E-library

Help Nepal Network (HeNN) aims in providing support for rural areas of the country in health and education sector (Help Nepal Network, n.d. a).  HeNN initiated a project to establish one electronic library for every district of Nepal. This included computer facilities that would be used not only by the students and teachers but also the local communities. 15 of the e-libraries have already been deployed in different districts including some of the rural ones (Help Nepal Network, n.d. b). FOSS Nepal volunteers have been helping in the set up of this project (FOSS Nepal Community, n.d. c).  

This project uses Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) in its implementation and uses F/LOSS. They all run on GNU/Linux operating system which has made it possible to achieve a reliable and secure network and has cut the cost to one forth compared to computer laboratory that doesn’t use F/LOSS. This model is very favourable for rural areas (Help Nepal Network, n.d. b). People in most of the rural area haven’t even seen a computer before and this project has helped them to connect with the technology. Students have found the e-library interesting and interactive and the digital books have helped in the learning process and made it more fun than the traditional approach. The teachers have also described the e-library to be helpful to them. The community has also been blessed with the digital book ‘doctor nabhayema’ (in English translated as ‘where there is no doctor ‘). Most of the rural areas are away from the highway and takes hours or even days to reach by foot. These areas are deprived and don't have any hospitals or doctors. This book provides general information about the first aid and also gives the traditional approach which could be applied in the treatment process (Rauniyar, 2009).

In January of 2008, they had successfully established a electronic library education training centre in Dhulikhel with the help of FOSS Nepal and education training sector. The objective of this training centre was to train the teachers with the help for ICT for educational development (Help Nepal Network, n.d. d).
 
Name of School
Location
Date
Partners
Shree Adarsha Secondary School
Chitawan
January 2010
FOSS Nepal
Shree Adarsha Secondary School
Simpani Higher Secondary School
Khotang
December 2009
School Management Committee
Sunkoshi Campus
Sindhuli
November 2009
NRN Association, Australia
Sunkoshi Campus Management Committee
Shree Bhola Secondary School
Bara
October 2009
Shree Bhola Secondary School
Everest Boarding School
Bhaktapur
May 2009
FOSS Nepal
Everest Boarding School
Rauta Higher Secondary School
Udayapur
January 2009
FOSS Nepal
Shree Rauta Higher Secondary School
Himanchal Higher Secondary School.
Myagdi
May 2008
FOSS Nepal
Tikot Secondary School
Myagdi
May 2008
Help Nepal Network
Nepal Library Foundation, Canada
Nepal Wireless Network
FOSS Nepal
Shree Tikot Secondary School
Koldung Devi Secondary School
Sindhupalchowk
February 2008
Save The Children, Norway
FOSS Nepal
Koldung School
Sri Saraswati Secondary School
Bhaktapur
April 2007
Sri Bhaktapur Secondary school
Sri Adarsha Higher Secondary School
Dang
January 2007
Sri Adarsha Higher Secondary School

Table List of completed e-library projects (Help Nepal Network, n.d. c).

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