The school in Sindhupalchok, which was built in 2014 for almost 400 children, was severely damaged just 12 months later in the April 2015 earthquake. However, it was completely renovated and made earthquake-proof in 2017, so that a new building was not necessary. Since 2023, the NHB has been financing a school meal programme for all pupils there.
On 15 March, the extension to the school was officially handed over by board member Manfred Lindner and a delegation from the NHB.
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.
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.