CFFN (Canada Foundation for Nepal)

Welcome

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Welcome to the official website of Canada Foundation for Nepal (CFFN, formerly Canada Forum for Nepal), an organization aspiring to bring the reach of education to the margins of society and to distant geographies in Nepal. Our conviction is that knowledge and education are the most profound requirements for building a just and prosperous society.

We at CFFN are working towards promoting critical thinking and enhancing scholarly exchanges between Nepal, and all interested parties from Canada and abroad, and incubate research and development with an objective of improving rural education and livelihood. We strive to provide individuals of all ages, talents and abilities the opportunities to contribute in worthy endeavors that benefit Nepal, Canada, and the global community. Our programs stem from awareness towards the needs of individuals, families, nations, and the world as a whole. We invite you to be part of the Foundation and get involved in its activities.

We encourage you to send suggestions, innovative ideas and research articles. You can reach us by sending email at . To learn more about our main initiatives, please read brief summaries below and explore this site.

Update 005: Open University of Nepal Initiative

Dear Supporters of Open University of Nepal (OUN) Initiative:

Some notable progress have been made since our update of August 1, 2011. The highlights of this period are given here.

August 15, 2011: Jiwan Giri and his organization donated a modern document digitization machine to OUNI. The machine has been already brought to Nepal and operating know-how has been transferred to Nepali technicians. A model to generate funds for OUNI with the services that can be offered to other institutions have been developed.
August 15, 2011: Dr. Lawa Deo Awasthi beceme the new Joint-Secretary of the Ministery of Education and therefore the new member of the OUNI Steering Committee.
August 26, 2011: Athabasca University donated 20 laptops for the pilot academic program of the Open University of Nepal Initiative. The laptops were handed over to NRN-Canada President Dr. Binod KC and NECASE President Moha Nath Acharya by the Director of Distance Education of Athabasca University Dr. Mohamed Ally in Edmonton, Canada in a public program.
September 15, 2011: NRNA delegation including President Dev Man Hirachan, Patron Bhim Udas, Executive Director Rajesh Rana and OUNSC Member-Secretary presented a case for OUNI to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Finister Hon. Narayan Kaji Shrestha.
September 15, 2011: Member Secretary Pramod Dhakal handed over the concept paper of the OUNI to the Prime Minister of Nepal Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, who was also extended with was an invitation to OUN Stekeholder Meeting to be held on October 11, 2011.
October 11, 2011: OUNSC with kind hosting of Ministry of Education and NRNA is organizing a Open University of Nepal Initiative Stakeholder Meeting at Hotel Soaltee Crown Plaza with the Prime Minister of Nepal Dr. Baburam Bhattarai as the Chief Guest, the president of ICDE Dr. Frits Pannekoek as Keynote Speaker.

2011 Concern Nepal Newsletter

CFFN is proud to announce that with the dedicated contribution from many members, the eighth issue of Concern Nepal is available for viewing. Please click here for the newsletter.

Updates on Open University of Nepal

Dear Supporters of Initiative for Open University of Nepal (OUN):

In our last update, we had covered progress made in OUN initiative until the beginning of December 2010. Today, we are proud to inform you that the momentum continued or even gathered further momentum in the meantime. The following are the recent achievements that we would like to inform you about.

Open University of Nepal

Open University of Nepal (OpenU) initiative brings together people from around the world to break the barriers to quality education in Nepal, especially for the rural, remote, and marginalized populations. The idea advanced by some educationists and the Ministry of Education in Nepal developed a momentum in recent times after CFFN teamed up with NRNA to mobilize non-resident Nepali (NRN) talents for the cause. This initiative is inspired by a dream of bringing quality education to the margenalized people of Nepal at an affordable cost through the knowledge contributions of NRNs and friends of Nepal living around the world. We hope to bring the light of knowledge to the margins of society through the efforts and contributions of people like you.