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This photograph is during the visit to the Nagarjun Learning Centre of Bhimka Gyawali a founder member of the charity help4nepal in early June 2025.
She is visiting the learning centre in Saldum Village Nepal on behalf of Help4Nepal and Professor Groome to review their use of donated funds.
This photograph taken on 8th June 2025 shows key people involved in running the learning centre.
On the right in the red dress is Samjhana Basukala (Sam) who originally had the idea of the learning centre . Third from the right is her husband Shreejan Simkhada (Joe) who helped her . On the left with the white shirt is Joe’s father Ganesh. He is holding their daughter.
This photograph shows Samjhana Basukala right front in the red dress. Joe’s mother Bimala Simkhada in the yellow dress in the middle.In the green dress is their visitor from the charity Help4Nepal in Oxford – Bhimkala Gyawali.
Ladies in the Nagarjun learning centre dancing as part of the celebrations for the visit of Bhimkala Gyawali from Help4Nepal.
April 2025
Sewing class for the villagers at the Nagarjun learning centre.
January 2025
Winter Jackets
The learning centre distributes free warm winter jackets to the children at the learning centre.
Pullovers
In this video the Nagarjun learning centre gives out smart warm red pullovers to children from a local school.
Roofing Repairs
This video shows the learning centre in January 13th 2025. On this day they were giving out sheets of metal roofing for villagers to repair their roofs.
September 2024
Health Camp at Nagarjun Learning Centre, Saldum Village, Nepal September 15th 2024
January 2022
Daily meals for children
Starting 1st January 2022 the Nagarjun learning centre is providing a daily warm meal for all the children attending for classes.
Daily meals for children at the Nagarjun learning centre, Nepal. Help4nepal provides funding from donations for each child attending the Nagarjun learning centre.
The video shows some children arriving for classes, cooking of food and children eating.
Delivery of supplies to the Nagargun Learning Centre
Shreejan (Joe) Simkhada went to Kathmandu to get supplies and returns with food, cooking utensils, heavy duties batteries and building materials to start work on construction of a covered dining room extension for the learning centre.
IT Equipment and Services in the Nagarjun Learning Centre
As of January 2022:
- Internet/wifi
- Five units –Toshiba Dynabook Tecra A40 celeron laptop computers
- Two units- Lenovo laptop computers. One thinkpad C13 V24.
- One unit-Epsom 3110 printer
- One unit -Bing projector MS 550
Free lateral flow testing for children
The Nagarjun learning centre is being used starting January 2022 to carry out free lateral flow testing for children attending classes and local adults and children living locally.
December 2021
Christmas Party at the Nagarjun Learning Centre
Funds were donated through help4nepal for the Nagarjun learning centre to organise and host a christmas meal/party for local families.
This video shows the preparation and serving of the food and the villagers enjoying the meal and conversation and some dancing.
The party also gave the local people a chance to see the facilities in the learning centre.
October 2021
Free Health Camp
The Nagarjun learning centre hosted a 3 day health camp attended by over 300 villagers who sometimes walked 3-4 hours to reach the site. The health camp was organised by Shreejan Simkhada and Shamjhana Basukala, volunteer doctors and nurses and other volunteers. Patients were diagnosed and treated for a range of medical conditions and a few patients were transferred to hospital. Medicines were received as donations from multiple sources.
This was the first formal event to take place in the newly built Nagarjun Learning Centre in Saldum Village, Nepal.
Third day of the health camp. Chance for the younger children to get advice and treatment.
September 2021
Video – electrical supplies and computer projector room.
The learning centre now has electrical power and a back up petrol generator. The computer room has adequate power sockets and it is proposed to buy the learning centre 8 laptop computers for use in the room shown.
Video – art work on the walls.
The inside and outside of the building were attractively decorated with art work by volunteers during the summer of 2021.
Video – Carpentry.
A carpenter from Austria called Christian came and did some very valuable jobs in relation to the doors and windows, the kitchen and the loft space.