Build for Education in Humla

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,