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We are a group of senior Karate athletes who left Nepal to pursue better opportunities and live in different geographical parts around the globe and are now united under the umbrella of the Global Nepalese Karate Organization (GNKO) which was established under the law and regulations of Ontario Canada. GNKO is established to help and promote underprivileged Karate Athletes who live in remote villages of Nepal under the poverty lines who can’t afford sports because of financial hardship and has tremendous potential in the field of sports karate. So, we are working with an amazing organization GNKO. We have about 200 members from Asia, America, Europe, and all over the world. Together we have been helping Karate players and Karate training centers in remote areas of Nepal. In 2022 we have distributed lots of Karate training equipment to different karate training schools and at the same time we are providing scholarships to those students who have financial hardship. Since we have established GNKO our only income sources are membership fees and donations from GNKO members, and this source is significantly not enough for the projects we are planning for coming days. So, we have decided to run a fundraising program.

Need of Scholarship Fund for Nepali Karatekas:

Nepal can be a difficult place to live. Half of Nepal's population lives below the poverty line, and about one-third of the population lives without clean drinking water. These are people who do not have access to basic needs such as food, health care, and education. Almost half of the population is jobless in Nepal, with most Nepalese people living on a $1 day or less, and an average income of less than $200 a year in rural areas. The GDP per capita for year 2022 is only about USD 1200. One of the major barriers to improving this situation is the lack of access to miscellaneous education; one of them is physical health education. In Nepal, challenges such as poverty, shortages of schools and teachers in isolated areas and poor facilities preclude children from receiving physical health education. 

Nepal is a country known as a country of warriors. From history, we can find that many Nepalese used to serve in different countries as the Gorkha army to support the financial need of the family. If one looks at the 1st world war and 2nd world war history, one will find undisputable great warriors from Gorkha Army who fought for Britain and India. In summary Nepalese are good at combat and, Karate is one of the Japanese combat arts, which is nowadays developed as sports all over the world. 

In sports karate, Nepal was doing really good in international competitions. During 8^th SAF Games ( South Asian federation games which is organized by south Asian Olympic committee) Nepal was able to secure 1st place due to Nepali Karatekas contributing 14 Gold, 1 silver and 1 Bronze medal. But nowadays other SAF countries are going far ahead due to their sound economy or good financial status. But even though Nepalese are born with combat talent they are not developing enough due to lack of financial support. It has great potential if we can support it financially, it can stand well up to the world champions. Besides, the young generation can pursue Karate sport as their career. This will help not only individuals but also the entire country from the sport's health perspective including socio-economic aspects. 

90% of players are from metro cities of Nepal whereas only 10 % of players are coming from rural remote areas due to their financial problems. So, we want to explore those groups from where they became worldwide popular as a Gorkha Army. More than 80% of Gorkha's armies are from remote areas of Nepal. So, we hope that we can prepare world-level groups of Karate players from those remote areas. Karate training to young girls and boys can help to get rid of gender based violence and drug abuse as well.

How the Fund Works:

This scholarship fund has been set up to help deserving Karate students in Nepal achieve their sports dreams, while simultaneously allowing them to give back to the communities around them. Nepali sportsmen in good standing who could not otherwise afford to do sports are given financial support to help cover their Karate school, uniforms, and training equipment. In return, the scholarship students commit to engaging in regular community service throughout their scholarship period, preferably in the physical education sector. In this way, the Fund can advance the goal of physical education in Nepal beyond its scholarship awardees. This will help for sustaining for a long period of time.

Project Goal:

●       Promote physical health education in remote areas

●       Provide financial help to deserving karate students

●       Provide financial help to deserving karate schools

Mode of activities:

The project will: -

●        Arrange special karate training classes

●        Provide special self-defiance classes for a village girl

●        Provide scholarships to deserving karate players for training and other expenses during competitions 

●        Provide training equipment to deserving karate schools.

●        Organize competitions in remote areas to motivate and educate the people about importance of physical health and sports for human 

Contact Persons for donation:

GLOBAL NEPLASESE KARATE ORGANIZATION | Home (gnko.org)

The GNKO thanks you for your support!

Note: If you have any comment or suggestions, please contact Sudhir Newa ( sudhir_newa@hotmail.com )