Syangja District WASH Programme

Background After much tooing and frowing with the local government bodies and an unexpected schools closure across the region, in the late spring of 2022 we finally got all the necessary permissions to start work on our planned water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). We planned to work in tandem with local government schools, district education […]

A Library is Born

This post looks back toward a moment that had a lot of meaning for both Sally and me… the creation of the Shree Balshikshya Niketan Lower Secondary School library in Gabde, near Ale Gaun. It was a joy to have a simple idea turned into reality by the local community. We spent time before the trip […]

Village School Library Project

“I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library.” — Jorge Luis Borges Himalayan Quests in thrilled to be working with Shree Bal Shikshya Niketan Lower Secondary School, Gabde, Syanja, in mid west Nepal, in order to help them establish and run a school library.  This small government school was established in […]