Annual Report from Nepal

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On August 13, 2012August 13, 2012By In Foundation

Report of the Activities and Successes of Himanchal High School, Nangi – Nepal July, 2012 Students graduated from the school: The eighth grade in Himanchal High School was started in 1993 after Mahabir Pun went to the village. The first batch of students, who sat for the national level examination of 10th grade, was in 1995. The national level examination is called School Leaving Certificate (SLC) and it is considered as the “Iron Gate” for the students in Nepal. Total number of students, who passed the SLC examination until now is 292 (169 girls and 123 boys) from 1995 to...

Water Collection Project at Mohare Community Lodge

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On August 1, 2012August 1, 2012By In Foundation

My name is Kim and, along with my husband and four children, I’m a returning volunteer with Himanchal Education Foundation. Each spring we travel from our home in Singapore to Nangi and work on an engineering project designed to meet the energy needs of the village. These projects include solar hot water heaters, solar energy collection systems and solar light bulbs. Last summer we trekked up to the Community Lodge at Mohare to assess the possibility of installing a solar hot water heater for a shower. What we discovered was a trekking destination of unsurpassed beauty and magnificence but with...