April 19th Marcel and Jeannet took the 3 school bags from Kathmandu to Shailung. The next day the bags were hung up in the classrooms.
The children were very curious and couldn't wait to read the new acquisitions. Thanks again for this great sponsorship.
On Friday 10 March, our chairman Jan Post received a number of children's books from Marleen Fischer, chairman of the Thang Foundation. This was symbolic of transferring 3 book bags each containing 50 illustrated children's books for different reading levels. The book bags are delivered in Kathmandu and then soon moved to Sailung.
The Thang Foundation is committed to creative and educational projects for children in Nepal. The projects focus on children's books and reading pleasure.
In addition to providing book bags, the Thang foundation also sets up small school libraries that fulfill a regional function. The Sailung school team has indicated that they would like to fulfill that library function.
It is possible that a delegation from Thang will visit the school during their visit to Nepal in June to discuss things.
Riki the pangolin is the fantastic mascot and face of the foundation! He loves to ride his bike around and read with kids! He also goes to the bookstore every month with the children's ambassadors to pick out a new book!
This is what a Pagolin looks like in real life. This is the Chinese variant that can also occur in the region of Sailung. We are going to ask the school children if they have ever seen a Pangolin themselves.
Pangolins are pangolins (Pholidota) an order of mammals. This order includes only one family of present-day species, and occurs in Asia and Africa.
These species range in size from 30 to 100 cm (12-39 in).
Pangolins have large, protective keratin scales, similar in material to fingernails and toenails, that cover their skin;
they are the only known mammals with this feature. Like hedgehogs, they curl up when threatened. They live in hollow trees or burrows, depending on the species.
Pangolins are nocturnal and their diet consists mainly of ants and termites, which they catch with their long tongues.
They are usually solitary animals, meeting only to mate and produce a litter of one to three offspring, which they raise for about two years.
Pangolins are threatened by poaching (for their meat and scales, which are used in traditional medicine and
heavy deforestation of their natural habitat.
