Labdoo Laptop Request Form Requester Information: ====================== Your Name: Lhakpa Tenji Lama (Sherpa) Your Email Address: mountainspirit@wlink.com.np Your Organization : Mountain Spirit Organization Website: www.mountainspirit.org.np Your Labdoo account user name: (this is needed so that Labdoo can assign laptops to your project--registration can be done here: https://www.labdoo.org/user/register) Project title: Nepal, Helambu: Yangrima School E-ICT in Sindhupalchok (Mountain Spirit) Project Site: ============= 1. Project Summary: Yangrima School, a successful 'home-grown' non-governmental educational institute established in 1986. By 2001 it was recognized nationally for its academic achievement, sports and music activities. Yangrima School became a victim of the armed conflict in June 2001 and was forced to close down. The community was not only deprived of quality education but the community itself was hugely affected. People who could, left the villages to find to access education for their children. Many jobs were lost and income sources quickly dried up. Poverty in Yangrima was very high during the years after the incident. This inspired some alumni of the school to form a Yangrima Ex-Students Society (YESS). The determination to re-open the school took several processes and countless meetings among the alumni, experts, local community, government officials and political parties when finally it was reopened with the support from national and international supporter in April 2009 with Grand Opening. The major role was played by the Yangrima Trust was formed in 2008 to provide the legal ground for opening of the school. Further, the financial, administrative, monitoring, management and sustainability was the major responsibility of the Trust. The new school model is a community school run by a trust. (Yangrima Trust) which includes representatives from ex-students, ex-teachers and local community representatives the Trust is a registered legal entity under Nepalese law. The main objective of the Trust is sustainability and development of the school. Yangrima Trust was formed under the Ministry of Education of Nepal in 2008. At present the Yangrima Trust consists of five members (Trustees) who are from varied areas of working experience. It governs two other committees called: Yangrima School Management Committee and Yangrima School Administrative Committee. It provides both the main and supporting role for the implementation of different projects in the Helambu region. Yangrima Trust aims to work in different areas of social development but most significantly in the education sector. The school has introduced Computer Science as a compulsory subject for all the classrooms and also, we have assigned a separate room with white board and seating for computer lab where we think the computer classes can run effectively. We have only 2 laptops at the moment, by which the students have limited access to practical education as computer classes have limited time within which theory has to be completed too. This has made teaching computer science further complicated. If we could have 10 more computers at the school, computer classes will be very exciting as almost each child gets his hands on the computer at least during the computer class. Yangrima School is situated at an altitude of 2,700m in the Helambu region. The village experiences wet summers (monsoons) and long cold winters (sub-zero). This geographical isolation is served by an Off Road Bus ride of 8 hours from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Despite its proximity to Kathmandu valley the area feels remote and cut off from the city life; its society remains very traditional and economically undeveloped. 2. Project Location: Sermathang, Kiu-7, Helambu, Sndhupalchok, Nepal 3. Preferred language(s): English, Nepalese 4. On Site Contact Information (please provide at least one way to contact): 4.1. Name: Tashi Lama 4.2. Phone: +977-9841321330 / 9808040434 4.3. Email: tashiyolmo@gmail.com / trust@yangrima.org.np 4.4. Physical address: Sermathang, Kiul-7, Sindhupalchok 4.5. GPS coordinates: 27.95120, 85.68458 5. Number of Laptops Needed: 10 6. Number of students: 185 7. Number of teachers: 12 8. Electricity in the room: D, 220V We have electric line connected to the IT room, during the power-cut period gasoline electric generator has been setup to operate the electrical equipment. Also as 2 solar panel has been restore back to the School with help of community, which will add up the power needed to operate the computers. Voltage and plug/socket type: 220-240 volt and Type D 9. Does the room have access to the Internet? Not yet but we are on the process of getting connection, probably within 2 months. 9.1. Is the access via wireless or cable? WiFi / WLAN The connection will be accessed through the wireless device. 10. Conditions about the room where the laptops will be installed: 10.1. Is the room secure? We have assigned a separate room with white board and seating for computer lab where we think the computer classes can run effectively. This room is secure enough for IT classes and managing IT equipments. 10.2. Can the room be locked in a way that the supervisors (e.g. teachers) can control access? Yes, IT teacher lead project implementation at the School and will be responsible for IT equipments. The project will be implemented with active and intensive participations for teachers and students. 10.3. Is the room weather-proof? (e.g. does the room protect the laptops from rain, sand, etc?) [yes / no + brief explanation] Though the projected site in the height of 2700 M in mountain region, we have set weather-proof room to keep equipments safe. ***The solicitation of a Labdoo laptop request implies that, upon receiving the laptops, the recipient agrees with the "Labdoo Laptop Recipient Agreement". Labdoo Laptop Recipient Agreement: ==================================== Dear Laptop receiver: We are very pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to your project by providing technology to help bridge the digital divide. With every right comes responsibilities. Technology, when adequately used, can provide very powerful means to aid those that are most in need. But if used improperly, it can also damage our environment. By receiving the above items, you are automatically accepting to abide by the following Labdoo global responsibilities: (1) The items received will be used only for the purpose described by your organization at the time you solicited this donation. 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