School Environment Improvement Program - Nepal

It is a group of young minds that is keen on innovating new and meaningful ideas. This year students of Shree Majh Gaun Srijansil Prakriti Bal Club (Shree Majh Gaun Creative Nature Club) of Mirge-1, Dolakha celebrated Tihar (second biggest festival of Hindus) in their community by advocating about safe drinking water measures that one should adopt in order to lead a healthy life.

Deusi-bhailo program that the nature club held wasn't just about entertainment. Along with giving blessings for wealth, happiness and prosperity, the members communicated with the community through songs incorporating water and sanitation issues. Furthermore, to disinfect water, they gifted WATASOL (sodium hypochlorite solution) that they have been producing themselves after attending training given by ECCA. The team elaborated about its easy use, advantages, low cost and production methods to the people as they travelled from house to house celebrating Deusi-bhailo.

"Because of the earthquake, we feel that it is even more important to keep raising such issues as the earthquake has led people to unconsciously degrade their health behaviours. Making people aware about their drinking water and health habits saves them from outbreak of (water-borne) diseases as well", expressed one of the club members during a feedback meeting.

We thank Global Giving and all our donors for supporting us in our mission of improving school environment in Mirge. For updates regarding our programs and activities, please also visit our website, Facebook,  Twitter , Blog and YouTube Channel. 

The recent Nepal earthquake damaged the water and sanitation related infrastructure in Kali Devi Secondary School and Majh Gaun Lower Secondary School, both located in Mirge Village, Dolakha. Through the support of ECCA, reconstruction work of the water related infrastructure is going on in both the schools.

Ms. Kaplan, student of Kali Devi Lower Secondary School shared “because of damage to the drinking water station during the earthquake, we had to drink water from tap located inside the toilet. Now all students are happy, as they will soon be able to drink water from a new 1,500 liter capacity water tank.”

Mr. Dhurba shared “students are suffering from different diseases because of poor sanitation and drinking water facilities. Through the help of ECCA, the school is constructing sanitation corner, where students can do proper hand washing after using the toilet. We will keep towel and soap in the sanitation corner.”

Ms. Sunita thanked ECCA and all the supporters who helped to develop sanitation corner (which has tap for drinking water and hand washing) in her school. She also committed to regularly manage soap and towel through the school nature club. They will also organize hand washing demonstration session to students studying in lower grades and will make other students aware on the proper use of sanitation corner.

We thank all our supporters and donors for helping us in post-earthquake recovery activities. Without your help and support, we would not have been able to achieve success in helping the earthquake affected people.