Shipchet, Gorkha
SHREE SHIPCHET BASIC SCHOOL

Reconstruction of the school

Place

Shipchet,
Ward-6,
Tsum Nubri Rural Municipality,
District Gorkha

Who

Implementation: Chay Ya Nepal,
Voluntary work contribution by the local community

Partners

Himalaya Peace Education Foundation

When

2015 - 2016

For

35 students

Status

Completed and in operation

Project

The village of Shipchet is located at an altitude of 2,490m in Tsum valley, in the very north of the district of Gorkha. The earthquake in April 2015 destroyed not only the 35 houses but also the only school building. Six months later, the rubble had to be cleared away before work on the new school building could begin.

The new school is comprised of six new classrooms, a library and additional toilets. It was built on dry masonry with a module of wooden beams and is equipped for 35 students.

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.