a period of five years. Hidden between the rough and […]

Newsletter December 2022

Newsletter | December 2022″ Yesss….we are going to a beautiful school!!! “ What will 2023 bring? Dear Reader, Every time we share the story about the project in Sailung, it is still amazing to us that 2.5 years ago there were only 3 corrugated iron classrooms in which more than 40 children […]

SAILUNG IN THE NEWS

1 Nov: ZWEELO digital and the village newspaper Aalden Here the entire article 21 September DE TEYLINGER Loading of the 20 foot sea container in April this year June article in Pensioenmagazinemetaal- Elektro PME magazine ONLINE

book bags foundation Thang

April 19 last Marcel and Jeannet took the 3 school bags from Kathmandu to Shailung. The next day the bags were hung up in the classrooms. The children were very curious and couldn't wait to read the new acquisitions. Thanks again for this great sponsorship. Friday […]

Extra Donation from Rotary Noordwijk eo

January 26, 2022: The Rotary Club Noordwijk eo donates € 2,500 to Ton Memorial School in Nepal A wonderful start to the new year! In the photo: (from left to right) incoming chairman Ron Krom, Jan Post and chairman Marc Broere, at the presentation of the check in the Huis ter Duin clubhouse. From the website […]

Construction 2nd phase

sanitary building design After 4 days of travel by bus, the construction crew of 4 people was able to get off the road near the school on 15 November. They will stay in one of the old corrugated iron classrooms. They are impressed by the beautiful finish of the school. The next day they continue where they […]

Festive opening during Sailung visit

When at the beginning of October it turned out that the mandatory 10-day quarantine for visitors to Nepal would be abolished, a travel plan was quickly made and the trip to Nepal was booked for 3 weeks. On Friday 29 October, Jan Post flew to Kathmandu via Qatar. He was invited by Krishna to attend the grand opening of the school. Krishna […]

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