PAHAD Association - Introduction

WHO WE ARE
PAHAD is a charitable organisation, run entirely by volunteers who believe that the Pestalozzi principles of education is essential for the development of the individual persons as well as for the development of a poor agricultural country like Nepal. The volunteers give their time and talent freely in the work of the association.
This group of Volunteers who established PAHAD in April 2000 are men and women from different walks of life. They are retired soldiers, teachers, engineers, journalists, students and former Housemothers at the Pestalozzi Village. They do have one ideal in common and that is being deeply impressed and inspired by the work of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, a Swiss humanitarian and educator born in 1746.
The Pestalozzi Village in East Sussex, England has so far educated 30 boys and girls from Nepal. . Some of these graduates and their Housemothers sit on the Executive Board of the PAHAD Association. They are excited at the opportunity to help other children to discover the Pestalozzi legacy.

THE PESTALOZZI PRINCIPLES
The Pestalozzi principles is to develop children into well-balanced and responsible adults through the development of their "Head", "Heart" and "Hands" - principles first introduced by the Swiss educator at the turn of the eighteenth century when he cared for many of the children orphaned by the Napoleonic wars. Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi gave these children academic knowledge (Head), practical skills (Hand), and moral and social education (Heart). He was so successful that his children and his methods spread to other parts of Europe and to the rest of the world. Now, Pestalozzi Foundations established by ex-Pestalozzi scholars in India, Thailand, Vietnam, and Zambia are helping many children in their countries obtain education which follows the Pestalozzi principles.
PAHAD is also involved with Pestalozzi Overseas Childrens' Trust (POCT) in assisting its scholars in Nepal. There are over 60 children being provided with scholarship at present. Many of these children have expressed their desire to join PAHAD after completing their school. Thus they will in their turn, we hope, provide the continuity in the future.

PAHAD'S OBJECTIVES

To provide up to secondary education to potentially bright children from deprived family background.

To educate two boys and two girls - from the beginning of the 2001academic year.

Thereafter, educate additional boys and girls every year - as many as resources allow - giving priority to children from marginalised communities who are distanced from the development process.

To build a PAHAD "Village", a self-contained community with its own hostel, workshops, farm, playing fields and a school. This village will bring all our scholars together for better training and supervision of their skills and personal development instead of them being scattered in different schools all over the country.
To develop and strengthen ties with similar organisations, at home and abroad, in order to promote Pestalozzi's ideals.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?
You can help by:

Becoming a Member and contribute your spare time and skills to help run the organisation.
Supporting our work with donations and gifts, large or small.
Persuading others both within and outside the country to help in a similar way.

The money collected from membership dues and donations is PAHAD's only source of income and is used entirely for the award and execution of the children's scholarship fund. The more members PAHAD has, the more children from deprived families can be helped.
The fund will enable potentially bright and deserving children to get an education that will help in their rounded development producing self-reliant individuals who will make a difference in their communities and to the nation.
Please complete the enclosed form and send it to the Hon. Secretary, PAHAD ASSOCIATION.

Our address is as follows:
PAHAD Association
GPO 8975,
EPC 5194,
Kathmandu,
NEPAL

E-mail: [email protected]

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