Schools & Scholarships

Boarding School | Other children have literally nowhere to live—no family or no roof over their head. We put these children in good boarding schools, with a few exceptions, in Kathmandu. NYOF currently supports around 72 boarding school students. We pay all their living and school costs, as well as medical expenses; and they often participate in holiday celebrations at J and K House. These children are available to be sponsored. Sponsors receive letters from their child twice a year, as well as photographs and information on the child's academic progress. There are many more potential boarding school students than we can currently serve. Sponsors are greatly needed.

Our Kathmandu staff and field workers check each child’s "mark sheet" before giving the next year's scholarship. (They have term exams three times a year.) The "mark sheet" must show that the child has completed classes at grade level.

Several of the youngsters we have educated are now supporting younger siblings in school, and many have begun working in social service. See NYOF Kids Giving Back for stories.

Learn about the wide range of options for sponsoring students