The monsoon has destroyed the approach road to Madampur, so this way, coming up to Tara School, turned into an authentic adventure. It took us more than two hours walking, avoiding ditches, puddles and clay-pits, beside getting lost in several occasions, since the place was turning out to be unrecognizable for us. Fortunately we were realizing before being too far to rectify... And everything what has not rained in India, it has removed Nepal.
It has not stopped raining!... That´s the reason why the school has restarted its activity after the vacations with half of students their classrooms. And though as the days were going by and more pupils were joining, still we suffer a considerable index of abstentions. What is more than reasonable...

From the inauguration of Tara School Nepal, last May, we had not had the opportunity to meet the parents of the pupils, due to the period of plantation (remember that in the village the majority of people work in agriculture for a living). Now, already finished this important session for them, we could support a meeting that all of us value like very positively.

Dear Amigos de Tara:
The "City of Joy" is in these days a damp cloud even if people are disappointed by the lack of rains in this monsoon season. But even though one has the continuous sensation of carrying a brick over the head, the climate is relatively mild.

After several weeks in India, tomorrow I'm off to Nepal. The satisfaction of seeing the team in Tara School in Calcutta setting in such a positive way, has fulfilled this visit of limitless emotions.

With the new admissions, up to 300 pupils come each day to the school and benefit from everything we offer them. Three new teachers belong to our staff and notoriously they've quickly understood the system and spirit of our school. The merit is shared with the rest of the teachers who have helped them, as always, to get started.

So now there are 14 teachers to cope with the 8 levels taught at Tara School. Before the start of the new course all of them assisted to annual training imparted by Mr. Bablu from the local NGO Seva Kendra, specialized on education. On this particular occasion the training focused on joyful learning.  We keep on specializing in methods of education through games that stimulate the attendance to classes and the interest for studies in our pupils. It has a highly positive value and means a big support for the important labor we're persecuting.

Queridos Amigos de Tara:

Queremos compartir con vosotros el jubilo  que en estos momentos nos invade tras la apertura, el pasado 5 de Mayo, de la nueva Tara School en Nepal. Como ya sabéis, a principios de año, ADT nos trasladábamos hasta el pequeño país de los Himalayas, para iniciar un estudio de campo en la remota localidad de Madanpur, en el distrito de  Nuwakot, a 50 kilometros de la agitada Kathmandu.Tras un intenso periodo de convivencia con los aldeanos de Madanpur que nos ha permitido conocer de cerca su situacion, pudimos valorar cuales eran sus necesidades reales y asi tratar de paliarlas.

Nepal es uno de los paises mas pobres del mundo.Y cuenta con una situacion política que nada ayuda al desarrollo de una Nación que en la actualidad sufre de mas de 10 horas al día de cortes de luz, restricciones de agua y gasolina y huelgas de los servicios públicos día sí día también. La mayoría de la población del país vive en localidades de muy dificil acceso, donde la sanidad y la educación son escasas o en la mayoría de los casos inexistentes. Las mujeres y niñas realizan los trabajos mas duros, cargando a la espalda durante largos trayectos pesadas cargas para abastecer a su pueblo. Los niños y niñas deben caminar a veces hasta 3 horas para asistir al colegio y en caso de necesitar ser atentidos sanitariamente, deben recorrer a pie  kilómetros hasta llegar al hospital más cercano.