Hulchuk, Gorkha
SHREE ICHCHHYA BASIC SCHOOL
Reconstruction of the school
Place
Hulchuk,
Ward-1,
Dharche Rural Municipality,
District Gorkha
Who
Implementation: Chay Ya Nepal,
Voluntary work contribution by the local community
Partners
Earth C-Air Switzerland,
Chay Ya Switzerland
When
2017 - 2018
For
250 students
Status
Completed and in operation
Project
The village of Hulchuk is located at 1,503m and is mainly inhabited by the Gurung ethnic group and some Dalit communities. It can be reached in a 2-day walk from Sotikhola. The local school, which is also attended by children from neighboring villages, had unfortunately collapsed due to the earthquake, leaving the many students in this area without access to education.
In January 2017, Chay Ya staff, a project coordinator and engineer, attended the stakeholders’ meeting at Shree Ichchhya Basic School to discuss plans for its reconstruction. With the active help of the villagers and in cooperation with the School Management Committee, eight classrooms and toilets for girls and boys were completed in merely one year. According to Nepal’s guidelines, the school was built on stone cement mortar to ensure its resistance in case of another earthquake. In June 2018, the 250 students were visibly happy about their beautiful and stable new school.
Sustainability Claimer
Due to the special focus on sustainability, the teachers’ salaries as well as the teaching material at the schools we support are normally paid by the government.
Under special circumstances, such as in very remote schools or in the case of marginalised ethnic groups, these costs are covered by Chay Ya for one year.
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