Education a fundamental right for everyone
Unfortunately, this does not yet apply to all children in Nepal. Despite eight years of compulsory schooling, not all Nepalese children regularly attend school. Especially in rural areas, where the way to school often takes more than an hour one way and children are needed as labourers in agriculture, compulsory schooling is sometimes neglected. Many rural schools are also in a miserable state of repair! In the district of Sindhupalchok, about 80 km northeast of Kathmandu, we have been able to create high-quality buildings and significantly shorten some school routes. This has often made it noticeably easier for pupils and parents to attend school. Since 1995, we have built a total of 20 additional schools for around 4,500 boys and girls in this district, starting with the school in Kadambas. Subsequently, schools were also built in Kathmandu and in the metropolitan area, in the south of the country (Terrai), in the far west (Humla) and also in Dolpo, not far from the border with Tibet. As of 2024, there are a total of 30 schools for around 10,000 children. These include the school for the blind in Chautara, which is the first of its kind in the entire district of Sindhupalchok, as well as a class for disabled children in Sangachok.
However, many schools, including the above-mentioned school for the blind, were completely destroyed or severely damaged by the devastating earthquake on 25 April 2015. A total of 17 schools were affected. Reconstruction could not begin until spring 2016, after the government officially gave the go-ahead. All of our destroyed and damaged schools were rebuilt within three years. The most striking external feature is the redesign of the exterior from blue and white to yellow and red, which corresponds to the new government guidelines. This was only possible thanks to the enormous amount of donations and the tireless work of our two coordinators, Sunil Shresta and Shyam Pandit, on the ground.
33
schools
125
rooms
10.356
students
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2024
Ramadevi Basic School, Tanjakot-Humla
After almost two years of construction, the school in Tanjakot in Humla, in the far west of Nepal, was officially opened on 1 April 2024. 360 schoolchildren now have a new school in one of the most remote areas of Nepal.
Khaireni Secondary School, Tanahun
In December 2023, work began on the expansion of the Khaireni School near Phokara. The school, with 43 teachers and more than 1100 students from pre-school to grade 12, is bursting at the seams and urgently needs new rooms.
2023
Shree Marshyangdi Basic School, Khahare
The children are eagerly awaiting the completion of their new primary school in the village of Khahare, as the old school was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake. The 145 pupils should be able to move into their new school in autumn 2024.
Jalapadevi Secondary School, Bahunepati
Since the end of 2023, the secondary school of Bahunepati has been repaired by the NHB, after the 2015 earthquake had severely damaged the school and actually made it unusable. Nevertheless, classes continued to be held there.
Our school projects since 1995 at a glance
Balachandra Secondary School – second building inaugurated
On 15 March, the extension to the school was officially handed over by board member Manfred Lindner and a delegation from the NHB.
Ramdev Basic School – Tanjakot (Humla)
After almost two years of construction, the school in Tanjakot in Humla, in the far west of Nepal, was officially opened on 1 April 2024. 360 schoolchildren now have a new school in one of the most remote areas of Nepal.
Chharka / Dolpo solarhouse
Since the completion of the passive solar house in September 2023, the five-month school closures in the winter from November to March due to low temperatures of up to -25 degrees will be a thing of the past. Pupils will now be able to attend school for 10 months.
Shree Aadarsha Basic School Mahabir- Sindhupalchok (2023)
A new building was quickly erected to prevent the collapse of the small primary school in Mahabir. The school is still waiting for the typical yellow and blue paint job.
Shree Siddhi Ganesh Secondary Higher School-Sanusiruwari-Sindhupalchok (2014/2017/23)
The school, which was only built in 2014, was severely damaged in the earthquake in 2015 but could be completely renovated.
Sharamsheel Vidyapith Secondary School – Gothatar/Kathmandu (2010/2015/2023)
The large school in Gothatar, near the airport in Kathmandu, is co-financed by donations from the secondary school in Oberhaunstadt, near Ingolstadt, Germany. The school sponsorship also gave the school the nickname: School for School Oberhaunstadt.
Bahunepati, Jalapadevi Secondary School
Since the end of 2023, Bahunepati’s secondary school has been rebuilt by NHB, after the 2015 earthquake had severely damaged the school and actually rendered it unusable. Nevertheless, classes continued to be held there. In September 2024, the work was completed and the students were able to return to their school.
Shree Kali Devi Secondary School – Kadambas (1995-2018-2023)
The Michl-Dacher School was the first school built by NHB in 1995, providing an education for more than 500 children. Completely destroyed in the earthquake, it was rebuilt in 2018.
Lhubu Secondary School – Lhubu-Sindhupalchok (2005/2019/2023)
The extension to the Hans Kammerlander School is used primarily to supplement conventional schools. There, school leavers learn subjects such as electrical engineering and the like in theory and practice.
Shree Janajyoti Higher Secondary School – Gairimundi / Dolakha (2014/2022)
The district of Dholaka is located to the east of Sindhupalchok. A higher secondary school for grades 1-12 was built in the village