Shanti Education Initiative Nepal

Kathmandu, Nepal

Annual Progress Report

2070-71

www.santischool.org
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Our Mission
We promote quality education in rural Nepal especially for girls and ethnic minorities.
We build and repair primary schools and provide specialized early childhood teacher
training, and mobilize national and international volunteers at the schools we have
partnered with.

Our Projects in Nepal

1. Building Construction and Renovation

A. Bagh bhairab Secondary School
We have helped the Bagh
Bhairab Secondary
School, Chaughare,
Lalitpur to complete the
construction of its two
room building.

Established

2017 BS

Number of Students

200+

Number of Teachers

14

Level

Secondary (Nursery to grade10)

Location

40 kilometers from Kathmandu (Chaughare, Lalitpur)

The school did not have enough rooms to

conduct all its classes and has been
partitioning its existing classrooms to meet
its needs.
This project was financially supported by the
Austrian Mountaineering Association, Imst,
Oberland with the community contributing a
quarter of the total estimated costs.
The construction started in Jestha 2070 and
was completed on Bhadra 2070. Rs.
242,978 out of total of Rs. 696,866 spent for
this project was disbursed in the fiscal year
2070-2071 with the remaining amount
disbursed in the previous fiscal year.

B. Guru Lower Secondary School

We have helped Guru

Established

2019 BS

Lower Secondary School,

Number of Students

260+

Number of Teachers

14

Level

(Lower Secondary) Nursery to Grade 8

Location

50 kilometers from Kathmandu ( Bhukhel ,Bimire, Lalitpur)

Bukhel, Lalitpur to
complete the construction
of its two room building.

The school did not have enough rooms to conduct all

its classes and has been partitioning its existing
classrooms to meet its needs. The school also wanted
to discontinue the use of chalkboards and start using
markers and white boards.
This project was supported by the Small Earth
Australia (200,000), Santi School Project (100,000)
and community contributing Rs. 100,000.

The construction started in Baisakh 2070 and

completed by Bhadra 2070.

C. Bani Bilash Higher Secondary School

We have helped the Bani bilash
Higher
Secondary School,
Chapagaon, Lalitpur district to
complete two rooms at the
ground floor of a two storied
building at the school.

Established

2017 BS

Number of Students

567+

Number of Teachers

26

Level

Higher Secondary (Nursery to grade 12)

Location

8 kilometers from Kathmandu (Chapagaon,Lalitpur)

Project duration

Poush - Chaitra 2070

An agreement was signed between the school

and our organization in Poush 2070 and work
started soon afterwards. The construction of the
school was completed by Chaitra 2070 and the
school was handed over to the school
management committee in Baisakh 2071.
A total of 862,000 was spent for this project.
Santi School Project, USA provided 75 percent
of the total amount spent and the rest was borne
by the school and the local community.

2. A Clean Slate and Installation of Drinking Water System

Several schools asked us for help improving their school environment in a different way by replacing
chalkboards with markers and white boards and installing drinking water system at the school. Both the
categories of project were supported by Avionte Hope Foundation of Avionte Softwares and Rising Tide
USA, an apparel company based in Maryland USA.

A. Bal Joti Lower Secondry School

Established

2035BS

Number of Students

258+

Number of Teachers

Level

Lower Secondary (Nursery to Grade 8)

Location

50 kilometers from Kathmandu (Naglebhare, Kathmandu

district)

Project

Provision of white boards and installation of drinking water

system

Cost

Rs. 61,392

Project Duration

Magh 2070

Financial Contribution of

Rising Tide, an apparel trading company based in the

USA, and the school

B. Bal Manorama Lower Secondry School

Established

2015 BS

Number of Students

230+

No. of Teachers

10

Level

Lower Secondary (Nursery to Grade 8)

Location

55 kilometers from Kathmandu (Asharang -3

Lukuni , Lalitpur)

Project

Provision of white boards and installation of

drinking water system

Cost

Rs. 57,273

Project Duration

Poush Magh, 2070

Financial Contribution of

Rising Tide, USA and the school

C. Gumarang Lower Secondry School

Established

2030 BS

Number of Students

230+

No. of Teachers

10

Level

Lower Secondary (Nursery to Grade 8)

Location

57 kilometers from Kathmandu (Thuladurlung

Gumarang -7, Lalitpur)

Project

Provision of white boards and installing drinking

water system

Cost

Rs. 36,750

Project Duration

Magh Falgun, 2070

Financial Contribution of

Avionte Hope Foundation and the school

D. Chandi Primary School

Established

2047 BS

Number of Students

209

No. of Teachers

Level

Primary (Nursery to Grade 5)

Location

17 kilometers from Kathmandu (Dhukuchhap,

Lalitpur)

Project

Installation of drinking water system and toilet

maintenance

Cost

Rs. 46,631

Project Duration

Jestha 2071

Financial Contribution of

William Molnar, a Canadian citizen, and the school

E. Siddhartha Primary School

Established

2047B.S

Number of Students

73

No. of Teachers

Level

Primary (Nursery to Grade 5)

Location

70 kilometers from Kathmandu (Nawalpur-4,

Sindhupalchowk)

Project

Installing drinking water system and providing

white boards

Cost

Rs. 47,050

Project Duration

Baisakha - Jestha, 2071

Financial Contribution of

Santi School Project through the fundraising

efforts of Adam Martin, a US citizen, and the
school

F. Guru Lower Secondary School

Established

2037 B.S.

Number of Students

150+

No. of Teachers

20

Level

Lower Secondary (Nursery to Grade 8)

Location

50 kilometers from Kathmandu (Bimire Bhukhel,

Lalitpur )

Project

Provision of white boards and the remaining work

of the building construction from previous year

Cost

Rs. 115,600

Project Duration

Started 2070 falgun 11 -completed falgun 25

2070

Financial Contribution of

Avionte Hope Foundation and the school

G. Banaspati Primary School

Established

2034 B.S.

Number of Students

85

No. of Teachers

Level

Primary Level (Nursery to Grade 5)

Location

45 kilometers from Kathmandu (Chaughare,

Lalitpur )

Project

Provision of white boards

Cost

Rs. 18,200

Project Duration

Falgun 2070

Financial Contribution of

Avionte Hope Foundation and the school

3. School Maintenance and Renovation:

A. Shringery Community Secondary School

Established

2052B.S.

Number of Students

200+

No. of Teachers

10

Level

(Secondary Level) Nursery to Grade 10

Location

10 kilometers from Kathmandu (Lamatar, Lalitpur

Project

Fixing window panes and completing mural

painting

Cost

Rs. 32,750

Project Duration

Falgun Chaitra, 2070

Financial Contribution of

Rising Tide, USA and the school

We have also implemented the mural

painting on one of the school

buildings.

B. Jana Sewa Higher Secondary School

Established

2004 B.S.

Number of Students

825

No. of Teachers

54

Level

Higher Secondary Level (Nursery to Bachelors

Level)

Location

10 kilometers from Kathmandu (Panga, Kirtipur,

Kathmandu)

Project

Fixing window panes.

Cost

Rs. 120,000

Project Duration

Started 2071 Chaitra 23 completed Jestha 2071

Financial Contribution of

Rising Tide, USA and the school

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4. Ongoing Projects
A. Saat Kanya Primary School
Established

2039 B.S.

Number of Students

90

No. of Teachers

Level

Nursery to grade five (Primary)

Location

35 kilometers from Kathmandu, Bhattendanda,

Lalitpur

Project

Installing drinking water system and providing

white board

Cost

Rs. 85,000

Project Duration

Jestha Bhadra 2071

Financial Contribution of

The Santi School Project and the school

B. Nawalpur Secondary School

Established

2009 BS

Number of Students

460

No. of Teachers

16

Level

Secondary (Nursery to Grade 10)

Location

70 kilometers from Kathmandu (Nawalpur-6,

Sindhupalchwok)

Project

Installing drinking water system, toilet maintenance

and fixing window shutters

Cost

Rs. 115,000

Project Duration

Baisakha 2071 -

Financial Contribution of

The Santi School Project through the facilitation of

Adam Martin, a US citizen and the school

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C. Jana Jagriti Higher Secondary School

Established

2036 BS

Number of Students

250+

Number of Teachers

16

Level

Higher Secondary (Nursery to Grade 12)

Location

45 kilometers from Kathmandu (Ikudole Lalitpur)

Project

Completion of four room of a building

Project Duration

Baisakha 2071 -

Financial Assistance of

Austrian Mountaineering Association, Imst

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5A. Teacher Training

This year, we completed teacher training at two centers
of Lalitpur district that covered all the public schools of
Lele and Ikudole VDCs. The training focused on early
childhood development (ECD) and teaching English
Language (ELT) components each component
requiring about a week each. The
In Ikudole center, 17 teachers from seven schools
participated in the ECD component of the training while
13 benefitted from the ELT component of the training.
ECD component was held in Mangsir 2070 and the
ELT component was held in Falgun 2070.
At Lele center, 15 teachers from six schools participated in the ECD component of the training
held in Ashwin 2070 while 13 teachers benefitted from ELT component of the training held in
Mangsir 2070. An interaction program was held in Baisakh 2070 to distribute certificates to all
the participating teachers and also to award prizes to three top performing trainees.

5B. Art Workshop

We organized art workshop at two centers Lele and

Lamatar VDCs of Lalitpur district. The workshop

involved two days of training the teachers and the
teachers, in turn, teaching their students. The
students completed their artworks and submitted to
our organization and then they were evaluated by the
art trainer.
12 teachers from seven schools participated in the
workshop conducted at Lele whereas 18 teachers
from seven schools participated in the one held at
Lamatar center. The teachers were imparted various
skills related to teaching art at primary level.
Ajay Deshar, a young artist with extensive knowledge
and exposure about art, was the resource person for the training.
An interaction program was held to discuss the effectiveness of the program and to announce
the winners of the inter school art competition in each center in Baisakh 2071.
These workshops and its related programs were financially supported by Al Diyafah High
School, Dubai, UAE through the initiative of Mahesh Sajnani, Community Outreach Coordinator
at the school.

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6. Volunteers
We have mobilized five volunteers (two international and three national) at four different schools
in Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts. The volunteers stayed with a host family near the school
they were placed at and worked in close coordination with the school administration to take
classes and organize extra-curricular activities, among other things.

Troels Bastrup from Denmark stayed for three months at Devi Lower Secondary School, Nallu,
Lalitpur district from Magh to Chaitra 2070.
Liz Margereson from England volunteered for a month at Basuki Secondary School, Lamatar,
Lalitpur district in Magh 2070. Pranav Man Shrestha from Nepal also contributed his time at the
school for a month in Shrawan 2070.
Chandan Mishra from Nepal volunteered at Shringery Secondary School, Lamatar VDC, Lalitpur
district for a month in Shrawan 2070.
Arjab Dhakal from Nepal volunteered at Jana Sewa Higher Secondary School, Kirtipur,
Kathmandu district for a month in Ashad 2071.

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