In Nepal one year on, with four new schools

ASIA has been in Nepal since 1996 and today it has stayed to rebuild the future of this country starting from its children, from its schools.

Now the goal is to rebuild the schools destroyed by the earthquake starting precisely from the villages where the temporary classrooms were set up.

The first four schools, which it will be possible to build thanks to the funds made available by Caritas Italiana, Clown One Italia Onlus, Tavola Valdese and the private donors of ASIA, are those of Arukharkha and Thangdor in the Village of Yarsa (Rasuwa District), and of Namuna and Dupcheshwori in the village of Saramthali (Rasuwa District).

The Arukharkha primary school will host 122 children and 6 teachers. In 2016 ASIA will rebuild this school with earthquake-proof, eco-friendly techniques, without architectural barriers, equipping it with toilets, bathrooms and drinking water. The energy efficiency of the building will be guaranteed by the use of insulating materials and solar panels.

The Thangdor primary school will instead host 102 children and 5 teachers. The goal is to rebuild a school with seven rooms, a permanent toilet facility and a room for the teachers. This school too will be built in harmony with Nepalese architecture, with modern and eco-sustainable earthquake-proof techniques.

The Namuna primary school will host 39 children aged 5 to 8 (it will also be a reference point for the children who live in the nearby villages) and 4 teachers. This school will be 125 square metres in size, will be equipped with toilet facilities and will be built following earthquake-proof techniques and in keeping with Nepalese architecture.

The Dupcheshwori secondary school will host 328 students and 9 teachers. 14 classrooms and toilet facilities will be built, all constructed with earthquake-proof techniques and in harmony with the Nepalese architectural style.

ASIA’s project does not stop at reconstruction, but will turn the schools into Centres for families: training on children’s rights and the danger of child trafficking, advanced teaching methods, recycling techniques, organic farming and permaculture activities will be some of the activities carried out.

The indirect beneficiaries of the reconstruction of these four schools will therefore be the members of the whole community of Yarsa and Saramthali, made up of almost 10,000 people. Join the project>>