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Dwarpaleshwor Basic School (DBS) is our 8th school and first constructed using rammed earth.
By reducing concrete by over 80% and providing excellent insulation properties, this beautiful building is a model for sustainable building and future schools. DBS experienced a 40% increase in student enrollment the months after the building opened.

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Dwarpaleshwor Basic School (DBS) is our 8th school and first constructed using rammed earth.
By reducing concrete by over 80% and providing excellent insulation properties, this beautiful building is a model for sustainable building and future schools. DBS experienced a 40% increase in student enrollment the months after the building opened.

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Our 9th school takes sustainability a step further with a live roof. With a library, computer lab, and classrooms for K-3, MESH Architecture’s design addition of a live roof and rammed earth arches at the entrance to the covered entry highlight Kids of Kathmandu’s commitment to pushing the boundaries towards creating inspiring and functional 21st century school in rural communities.

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Our 9th school takes sustainability a step further with a live roof. With a library, computer lab, and classrooms for K-3, MESH Architecture’s design addition of a live roof and rammed earth arches at the entrance to the covered entry highlight Kids of Kathmandu’s commitment to pushing the boundaries towards creating inspiring and functional 21st century school in rural communities.

GBS_design

Our 9th school takes sustainability a step further with a live roof. With a library, computer lab, and classrooms for K-3, MESH Architecture’s design addition of a live roof and rammed earth arches at the entrance to the covered entry highlight Kids of Kathmandu’s commitment to pushing the boundaries towards creating inspiring and functional 21st century school in rural communities.

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NEW HEALTH POST, for 2022. Designed by Lubrano/Ciavarra Architects, this sustainable building will offer a full range of services to a remote and marginalized community.

The design seeks to provide a SAFE PLACE FOR WOMEN TO GIVE BIRTH while also giving A VOICE TO MENTAL HEALTH and establishing its importance as equal to physical health.

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NEW HEALTH POST, for 2022. Designed by Lubrano/Ciavarra Architects, this sustainable building will offer a full range of services to a remote and marginalized community.

The design seeks to provide a SAFE PLACE FOR WOMEN TO GIVE BIRTH while also giving A VOICE TO MENTAL HEALTH and establishing its importance as equal to physical health.

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9 SCHOOL BUILDINGS

55 CLASS ROOMS

9 WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS FOR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY

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Meet our newest team member Saroja! —— “Bhak

Meet our newest team member Saroja! ——
“Bhaktapur, a culturally rich city, is where I grew up. I have a Bachelors's degree in Information Management (BIM) and am currently pursuing a Master's of Business Studies (MBS). Growing up, I always wondered how public and private schools differed. This curiosity led me to join Teach for Nepal. In addition to being a math teacher, I was also a leader, changing the lives of some of my students and, more importantly, changing my own. After the fellowship, I became interested in learning more about education systems in public schools, and Kids of Kathmandu provides me the opportunity to do so. People and their stories inspire me. I like dancing, taking rides, listening to music, reading, and sleeping the most. Spreading smiles makes me happy.” #teamkok #kidsofkathmandu #nepal #bethechange

Excitedly, we welcome new faces to our Kids of Kat

Excitedly, we welcome new faces to our Kids of Kathmandu team! Here our bright colorful office today, some you know, and some you will get to know!
Left to right: Bhushan Dahal
Saroja Hakuduwal- Our new Project Manager who will help us grow our numerous student based projects, focusing on digital classrooms.
Sushmita - Our office assistant.
Surakshya Timilsima - Our new account and admin officer.
Baburam Gole
Yuki Nobuoka- Representative of e-education, a partner organization, who will be working closely with us.
So happy to have this great team together to launch another exciting year!

Our vision of constructing genuinely effective and

Our vision of constructing genuinely effective and inspiring schools for marginalized communities in remote regions of Nepal has become a reality.

Despite the challenges of 2021, Kids of Katmandu completed our most ambitious school building to date! This amidst Covid-19 disruptions, supply chain shortages, and construction shutdowns.

In 2022, we plan to increase the number of schools we build while setting new standards for rural education in Nepal. Your continued support is what makes our success possible.

Our nine existing schools include a building design that inspires, support systems that cater to the students’ physical and emotional needs, educational technology that expands the possibility of the curriculum for generations, and are built using sustainable construction materials.

With your help, we can continue to build and equip more schools for generations of kids to learn and be inspired to greatness.

You can donate through our link in our bio. Or here: https://kidsofkathmandu.giv.sh/9162

Libraries: Our schools have two libraries; one tra

Libraries: Our schools have two libraries; one traditional with hundreds of books for all ages and one digital with thousands of Nepali and English books stored on a hard drive.

Library: Books for Change sets up an environment that is engaging, creative and where students are able to learn by socializing, exploring and collaborating. They provide library management training for the teachers and students which helps them organize the library to best serves them for years to come.

Education Technology: OLE Nepal supplies our schools with computers, including an offline digital library and extensive lesson plans with an interactive UI, developed with the nepal ministry of education. OLE nepal trains teachers to use technology as a teaching aid in classrooms.

Please donate to Kids of Kathmandu so we can continue to build schools and libraries for Nepali communities thirsting for knowledge.
Link in Bio. @ books_org
@ole.nepal

https://kidsofkathmandu.giv.sh/9162

Great Design: We deeply believe in the power of gr

Great Design: We deeply believe in the power of great school design to inspire the students and community for generations to come. Great design includes the use of natural light, air flow and covered public spaces for the kids. And a green roof of course. Another part of our mission is to push the perceptions of what sustainable buildings can achieve. Please donate in the link in our Bio. @mesharchitectures @OSDengineering @sustainablefuturenepal

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Dashain, the longest and most auspicious festival

Dashain, the longest and most auspicious festival in Nepal falls during this time. Celebrations are marked by exchanges of gifts and blessings signifying good over evil. It has been particularly special to handover this school during Dashain, a gift of education for the community. Happy Dashain to all of our friends and family around the world. 🎁📚✏️
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Our 9th school is finished! Building a school in

Our 9th school is finished! Building a school in the hills of Nepal is difficult in the best of times, but during Covid, it has been particularly hard. Our incredible partners and in-country team have prevailed despite labor and material shortages, lockdowns, and quarantines to construct a 21st-century school. Through our design, the use of sustainable materials, support systems, a green roof, and, of course, teacher training, this school will have a lasting impact for generations in this deserving community.

A special thanks to @theaokc for their continued support and vision of building holistic school systems for marginalized communities in Nepal, and @mesharchitectures for the design of this school.

And thanks to @sustainablefutures for building on such an adventurous design and @thenepalinitiative @fundacionheres for your continued support and trust.

And @shrinkhala_ for your involvement in realizing this school.

@osdengineering @smartpaani @ole.nepal @Books_org #rammedearth #nepal #buildingschools #educationmatters #kidsofkathmandu

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