Update #38

We moved on to Shree Janachhana Basic School, a school that stands out against all the others we have supported, as its staff and school management committee is made up entirely of women, headed by their energetic head teacher, Mrs Sita Ghising.  This is something very rarely seen here in Nepal, which is run very […]

Update #37

After finally receiving permission from the Social Welfare Council to go ahead with the rebuild of our 6th & 7thSindhuli schools back in the middle of October last year, last week we were finally able to handover both new buildings. With the ongoing pandemic, a change of school mid-way and the general difficulties of working […]

Update #36

After a long Covid delayed wait, we have finally been granted permission from the powers that be to go ahead with schools 11 & 12 which is super exciting. Of course the permissions have coincided with the start of the Dashain Holidays here in Nepal, the equivalent of the west’s Christmas so once the celebrations […]

Update #35

And with the 10th Wishner5 school, the adventure began!  After weeks of blue skies and sunshine the weather took a turn for the worse, and as we filled our bellies with daal bhat after handing over school #9, the heavens opened.  Not necessarily a problem if the school you are wanting to get to is accessed […]

Update #34

As one decade ended and another started, we celebrated by handing over new classrooms to our 9th and 10th  Wishner5 schools! What was always going to be a long day started off in the cold winter darkness at 5.30am as we headed off on the 4½ hour drive to the first school, Shree Janata Secondary School.  Despite […]