Our Contact Center is a successful school readiness program that has been recognized in Nepal as unique and effective in serving homeless children, victims of child labor, children with parents who are itinerant workers, and children not enrolled in school because their parents cannot afford the cost. These children are behind in grade, lack school-readiness skills, and are neglected and malnourished, all of which interfere with their ability to learn and succeed academically.

Mitrata’s commitment to grow, develop the communities where we work, and empower our children and their families in a thoughtful, holistic way begins with expanding our Contact Center program.

We completed our first phase this year by adding two additional rooms to our currently overcrowded Contact Center in an adjacent building. However, in 2020, we will need to secure a larger, permanent space, which we anticipate costing at least $36,000. Thanks to a few Mitrata friends, we raised the funds necessary for these temporary classrooms and the initial funds to relocate our current Contact Center to a new space with three large classrooms; two multi-purpose rooms for our before- and after-school programs, a playroom, and a dining room; one room for an office, break room, or counseling area; a kitchen; and one full bathroom.