Health and Computer Literacy Program
Health and Computer Literacy Program
When the deprived in the community access the same opportunities available to the opulent, they are better poised to attain their full potential and consequently, their societies thrive economically. Economic sustainability relates to healthier children with higher mental capacities and good education for all, allowing competent and well-educated young adults to join the workforce. That’s how families, societies, countries, and continents get out from the brink of poverty. This is the vision that underpinned HFN’s Health and Computer Literacy Program, when it was launched in 2016. The core idea was to nourish impoverished children of rural communities in Nepal with basic health and computer knowledge alongside guidance and mentorship from abroad to assist them pursue a successful career.
Our Mission
To empower children of challenging backgrounds in Nepal by teaching them health and computer skills on-demand that will aid them succeed in their health, education, leadership and career.
Our Vision
To create a community of students whose economic development and sound health is driven by intellectual skills and inspired by education.
Operational Steps
Step 1:Establish a computer room in a secured housing facility with two computers. Arrange local computer tutor to educate students on basic computer literacy videos (related to hardware, windows, keyboard components and Microsoft Office), created and designed by HFN. Connect computers to the internet to enhance students’ email and internet skills, once they are proficient in basic skills.
Step 2: Enroll students in PeeRAssisted Educational Enrichment and Mutual Mentoring (PREM) Program upon acquiring of basic internet skills. Students and adults over the age of 10, fluent in English and Nepali, living in English-speaking nations will mentor and provide guidance to Nepali students on communication and networking skills, English language speaking, personal development, problem-solving skills and career choice. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzXGUME1i9_fMju4YJhj5hefdJD-0T1Gn
Mentors follow the HFN Mentor Checklist and Structure at each mentoring session. This curriculum is designed to impact four major areas namely:
1. Academic skills (study techniques, educational resources and English learning).
2. Problem-solving (financial, interpersonal and psychological).
3. Personal development (reading, writing, exercise, meditation, gratitude, visualization and affirmation).
4. Career planning.
Step 3: Expert instructors sourced from within and out of the country will periodically deliver educational lectureson relevant topics related to basic health literacy to persistently prune the children’s basic health awareness.
We believe that teaching young students about the basics of health care can play a profound role in the prevention and initial treatment of a majority of common ailments. Taking that into consideration, PowerPoint slides on 20 topics of interest (as listed below) have been prepared by enthusiastic young doctors to facilitate the process. The program aims to organize workshops in communities and lectures at schools on the topics listed below:
Project Milestones
2016
HFN rolled out Computer Literacy Program in 08/2016 by signing its first memorandum of understanding with Chepang Kendra, Chitwan, Nepal which had sheltered more than 130 students coming from low-income families.
2017
The program developed video tutorials on basics of digital literacy. Program was expanded to 6 government schools in rural communities. PREM program was started at Chepang Kendra with 22 US-based students mentoring local students monthly via Skype. PowerPoint slides were created on 20 common health morbidities of Nepal to educate school students early on during their school years.
The current list of schools and an orphanage that have benefited from the program are as follows:
SN
School/Center Name
Location
School Contact Person
Donor Name
1. Bindeshwori School
Ratnanagar, Chitwan
Bhim Prasad Khanal
Ashesh Amatya
2. Sri Nimna Maadhyamik School
Bajarhatti, Chitwan
Gopal Sedhai
Samyam Rijal
3. Shree Maatri Sahayog School
Birendranagar, Chitwan
Krishnaraj Kharel
Reyansh Yadav
4. Aadharbhut Vidhyalaya Brahmasthan
Brahmasthan, Chitwan
Ramjung Tamang
Shyam Pathak
5. Raastriya Prathamik Vidhyalaya
Kharkhutte, Chitwan
Maya Nath Aacharya
Ishwori Pathak
6. Shree Janpriya National Primary School
Parbatbasti, Chitwan
Parbati Chapagain
Sharan Kumar Shrestha
7. Chepang Kendra
Tandi, Chitwan
KP Kiran
Sarvin Bhattarai
Committee Members
1. Computer Literacy Program
3. Health Literacy Program
4. Nepal-based Project Coordinator
Health and Computer Literacy Program
When the deprived in the community access the same opportunities available to the opulent, they are better poised to attain their full potential and consequently, their societies thrive economically. Economic sustainability relates to healthier children with higher mental capacities and good education for all, allowing competent and well-educated young adults to join the workforce. That’s how families, societies, countries, and continents get out from the brink of poverty. This is the vision that underpinned HFN’s Health and Computer Literacy Program, when it was launched in 2016. The core idea was to nourish impoverished children of rural communities in Nepal with basic health and computer knowledge alongside guidance and mentorship from abroad to assist them pursue a successful career.
Our Mission
To empower children of challenging backgrounds in Nepal by teaching them health and computer skills on-demand that will aid them succeed in their health, education, leadership and career.
Our Vision
To create a community of students whose economic development and sound health is driven by intellectual skills and inspired by education.
Operational Steps
Step 1:Establish a computer room in a secured housing facility with two computers. Arrange local computer tutor to educate students on basic computer literacy videos (related to hardware, windows, keyboard components and Microsoft Office), created and designed by HFN. Connect computers to the internet to enhance students’ email and internet skills, once they are proficient in basic skills.
- Keyboard Basics https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzXGUME1i9_e84NW-u_A8FJ4K5_O9JumZ
- Microsoft Word Basics
- Gmail Basics
- Internet Basics
Step 2: Enroll students in PeeRAssisted Educational Enrichment and Mutual Mentoring (PREM) Program upon acquiring of basic internet skills. Students and adults over the age of 10, fluent in English and Nepali, living in English-speaking nations will mentor and provide guidance to Nepali students on communication and networking skills, English language speaking, personal development, problem-solving skills and career choice. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzXGUME1i9_fMju4YJhj5hefdJD-0T1Gn
Mentors follow the HFN Mentor Checklist and Structure at each mentoring session. This curriculum is designed to impact four major areas namely:
1. Academic skills (study techniques, educational resources and English learning).
2. Problem-solving (financial, interpersonal and psychological).
3. Personal development (reading, writing, exercise, meditation, gratitude, visualization and affirmation).
4. Career planning.
Step 3: Expert instructors sourced from within and out of the country will periodically deliver educational lectureson relevant topics related to basic health literacy to persistently prune the children’s basic health awareness.
We believe that teaching young students about the basics of health care can play a profound role in the prevention and initial treatment of a majority of common ailments. Taking that into consideration, PowerPoint slides on 20 topics of interest (as listed below) have been prepared by enthusiastic young doctors to facilitate the process. The program aims to organize workshops in communities and lectures at schools on the topics listed below:
- School sanitation and hygiene
- Oral and dental hygiene
- Menstrual hygiene
- Road traffic injuries
- Accessing emergency medical and security services
- Seeking and analyzing online health information
- Anxiety, depression, emotional and mental wellbeing
- Health and productivity: diet, exercise, sleep, meditation and gratitude
- Food handling and safety
- Age appropriate cancer screening: pap smear, mammogram, colonoscopy
- Immunizations: flu shot, pneumonia shot, tetanus shot
- Hypertension
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Upper (Rhinitis) and lower respiratory tract disease (Asthma/COPD/Pneumonia)
- Cardiovascular disease: Coronary and cerebrovascular disease
- Childhood Malnutrition
- Birth control and safe sex
- Diarrheal diseases
- Perinatal septicemia
- Substance abuse (alcohol, nicotine, illegal drugs)
Project Milestones
2016
HFN rolled out Computer Literacy Program in 08/2016 by signing its first memorandum of understanding with Chepang Kendra, Chitwan, Nepal which had sheltered more than 130 students coming from low-income families.
2017
The program developed video tutorials on basics of digital literacy. Program was expanded to 6 government schools in rural communities. PREM program was started at Chepang Kendra with 22 US-based students mentoring local students monthly via Skype. PowerPoint slides were created on 20 common health morbidities of Nepal to educate school students early on during their school years.
The current list of schools and an orphanage that have benefited from the program are as follows:
SN
School/Center Name
Location
School Contact Person
Donor Name
1. Bindeshwori School
Ratnanagar, Chitwan
Bhim Prasad Khanal
Ashesh Amatya
2. Sri Nimna Maadhyamik School
Bajarhatti, Chitwan
Gopal Sedhai
Samyam Rijal
3. Shree Maatri Sahayog School
Birendranagar, Chitwan
Krishnaraj Kharel
Reyansh Yadav
4. Aadharbhut Vidhyalaya Brahmasthan
Brahmasthan, Chitwan
Ramjung Tamang
Shyam Pathak
5. Raastriya Prathamik Vidhyalaya
Kharkhutte, Chitwan
Maya Nath Aacharya
Ishwori Pathak
6. Shree Janpriya National Primary School
Parbatbasti, Chitwan
Parbati Chapagain
Sharan Kumar Shrestha
7. Chepang Kendra
Tandi, Chitwan
KP Kiran
Sarvin Bhattarai
Committee Members
1. Computer Literacy Program
- Financial contributors ($300 per year)
- Arun Amatya, MD (Started 2017)
- Jharendra Rijal, MD (Started 2016)
- Manoj Bhattarai, MD (Started 2016)
- Rachana Sedhai, MD (Started 2016)
- Rajesh Shrestha, MD (Started 2016)
- Tech Support
- Mr. Anup Sharma
- Chooda Khanal, PhD
- Mr. Harihar Dahal
- Manoj Bhattarai, MD
- Mr. Pradeep Khanal
- Tara Sigdel, PhD
- Tika Lamsal, PhD
3. Health Literacy Program
- Manoj Bhattarai, MD
- Sansrita Nepal, MD
- Shristi Lamichhane, MD
- Sushmita Khadka, MD
4. Nepal-based Project Coordinator
- Mr. Subash Ghimire