I'm trying to build a school for needy students, any help would be amazing!

[Chiefspants]

Update 8/4/14:

We did it! Thanks to your incredible support and our organizational partners around the world, we were able to break ground on a new school that will provide education to deserving students in a rural community in Nepal. In addition to providing educational access, the school will serve first hub of clean, running water for the community.







We are now turning our sights to traveling to the school next summer to build a fourth classroom (this will allow the school to accept and educate every available child in the community) and teach a group of students for a month next summer. Any more of your support would be incredibly appreciated.

Thank you all again.

Open World's Website -> http://www.openworldcause.com

Open World's Facebook Page -> http://www.facebook.com/openworldcause

Open World's Twitter -> https://twitter.com/#!/OWProject



Update 12/31/13:

Spoiler!

Update 12/31/13

Hey, everybody! My charitable organization is making a big push for New Years, and it would be great if you were involved! You have all done so much for us in the past, and your support continues to mean so much to our organization.



http://www.cafepress.com/openworldcause

Update 10/14/12:

Spoiler!

Update 10/14/12: We are now officially partnered with a non-profit known as the Foundation for Leadership and Learning and can now officially accept donations, we also have established our own store on Cafepress. (And are open for requests/suggestions )

We also just completed a six minute documentary that covers the struggles and success of the first phase of Open World while laying the foundation for the second phase of our mission.

Original Post 12/19/11:

Spoiler!

Hey, Chiefsplanet! As some of you are aware, I helped begin a mission called "The Open World Project" over the last year. I am thrilled to inform everyone that the project was successful in sending two laptops and internet access to a rural school in Nepal, (known as the SAV School) and have skyped the classroom on several occasions over the past year.

However, while we were successful in that ambition, we were dismayed to learn that due to a complication with a leasing agreement, the school we were working with lost half of their buildings and some of the students that previously attended the school.

After a wide array of conversations, we decided to launch a second phase to the project that would bring entirely new buildings to the school, but unlike before, these buildings will be in sole possession of the SAV school. We are in the beginning phases of this mission, but we are hoping to drop the "project" aspect of our cause and become a fully fledged organization known as "Open World."

We are currently in the process of establishing our own 501C3, so we are unable to accept donations at this time. All we are searching for are new supporters for our cause, any new followers on Facebook or Twitter would be absolutely incredible.

Project Announcement (Made in Another Thread) 1/12/11:

Spoiler!

As many of you already know, I am currently a senior at a high school in central Kansas. As explained in the video, My friend Jake and I started a project attempting to raise enough money to bring two laptops and internet to a school in Nepal. This original goal of the project was to raise enough money to bring a library to this school, but after having a multitude of difficulties launching that project, Jake and I turned our focus to bringing internet to this school. Our hope is that we will soon be able to share skype conversations with the students in this classroom, and that this will open the school to an innumerable amount of possibilities.

To find out more information, you can visit our website here -> http://ouropenworldproject.org/

Or, to keep up with our daily aspirations, you can follow our facebook page here -> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Open-W...78084412211706

I'd also like to shout out to one of our sponsors who brought us a good amount of initial support, you can find them at this page. http://the-gathering.net/

Thanks to everyone who took the time to read this!

Chiefspants.

[listopencil]

B...ump.

[listopencil]

I should probably mention that my oldest daughter's biological father is from India. Thanks to her biological father's drive, and the American school system, she's a nurse. A damn good one.

[listopencil]

Just a reminder. Chiefspants isn't even asking for a donation here. He's just trying to spread the word, to get his story out there.

[Chiefspants]

The SAV School says hello!

[Iowanian]

Caption this pic?

"So that's a number 2 without onions and a large coke, 2 kids meals with chicken strips, apple slices and chocolate milk and extra napkins. That will be $16.98 please pull up to the 2nd window"

[vailpass]

Nepal. Is that where they make all the hash?

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by vailpass

Nepal. Is that where they make all the hash?

I don't know all that much about the economy of Nepal, but this wiki entry alone should make the Nepalese like brothers in the hearts of Chiefs fans:

"Nepal has used a series of five-year plans in an attempt to make progress in economic development."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Nepal

[BigRichard]

Originally Posted by JD10367

Joined CP and surfed for porn, of course. What other use is there?

I vote that you take up a collection to send them Matt Cassel. Maybe he can be useful building schoolrooms.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by listopencil

I don't know all that much about the economy of Nepal, but this wiki entry alone should make the Nepalese like brothers in the hearts of Chiefs fans:

"Nepal has used a series of five-year plans in an attempt to make progress in economic development."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Nepal

Dammit Rajah Carl!

[Stewie]

Originally Posted by listopencil

Maybe if you'd read the OP you'd see that he's not asking for donations. And that this is more than providing laptops and internet connections.

Really? Yet they're working on a 501C3?

[PunkinDrublic]

Couldn't get a soda at the driving range today. All I had left were some nepalese coins.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by Stewie

Really? Yet they're working on a 501C3?

Originally Posted by Chiefspants

We are currently in the process of establishing our own 501C3, so we are unable to accept donations at this time.


All we are searching for are new supporters for our cause, any new followers on Facebook or Twitter would be absolutely incredible.

Chiefspants.

[Jive Ass]

A 501C3 is also probably beneficial for them to legitimize themselves instead of funneling through other programs, as well. If they've done this much so far, I think it's pretty important to establish something like that. Where does the OP say, "If you could all donate that would be awesome!"? He's just trying to spread the word.

[Slainte]

Posted the clip on my FB page...

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by Stewie

Really? Yet they're working on a 501C3?

We are indeed working on a 501C3, but, the main purpose for establishing a 501C3 would be to legitimize ourselves as a non-profit organization. There will be a time where we will accept donations, however, we will always be more interested in establishing connections over contributions. We would always prefer to find someone who is interested in supporting and spreading the word about our cause as opposed a person who would donate five dollars and walk away forever.

Also, the more we talk about our mission, the higher the odds that someone will hear about it and know how to make a difference. For example, our project was just discovered by an individual heavily involved in Nepalseeds, or, one of the largest non profit organizations currently in Nepal. That connection was not established through a cash donation, but because individuals were spreading the word about our project.

Originally Posted by Slainte

Posted the clip on my FB page...

Thank you so much, your involvement means so much to us!