Basatpur, Rautahat
SHREE DEAF AND IMPAIRED HEARING RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

Shree Deaf and Impaired Hearing Residential Basic School (SDIHRB) is a type of comprehensive boarding school for deaf children and teenagers in Basatpur, Rautahat. It covers kindergarten up to and including grade 8, and the students range in age from 5 to 19 years. A total of 61 deaf children and adolescents live and study at SDIHRB. They are cared for by three teachers and two nurses.

The SKIHRB was bursting at the seams. The 61 residents had only four rooms to share! These had to serve as sleeping quarters, classrooms and kitchens at the same time.

The government had started the construction of a school building a few years earlier, but never finished it due to financial difficulties. The children urgently lacked space to devote themselves fully to their education. Many families in Rautahat are very poor and people with disabilities have it extra hard. Education is the only chance these children have for a better life.

Chay Ya added another floor with four bedrooms and a bathroom. In addition, the started school building was completed. By now, four additional classrooms and eight dormitories are availale, so that girls and boys can sleep separately. In this way, the children will finally have the peace and space they need to dedicate themselves to their education!

The government covered 15 % of the construction costs as well as all follow-up costs.