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Dawson Stelfox MBE, the first Irishman to climb Mount Everest, is Patron of INET. In his role as architect, Dawson designed a simple school building and this has been built in the Solu district with funds raised by pupils and staff of Alexandra College Dublin and INET.
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INET, the Irish Nepalese Educational Trust raises money to improve educational opportunities for people who live in the remote Solu Khumbu region of the Nepalese Himalaya. It aims to improve educational opportunities and development for all local people.
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Whenever possible visiting INET Directors and Dhana Khaling Rai discuss all the projects to be funded with the local communities in Nepal (see photos.) These discussions are at local level to ensure the project is needed and also to find out the extent of local involvement. Environmental and health issues are a prime concern.
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INET places great importance on project sustainability and encourages those which involve the whole community. Local voluntary effort is encouraged and many villagers have shown great kindness by donating land and labour towards these activities.
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This year a new children’s house and a playing field for a neighbouring village school in Nuntala have been built so football and volleyball matches can be played between the schools.
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Saraptarangi Trust is the organisation Dhana and other volunteers started up in Nepal to facilitate these projects. It also acts as an interface with INET in connection with funding and developing these activities. Registered in Kathmandu, Saptarangi which means ‘rainbow’ is subject to Nepalese government regulations and the accounts are audited annually in the same way that they are for INET in Ireland.
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