Education Nepal Project #54366

Build for Education in Humla

by The Nepal Trust

Project Report | Mar 7, 2024
Muchu School Famine Relief and Sustainability

By Anna McPherson | Project Leader

Muchu schoolchildren with vegetables grown

Dear Friends and Supporters,

Many government schools in Humla are not fit for purpose. The Build for Education in Humla Project will restore 16 schools to provide good teaching facilities for over 2,600 pupils and 112 teaching staff. A prime focus will be to ensure that girls receive similar choices to boys and raise their educational standards and life chances.

The main objective of this project is to repair/rebuild 16 government schools in Humla to provide a clean, safe and supportive environment. Good facilities will help teachers deliver a better education for both boys and girls.

We are happy to report that developments are well underway at Muchu School, in the Humla province, in providing famine relief and sustainability. This school has flourished, growing from 15 students to over 50 at its peak - mostly girls - in this time. There are no roads into Humla from the rest of Nepal, and traditionally the school has bought its food from Tibet, across the nearby China - Nepal border. This border was closed shortly after the outbreak of Covid in 2020, meaning that the children and their families faced starvation.

Thanks to donations from the Chiswick and Brentford Rotary Club, England, the Kailash Humla Foundation and the Muchu village council, we have been able to bring food aid to the children and support them with the construction of a greenhouse and being able to sustainably grow their own vegetables and fruit for consumption and sale.

With no secondary schools in 66% of the district, education levels in Humla rank amongst the lowest in Nepal. The population groups exhibiting the highest levels of illiteracy, skills and malnutrition are women and young children. Where schools have been built most have structural damage and are in dire need of repair to withstand harsh weather conditions and adding to the safety and comfort of pupils and staff.

Long-term impact:

The Nepal Trust has been running health education programmes for a number of years that have helped to raise general health standards in the district. Good educational opportunities will raise overall standards and help to close the gender gap of educational attainment between boys and girls. Nearly 3000 pupils and staff will benefit in year one and this will also support their wider families as knowledge is disseminated.

Please donate here.

Thank you for your continued support to this life-changing project in ensuring children and young people are able to receive education in a safe environment that is fit for purpose.

Namaste,

Anna McPherson.

Muchu school children in a playful mood

Construction of the greenhouse

Completed greenhouse

Food transportation by donkey

Planting cucumbers

Links:

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/humla-schools-repair-project/#menu

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Nov 9, 2023
A New Focus for 2024 and Beyond

By Tony Sharpe | Project Leader

Dear Friends and Supporters,

We are pleased to report that following the Nepal Trust’s recent re-organisation and AGM, current planning is for the Humla Education project to kick back into positive activity in 2024 with renewed enthusiasm and energy.

As we indicated in our last progress report, the project was put on hold mid 2023 pending the restructuring of our UK Board and a regrouping of working arrangements with international partners.

These deliberations have now concluded with the Nepal Trust agreeing with the Nepal Development Foundation (NDF) to progress the project in 2024. In partnership with the District Education Office in Humla, the NDF is assessing budgets and priorities and what refurbishment work remains outstanding. More background can be found on our web site.

Your continued support of our Build for Education in Humla project helping us to provide education for children in the remote Himalayas remains vital. Please be assured that all funds received to date have been ring fenced for the next phase of activity. The core need for this project remains unchanged: many government schools in Humla are not fit for purpose. This project will restore schools to provide good teaching facilities for many pupils and the teaching staff. A prime focus will be to ensure that girls receive similar choices to boys and raise their educational standards and life chances.

In the first phase of the project Shree Kot Higher Secondary received the delivery of new school furniture and the Shree Suryatara Basic School was the beneficiary of a boundary fence needed both for school safety and also to prevent cattle encroaching into the compound. At Sundarbhumi village, which is very difficult to access, we repaired and rebuilt the two-room building. Materials were brought in from Surkhet first by truck to Salisalla in Humla and from there the materials were transported by donkeys to the Sundarbhumi school.All three schools are located in the Sarkegad Rural municipality of Humla District, Karnali province.

Likewise, in the Karnali province of Humla, Barai village is very difficult to reach even by foot. There was a hole in the school roof and the wood was rotten. We supplied new wood, GI sheets for the roof, new windows, doors, walls, painting, etc. which took about 1 month. In the same area at the Shree Panchamukhi Himal Aadharbhut School the floor sealing windows and doors of all classrooms needed renovation. With much effort from the community the materials were finally transported by donkeys to the school and even then the work was delayed due to a heavy snowfall.

All of the above are examples of the need and for support and further effort and of course of the challenges of working in the Hidden Himalayas. Please continue your support and if you would like to be more involved hands on do make contact.

You can donate here.

Namaste,

Donkey Train

School Furniture

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Jul 13, 2023
Education for Opportunity

By Anna McPherson | Project Leader

Furniture at Shree Kot Higher Secondary School

Dear Supporter,

Your continued support of our Build for Education in Humla project helps to provide education for children in the remote Himalayas.

Many government schools in Humla are not fit for purpose. This project will restore 16 schools to provide good teaching facilities for over 2600 pupils and 112 teaching staff. A prime focus will be to ensure that girls receive similar choices to boys and raise their educational standards and life chances.

Shree Kot Higher Secondary School is located in Sarkegad rural municipality, Humla District, Karnali Province. The distance from Simikot to Kot Higher Secondary School is very (maybe 110 km) far. A school roll of 390 pupils and offers 6th-12th grade education. We have provided furniture for the school.

Shree Suryatara Basic School is located in Sarkegad Rural municipality of Humla District, Karnali province, with a school roll of 170 pupils and offers education up to 5th grade. A boundary fence for the school which seemed much necessary for the school for safety but also to prevent cattle to come into the compound. Materials such as wire net, iron poles and cement was brought in all the way from Surkhet and transported up by truck to Salisalla. From Salisalla the materials were transported by donkeys to the Suryatara school and started the work. The required work took about 3 weeks to complete.

Shree Sundarbhumi Prathamik School is located in Sarkegad Rural Municipality, Humla District, Karnali Province. About 55 km from Simikot, this Unapani village is very difficult to trek due to its tough terrain. A school roll of 71 pupils and offers education up to 4^th grade. We have repaired and rebuilt the two-room building. Materials were brought in from Surkhet from where they were loaded onto trucks. It took five days to reach Salisalla in Humla from Surkhet. After that the materials were transported by donkeys to the Sundarbhumi school.

It takes three days to walk from Simikot to Soyambhu Secondary School upper Barai in Sarkegad Rural Municipality of Humla District, Karnali province. Barai village is located at a distance of about maybe 65 km. Due to the bad geography, it is very difficult and hot to travel on foot. This school now teaches up to 8^th grade. Children of 285 houses study in this school. There was a hole in the school roof and the wood was rotten. We supplied new wood, GI sheets for the roof, new windows, doors, walls, painting, etc. which took about 1 month.

Shree Panchamukhi Himal Aadharbhut School is located in Simikot Rural Municipality of Humla District, Karnali province. This school is located at a distance of about 25 km from Simikot and was initially constructed by The Nepal Trust with support from Stichting Nepal in 2012-13. This school is located in Thehe village. A school roll of approx 233 pupils. The floor sealing of all class rooms was needing repaired, windows and doors needed repairing and the building required new painting. Materials were already brought from Surkhet to Salisalla along with materials of the other schools. It was very difficult to get goods from Salisalla to Panchamukhi school in Thehe, due to geographical difficulty and distance. After many attempts, the materials were finally transported by donkeys to the school. Work was delayed due to heavy snowfall and could only start after that. The works took about 1 month to complete and incl. slope plastering on the balcony, floor sealing inside the class rooms, office room, storage room, etc. Besides this windows and doors were repaired and repainted.

You can donate here.

The project will now be put on hold, due to a restructuring of our UK Board and a regrouping of working with international partners.

Namaste,

Anna.

Materials transport by donkey

Boundary fence at Shree Surya School

Fixing roof at Shyambu School

Painting exterior at Tehe School

Links:

Build for Education in Humla GG Project - Donate link

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