Meet three teachers who care deeply about their students

Meet three teachers who care deeply about their students.

Debisthan is located between Phaplu and Kharikhola, in the lower Solukhumbu. It's remarkably beautiful, yet tourists would seldom pass by here, typically opting to fly directly to the higher towns of Lukla and Namche.

Shree Debisthan Basic School serves this remote, rural catchment and prepares students for secondary school in a larger town such as Kharikhola.

The 55 students here range from grade 1-6, and are taught by the school's three only 'teachers' - we use quotations here as there is one administrator, one headmaster and one trained teacher.

The passion that these three educators teach with is admirable, and the conditions that they teach in are difficult to say the least. Given the student numbers, the teachers have no choice but to combine adjacent grades, in so doing creating a difficult learning environment.

Please donate today to help teachers like Ms. Lalita Thulung Rai, Ms. Man Kumari BK and Ms. Goumaya Rai bring quality education to their students.

The Himalayan Trust has been supporting Shree Debisthan Basic School through our Quality Education Programme since 2021.

We currently provide stationery and help deliver an improved literacy programme. Over the coming months, we will be providing child-friendly furniture, reading corners for the classrooms and additional reading materials.

Regrettably, this support is not enough; what Debisthan really needs is another teacher.

The Himalayan Trust needs your support in order to provide teacher's salaries and critical teacher training for rural schools such as these.

Donate to the Himalayan Trust this Giving Tuesday and change lives forever.