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Model School in Dhading

Through funds raised by NYF from donors in Japan and our own financial support, we have built a model school in the Dhading District. The villagers contributed sweat equity, and NYF paid only for construction expertise and material. It is the best school in the area, with well-trained teachers and good equipment. In fact, it is so popular that parents fight for admission for their children rather than having them attend the local government schools. Some children walk as long as two hours just to come to this school. Already the school is bursting its seams. Faced with so many students, the teachers are sending half the children to play in the yard while they teach the other half – then switch.

The school, which includes an excellent nursery section for 60 very young children, is a safe, nourishing place for the body and mind. It has a library and an excellent playground, At first, it offered classes only to 5^th grade, but in 2006, several classrooms were added, through 8^th grade.

The school is now fully supported by the local communities and is no longer dependent on funding from NYF. Because it is sustainable, we are now able to invest our money in new projects.

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