New Building at BFCC

There are now three rooms in Bright Future Community Centre with the addition of the new room.  We are very grateful to the Horsham group who made a generous donation towards this building.
We are already using the three rooms.  The power points in the new room make its use as a computer lab possible.

The new extension seen from the main entrance

Inside the new room

Srijana with the kindergarten class with the new carpet

Boys working on their homework in the nrw room

Mahalxmi with the group in the main room.

Candle Making Business

Some of the local women in the Kopan area asked Netra if he could help them start a candle making business.  The ladies were concerned the water in the paper factory was harming their skin and some of the others were finding work on the building sites too strenuous.
The cost for enough equipment for a class of ten women was $300, so we made the money available.  The class has been in progress for over two weeks and candles are being produced.  There is a very small profit margin, but hopefully they will be able to make enough money so they do not have to work in the factories.

Children in Kopan who want to write to children in Australia

Here is one of the groups who is keen to write to children in Australia.  We have already started some exchanges with a school in Ballarat and hope to add a few more schools to the list.
The aim is to develop some friendships and an understanding of the similarities and differences in lifestyles.

Link with a school in Ballarat. 

A few weeks ago I visited a school in Ballarat and spoke to a Grade 3/4 group.  They have already started writing to children in BFCC.  This will be a great help with the learning of English and I hope some friendships develop.  We are hoping another school in Bundoora will join in the friendship link.

From left to right:

Nicholas Bell, Luke Gourlay,  Kasey Pearson, Chloe Barlow

Below is the whole class listening to the presentation.