Sitala Primary School

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Sitala Primary School

History and Location
Needs & Target
Progress Details
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The government established this school in 1988 AD (2045 BS) with the coordination of local people of Arupokhari. In the initial years, the school had only three rooms including a room administration. Later people of this region added two more rooms in the same block as the number of students was increasing every year. Now, the school has five rooms in a single block and runs from Grade one to three. After 1995 AD, along with the conflict, this school could not get any refurbishment and construction which led the school in a poor physical as well as academic condition.

Location
Sitala primary school is located in the Northern part of the Gorkha district; Arupokhari village development commitee words no 5, Sisneri village. One can travel there only by road. A local public bus from Kathmandu leaves everyday from morning 6.30am till 11.00am to Arughat.

Once you arrive in Arughat Bazar you travel westward by climbing the stairs at the top Arughat Bazar and then across the bridge and Stull khola (Stull River) you will ascend up, to reach the village, the hike will take you around 2:30 hours all the way up. At first you will reach Dharapani Lower Secondary School at Dharapani Village, from there it's another 1:30 hours walk to Sisneri through Ratmate village where the school is located.

The current major needs for the school includes replacement of the school roof, refurbishment of the toilet, replacing the old furnitue, fencing the area and cement-plastering the interior and the exterior of the school building.

Sambhav Nepal has proposed a project for the infrastructural development of Sitala Primary School. The reforms brought to the physical infrastructure of this school is possible through the donorship of Heidi Healy from Sydney, Australia. Before Sambhav Nepal intervened in its reform, the school was in a very poor physical condition. Especially during monsoon, the damaged roof would leak profusely, leaving a pool of water inside the class. The walls were damaged and the desks were worn out, giving students no option but to sit on the floor.

In 2010, the interior and the exterior of the building was concrete-plastered and painted, while the funitue, the blackboards, the doors and the windows were replaced. Sambhav Nepal also supplied the students with free stationery materials during this period. Sambhav Nepal will provided continued support to this school.

Since Sitala School and Jalakanya School have had similar infrastrucure problems, Sambhav Nepal handled both the schools at the same period of time to reduce the overhead costs.

The renovation work is completed
With the renovation work in 2011, the school has been repainted, the walls redone and the furniture repaired, which makes the school look very attractive by the village's standard.

1. After the renovation work in 2010

2. The main entrance is newly constructe...

The poor condition of Sitala's building before the project started
Sitala School suffered tremendously from a lack of funds and support to imrpove its resources, as seen in the picture.