LALITPUR, Aug 3:  Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) volunteers Seook Jung and Haeok Jeong successfully completed their Korea Overseas Volunteer (KOV) small-scale projects with support from the KOICA Nepal Office. 

Seook Jung, dispatched to Chaitainya Secondary School in Banepa, Kavre, led the project titled ‘School is an Art Museum’, focusing on art education.  Haeok Jeong, dispatched to Pragati Shikshya Sadan Secondary School in Lalitpur, carried out the project ‘Creating a Book-Reading School by Building an E-Library and Improving the Library Environment,’ related to primary education. Both volunteers were assigned to their respective organizations in 2023.

According to a press release issued by the KOICA Nepal Office, the primary objective of the project with regards to the Chaitainya Secondary School was to increase student interest in art, enhance creativity, and broaden their experiences by improving the school environment fostering a sense of unity among students, teachers, school staff, and local residents. 

Similarly, the primary objective of the project with regards to the Pragati Shikshya Sadan Secondary School was to foster a reading culture, improve class satisfaction, and support the overall growth of students.

Seook Jung supported Chaitainya Secondary School in Banepa, Kavre with contributions worth USD 12,858. Her efforts included installing 12 aluminum windows, completing electrical work with 24 fans, and renovating 5 toilets, as well as the school gate, fence, railings, classrooms, walls, playground, and floor. 

She provided cleaning equipment for 12 classrooms, a vacuum cleaner, 8 doormats, and 8 vases. Additionally, she furnished the art classroom with 8 tables and 32 chairs, supplied 25 chairs for the teachers’ room, an automatic submersible water pump, a drinking water fountain, and 40 cushions with covers. Similarly, an art exhibition was also held featuring art work by school students who had learned a lot from the KOICA volunteer.

Similarly, Haeok Jeong supported Pragati Shikshya Sadan Secondary School in Lalitpur with a total contribution of USD 12,123. Her support comprised 35 e-reader tablets, 5 computers, 5 bookshelves, 1 library desk, 1 tablet storage shelf, carpet, electrical work, 35 table screen protectors, 35 tablet covers, 35 headphones, and 1 TV for use as a monitor. Additionally, the project included the purchase of books, library program operation, and library management.

Both projects were collaboratively executed by the KOVs and the respective schools. The handover ceremony of the Chaitainya Secondary School project in Banepa was held on July 31, 2024, at the school premises. Meanwhile, the handover of the Pragati Shikshya Sadan Secondary School project in Lalitpur took place on August 2, 2024, in the presence of Mooheon Kong, Country Director of KOICA. Locals and other school members were also invited to see the exhibition. Additionally, art by a local artist was displayed in the art classroom to give students the chance to learn from those pieces.