Today we visited Charumati Co-Operative’s office so that dad could get a better idea of how the business works. He is trying to work with Charumati to expand its operations, especially by talking to international groups like Accion International, Oxfam and the Grameeen Foundation — Charumati is doing really well at the moment, and they have a lot of room to expand. Dad and I learned a lot about the bank as well as some interesting figures; how much capital comes from depositors, the total value of loans outstanding, the interest accumulated on loans, etc. Here are a few of the photos I took at the bank.
These pieces of carbon copy paper are for collecting interest on the loans from clients.
After this, dad and Muni went to do some sightseeing. I returned home and started to get some work done on the emails. Every time I’m about to place an order on the motherboards, I hear from a new distributor or a new lead that could get these components into Nepal for a cheaper price. It looks like I’ll be biting the bullet and ordering the parts for twenty computers on Friday, but with that said, there have been some interesting developments recently so I may be getting larger quantities soon — we’ll see how that goes! I also worked on setting up the educational content — it’s all going very well. I’d also like to thank Mr. and Mrs. May for their help getting word of my project out there; they helped me find an additional five donors today. I’m glad the donations have not stopped yet, it’s great knowing the difference we will make in schools around Nepal together. Thanks everyone!
That’s all for now.
Charles
I was born in London, England. At the age of ten, I moved to Hong Kong, which opened up a whole new part of the world: Asia. Since then, I have enjoyed traveling to different locales around the world. Having graduated from High School, I am taking a gap year to work on a computer project in Nepal, and later a cultural immersion trip in Ghana. This is the blog I am using to keep the world notified. 
Charles! I don’t know why I didn’t start reading your blog sooner. I’m seriously lusting after your photos… and may I say the Mays are awesome. Good luck with everything!