Happy back to school !...for virginiese by KarmaSong
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_______ This photo was taken earlier this year, in April, on back to school in a Himalayan village of the Gorkha district in Nepal, and the humanitarian association I am a member of,was there to celebrate the event and bring the schoolkids of the villages we visited, a schoolbag , this year, for each of these children, smiling all the time and full of beans in the schoolyards where the school bag distribution sessions were held!
________ The Nepali schoolyear starts at the end of April, unlike here in the West. School education has been mandatory in Nepal only since 1975, with only 68% of Nepali children going to school.There is a system of private and public schools in the country, yet only private schools with fees to pay are known to be better than public schools. This is why NGOs and Western humanitarian associations are most welcome by the Nepali administration which keeps an eye on what is done while giving a bit of leeway to foreign financing of their schools...
________ The parents have to pay for the fees and the uniform, which is mandatory throughout the country. Sadly, many families with little income prefer then sending boys to school rather than girls, who are the first victims of child labour, even though things are improving in that regard.
________ I dedicate this photo to you, Virginie, hoping your schoolkids in these back-to-school times in France are as alive and kicking as these Nepali smiling schoolboys.By the way, I found it funny to capture these kids with two caps, one featuring a popular sports apparel brand, the other showing the Nepali flag, whose shape is unique among the flags of the whole world's nations. It is the world’s only five-sided national flag!
_______Thank you so much for your comments on my former photo from my trek...Have a nice weekend! Don't forget to zoom in!
________ The Nepali schoolyear starts at the end of April, unlike here in the West. School education has been mandatory in Nepal only since 1975, with only 68% of Nepali children going to school.There is a system of private and public schools in the country, yet only private schools with fees to pay are known to be better than public schools. This is why NGOs and Western humanitarian associations are most welcome by the Nepali administration which keeps an eye on what is done while giving a bit of leeway to foreign financing of their schools...
________ The parents have to pay for the fees and the uniform, which is mandatory throughout the country. Sadly, many families with little income prefer then sending boys to school rather than girls, who are the first victims of child labour, even though things are improving in that regard.
________ I dedicate this photo to you, Virginie, hoping your schoolkids in these back-to-school times in France are as alive and kicking as these Nepali smiling schoolboys.By the way, I found it funny to capture these kids with two caps, one featuring a popular sports apparel brand, the other showing the Nepali flag, whose shape is unique among the flags of the whole world's nations. It is the world’s only five-sided national flag!
_______Thank you so much for your comments on my former photo from my trek...Have a nice weekend! Don't forget to zoom in!
Comments (31)
rainbows
So lovely to see the hapy smiling faces. Tow loel boys. Sorry to hear that the girls suffer when it comes to school. Hugs. DiDi. xx
virginiese
Ah ! Mais comme c'est beau de voir combien ces enfants sont remplis de joie de vivre ! Ils sont juste heureux d'être là, dans cette école ! Je pense que ton travail humanitaire sur place est très important d'après ce que tu me décris : ces enfants n'ont pas tous la même chance devant l'instruction et c'est dommage ! Merci beaucoup pour cette dédicace qui me va droit au cœur ! J'espère rendre mes élèves aussi joyeux de venir en classe : dans notre société de sur-consommation, ce n'est pas gagné (rires !) Je souhaite aussi de tout cœur que la situation s'arrange au Népal et que les Népalais puissent un jour avoir les mêmes droits (instruction, soins, justice...) que nous autres Occidentaux !🇳🇵
Koala44
J'aime beaucoup cette photo, malgré la pauvreté ils semblent heureux, de vivre tout simplement !
Tempesta3d
<3 Marvellous <3
Jean_C
Des sourires qui vont droit au coeur, une image superbe Jean-Luc! Comme le dit Virginie, ces enfants-là ont sans doute bien plus d'appétit pour les études que dans nos pays!
Leije
Ta photo est pleine de vie........et comme tu le remarques, j'espère que les filles de là-bas auront toutes droit à l'éducation, bientôt !
marcPoser
Ça nous inspire, en regardant une telle photo, si captivante! Ces enfants sont manifestement heureux, dans le sens spirituel du mot! Touchant1
MagikUnicorn
Beaux sourires heureux
AureliusdeMercoeur
Cela fait plaisir de voir des enfants contents d'aller à l'école ! C'est une belle capture, Jean-Luc, qui rend bien compte de la situation actuelle avec ces deux casquettes comme tu le soulignes. J'ai l'impression que les gens des contrées himalayennes sont plus heureux qu'en occident, malgré leur pauvreté et le niveau de vie qui semble très inférieur à celui des pays occidentaux. Il faut dire qu'en Occident la publicité omniprésente et insidieuse a induit un état de manque perpétuel chez les gens dés l'enfance et qu'ils sont, de ce fait, généralement incapables d'apprécier ce qu'ils ont et toujours en manque de ce qu'ils n'ont pas (à tous les niveaux d'ailleurs) Bien des siècles en arrière, des prophètes inspirés ont bien décrit la civilisation contemporaine comme étant celle des "esclaves sans maîtres". Ils avaient raison !
Kordouane
C'est vrai, ils ont vraiment l'air heureux de vivre, une magnifique photo d'enfants épanouis, une grand bravo pour ce partage
eekdog
Great capture of these enthusiastic young men.
You must visit some awesome places for your stellar work with the lens. Great info also. Sorry I can't type in your language.
goldie
Excellent capture...just look at those beautiful faces...it's no wonder that the little girls get the raw end of the deal...this is the way of a pratrilineal, patrilocal society...girls are viewed as an "expense" by parents...boys are viewed as the agents who will care for their parents when they are elderly..it's all economic. A state funded social security system for elders helps to mitigate this gender preference for boys. But these ancient traditions/customs are difficult to overcome.
VDH
Lovely portrait !!
Radar_rad-dude
A happy looking pair of young gentlemen. Wonderful information! Many thanks for sharing.
bakapo
These children are beautiful, their sweet faces made my day. May they grow up strong, smart and caring. I do hope girls get the same chances as their brothers, soon.
Richardphotos
wonderful smiles and capture
starship64
Such wonderful faces! Great capture.
gaius
Chez nous, le seul moment où l'on peut voir des sourires sur le visage des écoliers est le jour de la fin des cours, le début des vacances. Quant à savoir s'ils sont plus heureux que nous, je préfère ne pas me prononcer, après avoir lu beaucoup de témoignages sinon en sens contraire du moins contradictoires. Ta photo est superbe et réjouit le coeur. Sans connaître les origines des Népalais, on croit discerner deux origines différentes dans la forme des visages et des nez... Bravo pour ton travail sur place.
ia-du-lin
very nice portrait
farmerC
Exellente Photo.
blinkings
Wonderful smiles.
Crudelitas
I saw a report ... There are schoolchildren who have a dangerously long way to school. They are led by their parents through ice and snow. The journey goes along the river Zanskar. Great photo, my friend.
anitalee
Excellent
STEVIEUKWONDER
Excellent capture and stellar work you are doing!
alida
Best wished to all the students.If I could I'd visit Nepal
steve2
Super photo!
RG19
These are common experiences around the world we saw much the same in Jamaica in the 70's. Grace and peace to you and the other volunteers!
chacornac
Super photos de ces enfants qui ont l'air si heureux, merci de partager ce moment
daggerwilldo
Wonderful indeed. They are our future. We must do everything we can to give them a head start and to see to their well being. You are most honorable for the work you do,
DukeNukem2005
Very good 👍🥂