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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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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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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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#happydashain #educationmatters #buildingschools #Nepal @theaokc @sustainablefuturenepal @mesharchitectures @thenepalinitiative @fundacionheres @osdengineering @smartpaani @ole.nepal @books_org #kidsofkathmandu

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

We have a new logo! When we were founded in 2010,

We are so so thrilled to be partnering with the hu

We are so so thrilled to be partnering with the hugely popular musical group @kutumba_nepal! They will be visiting our schools, teaching traditional music. This will be an incredibly unique and memorable addition to the student experience at our schools. Thank you Kutumba! We are so grateful and excited! #kutumba #musicforall #nepal #buildingschools #educationmatters

On June 19, 2021, almost three years to the day af

COVID RELIEF FUND FOR NEPAL As many of us are ver

It’s been 6 years since the devastating earthqua

It’s been 6 years since the devastating earthquake in Nepal, taking almost 9,000 lives and leaving close to one million children without a school classroom. We are happy to have been and continue to be part of the rebuilding, finishing our 9th school, and our greenest school to date now. In addition to building schools, we have built an incredible and invaluable local and international network. Thank you everyone for the teamwork and for the support now and always.
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Happy New Year 2078!!! Celebrate Nepal! 💥💥💥

Thank you to @interiordesignmag for profiling our

Thank you to @interiordesignmag for profiling our health post project with Brooklyn women led architecture team @lubranociavarra.

The design seeks to provide a SAFE PLACE FOR WOMEN TO GIVE BIRTH which is needed in the community. The campus also gives A VOICE TO MENTAL HEALTH and establishes its importance as equal to physical health.

Note the petal like breathable roof, inspired by the rhododendron for its dignity, beauty, and positivity. This is going to be a stunner!

JOIN US!! Want to name the piazza for your family or a loved one? Perhaps a wing of the health post for your workplace? Let's do it! Message us to discuss.

Kids of Kathmandu will be producing this project with a Nepali led initiative, and we are partnering with a wide range of international experts to ensure a very special resource for the village Nayagaun.

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Happy Holi everyone! Here’s our hardworking Exec

Happy Holi everyone! Here’s our hardworking Executive Director, Nepal having some FUN. #happyholi

Punch list time for school Number 9! We are weeks

Punch list time for school Number 9! We are weeks away from opening! Live roof to be planted! Water purification system to be tested! Computer lab to be installed! Library books to be stocked! Kids to start learning momentarily! 📚
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Windows, doors, and railings going up at our 9th s

Windows, doors, and railings going up at our 9th school! ⭐️👊🏽 #sustainablearchitecture #rammedearthconstruction #nepal #buildingschools #educationmatters #kidsofkathmandu
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