Eine Gruppe von Studierenden des Abendgymnasiums organisierte das Café Kathmandu. Neben einer reichhaltigen Auswahl an (meist) selbstgebackenen Kuchen und Kaffee hatten die Organisatoren noch Anderes zu bieten: Den Besuchern wurde eine Diashow zum thema “Nepal, Kathmandu und seine Schulen” geboten. Es gab eine vom nepalesischen Touristenbüro gesponsorte interaktive DVD, eine Ausstellung, die unser Projekt erklärte und Spiele für die Kinder. Es war unser Ziel, genug Geld einzunehmen, um der Bhanodaya-Schule zu helfen, an die örtliche Wasserversorgung angeschlossen zu werden.

Dieses Ziel hat die Gruppe der Studierenden erreicht. Dabei hat ein zweites Projekt, “International Cooking” am Abendgymnasium des Koblenz-Kollegs, kräftig mitgeholfen. Diese Gruppe hat den gesamten, aus dem Verkauf ihrer Speisen erwirtschafteten, Profit (95 Euro) den nepalesischen Schulen gespendet. Somit war der Reinerlös des Projekttages 325 Euro und 10 Cent.
Zusammen mit einigen anderen, sehr großzügigen Spenden, die wir erhalten haben, werden wir in der Lage sein, mit unseren Kontaktpersonen in Nepal die Wasserleitung zu bauen.

Vielen Dank allen Helfern und Spendern, die zum Erfolg des Café Kathmandu beigetragen haben. Den genauen Betrag wissen wir noch nicht – die Abrechnungen machen wir erst nächsten Montag. Auf alle Fälle haben wir unser Ziel von 200 Euro mehr als erreicht und die Wasserleitung in der Bhanodaya Schule wird hoffentlich in der allernächsten Zeit Wirklichkeit werden. Wir sind alle sehr glücklich und habt noch einmal vielen Dank.

Das Café Kathmandu nimmt langsam Gestalt an. Unser Team plant, organisiert und bastelt, um das richtige Ambiente für die Besucher am Schulfest des Koblenz-Kollegs nächsten Donnerstag zu gestalten.

Leckerer Kuchen und Kaffee, verschiedene Spiele und Henna-Kunst sollen unsere Präsentation lebhaft machen.

Natürlich gibt es auch viel Information über unser Projekt, bei dem wir mit Schulen aus Nepal zusammenarbeiten. Die Einkünfte aus unserem Café sollen helfen, eine Grundschule, die bis jetzt noch keinen Wasseranschluss hat, in Zukunft mit sauberem Trinkwasser zu versorgen.

At the end of July our Café Kathmandu will open for the first time. It is a ‘travelling café’ which means, we can set it up at any time at different places. All we need is some volunteers who are prepared to donate a cake. So, at Café Kathmandu you won’t just be able to have coffee and cake while meeting interesting people. There will also be information about the beautiful country Nepal.

You can find out about our projects, about the schools, the teachers and pupils. Children might enjoy doing our quizz on Nepal or checking out the interactive dvd donated by the Nepalese Tourism Council. Most of the times there will be a tombola or some other games – and if you are lucky you might just win one of our attractive prizes. Any money you spend at the Café Kathmandu will go to the schools supported by the children write for children e.v. If you are interested just check out this website regularly or contact us for a date when the Café Kathmandu might come to our area. Enjoy!

After the successful completion of volume I, further stories have started to arrive. As soon as the editing will have been completed you will be able to read it on the blog. Watch this space!

Volume I can be obtained from us online as well as in printed form. All the tales have been equipped with intersting tasks that can be of use to English learners of all levels. Interested? Just get in touch with us.

The next meeting of Children write for Children e.V. has been scheduled for Saturday, 14th June 2014. Here the results of the Kathmandu-trip and the school visits will be discussed as well as the further proceedings. There is a lot of work ahead and we are so happy to have found such reliable partners in all our schools. For more detailed information you can contact us on this site or via facebook.

Children write for Children e.V. wants to issue newletters on a regular basis. The first one is available now. It talks about Christiane’s visit to the partner schools in Nepal and is also available as  a download. The newsletters are produced in German for now but can be translated into English upon request. If you are interested leave us a comment.

I would like to thank all of you involved in the Children Write For Children project for the very warm welcome you gave me during my visit to your beautiful country. I am overwhelmed and grateful for the kind hospitality you have shown. I very much look forward to our future work together and hope it will benefit all the children of the schools concerned.

-Dr. Christiane Ulmer-Leahey

We are so pleased that we could complete the first stage of our project and we wish the staff and the pupils with their families all the best, health, happiness and success for their future. Keep up the good work!

There hasn’t been a post for a while now, due to illness. However, now we are back and with some good news too! We have officially been granted the status of a non-profit making organization by the German Department of Finance. This means Children write for Children e.V.  can now accept donations and issue receipts for tax purposes.

The preparations for the visit to Kathmandu in April are in full swing. I am very much looking forward to seing all my friends again who welcomed me so warmly last time I went to Nepal. During this visit I hope to establish further contacts and work out formal procedures on how to proceed with the stories written by the children. This should make our work easier and faster in future. We have already prepared ten stories and equipped them with tasks. Anybody interested can contact us via a comment here on this site or also via facebook. We will be happy to send a sample of our work.

– Dr. Christiane Ulmer-Leahey