Tsharka Tibetan Elem/Middle School, Dolpo, Nepal

Tsharka School (Charka Bhot School,) reached an amazing milestone December 2023 of 20 years serving the educational needs of the Tsharka village community.  The very first school was started in 2003 as a basic school building, a library room, a greenhouse, and started to support teachers committed to teaching not only the Nepali government curriculum including Nepali and English based learning, but including the Tibetan language spoken by the community.

The academic year from May-October 2023 included 11 teaching staff (8 educators, a staff nurse, cook, and an office assistant,) and 76 students ranging from pre-K to grade 9.  The winter session from November-December extends the learning.  Grade 8 and 9 stduents come to Kathmandu for the winter months from December-March and offers a unique opportunity for higher grade students to stay in a hostel and continue their studies.

The teachers and administrators are planning for another school year starting in May 2024 and supplies are headed up to Tsharka in a matter of days by horse (after a few days ride by bus and jeep.)

We are so proud of the students and teachers and their continued success in providing high quality sustained educational opportunities for 20 years and counting with the support of the community.

We appreciate all the support to help support the students, the teachers, the winter school program allowing 8th and 9th graders to study in the capital city of Kathmandu for 3 winter months.

We also applaud the local communities continued efforts to gain funding for water and sanitation intiatives.