Little Sisters Fund

The Little Sisters Fund (LSF) provides long-term scholarships to economically disadvantaged girls in Nepal.  Since starting with 1 girl in 1998, LSF has now provided scholarships to over 1,500 “Little Sisters.”  In 2013, LSF initiated a Primary Educator Training (PET) Program, which seeks to replace the teacher-centered rote memorization learning system with a child-centered teaching methodology.  In 2015, LSF trained 121 teachers from 12 schools and impacted 2,350 students.  In 2016, LSF newly trained or provided refresh training for 360 teachers and impacted 9,000 students.  In 2017, LSF trained or re-trained 258 teachers.  With grants of $7,500 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 from AllPeopleBeHappy foundation, approximately 50% of the cost of the PET Program is being covered.  PET broadens LSF’s reach beyond the most at-risk girls (whom are being support with scholarships) to seek to improve the overall quality of primary education and school atmosphere in Nepal.  (www.littlesistersfund.org)