School #3: Shree Churiyamai Secondary School, Makawanpur

As 2017 drew to a close, we were finally able to get out to Makawanpur to officially hand over the 3 new Wishner5 classroom buildings that were completed during the fall. Up before the birds for the long and twisty drive south, we witnessed the sunrise over Kathmandu and the majestic Himalayan range. Four and […]

School #2: Shree Madan-Aashrit Basic School, Tokha

Last week saw us officially handover the brand new, three room classroom building to the principal, teachers and children of the Shree Madan- Aashrit Basic School in Tokha on the northern edge of the Kathmandu Valley. Their main building was damaged in the 2015 earthquake.  Initially the children were taught in bamboo and tarpaulin temporary […]

School #1: Shree Bigyan Prabha Lower Secondary School, Ikudole, Lalitpur

Earlier this month Kate attended the official opening ceremony for a new classroom block at the Shree Bigyan Prabha Lower Secondary School, in Ikudole, rural southern Lalitpur. Although only about 25km from Kathmandu as the crow flies, by road, it’s a long, windy, bumpy 3+ hour journey along dirt trails in a 4WD vehicle, into what feels […]