Blooming Buds Reading Competition 2005
National Scholarship Winners Selected for Inaugural Tempus International Writing Contest
October, 2005
Kathmandu, Nepal - Tempus International is proud to present the winners of its inaugural youth writing contest. Over 1,000 youth from 10 district across rural Nepal participated, by writing impassioned short stories on this year’s theme of “education”, and about the importance of education in their lives. Our contest judges were greatly impressed by both the quality and poignancy of their work!
Eighteen national winners were chosen by a panel of judges from across Nepal. The participants were grouped into three categories of higher secondary, secondary and lower secondary, with three female and three male winners from each group. Each winner received an educational basket filled with school supplies and a scholarship to support their future as lifelong learners. In addition, the stories will be published into a book and distributed into the libraries in rural regions across the country to help build the children sections of the libraries and improve the low levels of literacy.
The winners of this year’s competition are:
Lower Secondary:
Suman Kafle – Balmiki Sikshya Sadan, Chitwan
Amit Jwarchan – Dhawalagiri High School, Mustang
Subash Poudel – Shree Janapradip High School, Shyangja
Prativa Sapkota – Balmiki Sikshya Sadan, Chitwan
Srijana Rajbans – Namuna High School, Jhapa
Sunita Khadaka – Amrit Ardarsha High School, Baglung
Secondary:
Sundar Bhattarai – Roshani High School, Shyangja
Sunil Dhakal – Janta English High School, Sindhuli
Ashwin Thakali – Dhawalagiri High School, Mustang
Anjana Rajbansi – Namuna High School, Jhapa
Sarita Pudel – Little Flower English School, Shyangja
Krishu Gauchan – Dhawalagiri High School, Mustang
Higher Secondary
Purna Bahadur Bhandai – Shree Saraswoti High School, Nawalaparasi
Govinda Bhujel – Prajwal Colliger Academy, Jhapa
Lal Prassad Kandel – Kumarwati Multiple College, Nawalparasai
Sanu Maya Pulai – Shree Bhankateshwor High School, Sindh
Yeshoda Gautam – Siddhartha High School, Shyangja
Rama Shrastha – Jana Jyoti High School, Sindhuli
Founded in 2003, Tempus International is a Canadian-based charity that facilitates a bi-annual writing competition for youth from rural regions across Nepal to address the low levels of literacy, and the lack of children’s literature in Nepal.
Congratulations to the inaugural contest winners!
About Tempus International
Tempus International is an award-winning Canadian-based charity that works to promote sustainable development by organizing literacy and education projects that provide opportunities for underprivileged youth to get ahead in life. They are a volunteer based organization, and their bi-annual writing competition in Nepal is now known as “The Mighty Pen”. To make a contribution to support Tempus’s initiatives, click here.
