Help us rebuild schools in Nepal

We are excited that rebuilding work has officially begun after the earthquake in Nepal in April.

Shringery Secondary School, in the Mahalaxmi municipality of Lalitpur district, is the first of about 20 schools we hope to help in the coming months.

The earthquake damaged the first floor of a two-story building on the grounds of Shringery Secondary School. The construction will add four rooms, which is expected to benefit around 80 students each year. The school expects the construction work to be completed by mid November.

(In the photos below, the open room will be partitioned into four separate classrooms.) 

Eventually, we hope to help the school complete a third floor of classrooms as well. This was our original intention last spring, before the earthquake struck.

The school’s principal, Madhav, says, “We will build safe and secure classrooms by following the advice provided by the engineers. We will not compromise from our part on the materials or cut corners to get things done quickly.”

The Santi School Project is proud to support the students and teachers of Shringery Secondary School. We have a history of working with the school to train teachers and have placed volunteers there to help run extra-curricular dance programs for students.

Recently, the school has performed well on the annual school-leaving exam, or SLC, the most important exam that college-bound students take after 10^th grade. Shringery had 100 percent pass rates for the last four years; last spring, 10 out of 13 students passed.

Other school construction projects will kick off soon. Currently, we are working on obtaining government approval for earthquake reconstruction at several other schools in Lalitpur district. That work is expected to begin by mid November.

Thank you for your support as we help repair a few of the thousands of schools damaged by the earthquake. Look for more updates soon on our progress.