Infrastructure Development

"It was a great help not only to me and my staff, but to the community as a whole".
Mukunda Budhakoti, Headmaster, Yagamati Lower Secondary School, Kathmandu

Rationale
Outputs
Programme Details
Testimonies
Working Area
Current Status

Rationale

Schools in Nepal face a chronic shortage of infrastructure - classrooms, playgrounds, toilets, and sometimes even in the most basic areas such as blackboards, doors and windows. A comfortable learning environment is imperative for learning to take place effective.

Outputs

• The construction of toilets and water points in over 20 schools (see water and sanitation)
• The construction of two new classrooms at a primary school
• Minor repairs and miscellaneous infrastructure projects at various schools
• The development of six 'Unit Resource Centres' at Secondary schools

Programme Details

GAN's ethos is that it believes that a mixture of both 'soft' and 'hard' development is necessary for Nepal to develop. Our 'soft' development is implemented through our teacher training and youth development programmes, and our 'hard' development through our infrastructure projects, including our water and sanitation programme. Where funds allow, we aim to improve the level of infrastructure in schools, focusing on those in greatest need first.

Testimonies

Of our work in his school in the village of Yagamati on the outskirts of the Kathmandu valley, Headteacher Mukunda Budhakoti said, "Thankyou for making this building. It was a great help not only to me and my staff, but to the community as a whole."

Working Area

Our work has taken place in our three main working areas of Kathmandu, Kaski and Lalitpur.

Current Status

In January 2004, GAN completed a survey of its partner schools which revealed their greatest infrastructural needs. The initial findings make startling reading. An astonishing 52% of schools have either an insufficient or no supply of clean water, with 48% having no playground facility at all. 35% have either not enough or no blackboard, desks and benches and 30% of classrooms contain no windows. These factors obviously contribute to the appalling state of the Nepalese education system.

We are currently consolidating these findings and preparing a proposal which we intend to put to a number of corporate funders, trust funds and individuals for support. If you are interested in finding our more, or in supporting our 'basic needs programme', please contact us.

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