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Race For Survival Three

"Our teacher told us that in Nepal, 3 newborns die every hour. We had no way of knowing this. An hour is just sixty mins. That means 72 deaths in just one day. That is a very scary figure for all of...

Published18 October 2014
Reading Time 1 mins
Author Stories of Nepal
Location Nepal
Race For Survival Three

"Our teacher told us that in Nepal, 3 newborns die every hour. We had no way of knowing this. An hour is just sixty mins. That means 72 deaths in just one day. That is a very scary figure for all of...

"Our teacher told us that in Nepal, 3 newborns die every hour. We had no way of knowing this. An hour is just sixty mins. That means 72 deaths in just one day. That is a very scary figure for all of us. She asked us if this was acceptable? And thus, we decided to run the race to raise awareness about this deadly fact."_x000D_ _x000D_ - Students of Shree Neel Barahi School_x000D_ For more stories go to www.storiesofnepal.com_x000D_ © Stories of Nepal_x000D_ with Save the Children in Nepal_x000D_ _x000D_ ______________________________________________________x000D_ _x000D_ Students of Shree Neel Barahi School participated in the RACE for Survival (October 18) – a 5 km marathon inside Kathmandu valley where 1000 students between the ages of 14 – 16 from various public schools will take part to engage children to raise their voice to reduce preventable newborn, infant and child deaths.
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