By Karlheinz Neumann | Founder of HUMAN Stiftung and project leader
The situation in Upper Dolpo during Corona is not always easy. Nepal still has strict rules and infection rate is causing restrictions. Sometimes it also affects the locals of Upper Dolpo when there is another ban that the locals are not allowed to leave their villages. In summary: the Dolpa-pa are trying to deal with the pandemic in the best possible way, however, feel sometimes unsafe. Overall, they can largely go on with their lives “without panic”. We very much hope that there will be no major health problems, but things are currently going quite well. Hygiene is also important in Saldang, which is why schoolchildren are encouraged to wash their hands.
The farming activities of the local villagers are going as planned, as you can see from the wonderful picture with the green field (mind you, we are on 13,000 ft. above sea level).
School in Saldang
The “summer school” in Saldang started again at the end of July and can also be held with short interruptions. The government distributed masks, but they do not dominate the daily routine. The central government in Nepal has not allowed schools to run, but the local governments want classes to take place again. However, no teachers are sent to the villages by the government, only local and private teachers are in Saldang. Around 80 students are joining pre-school and classes 1-6.
Nyisal
Unfortunately, we have no news from our school project in Nyisal now, as unlike Saldang, there is no phone contact at all. Next time I will report about the last winter and current summer session and the plan for the upcoming winter session 2020 / 2021.
It is currently not possible to say whether our winter school period in Saldang and Nyisal will start without any problems, however, we are still optimistic. Only our “private” teachers will stay in the villages during the winter period, due to the extremely hard living conditions.
Enjoy a little Tibetan dance performance by some of the children in our Saldang school via the LINK below.
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