Skolen i Chhirringkharka blev bygget i 1978 finansieret af lokalsamfundet. Afstanden til nærmeste andre skoler er omkring 2 timer hver vej til både Sagar-Bakanje og Gumdel. Det er langt for små børn fra klasse 1 til 5. Bygden vil egentlig gerne øge aldersgruppen til lower secondary (op til 7-8. klasse) men befolkningsgrundlaget er for lille, og myndighederne yder kun lønning til én lærer for hver 30 børn - dog dispensation til fjerntliggende skoler som denne, måske ned til 15-20 børn. Elevtallet svinger mellem 40-50 og 3 lærere er ansat. Men 15-20 børn, især fra Patale rundt om hjørnet, går ikke i skole. Nogle, der bor lidt mere midtimellem, går til Gumdel eller Bakanje. Desuden vil de to vandkraftprojekter undervejs, både det lille i Orale og det store i Likhu Khola, trække arbejdere til området. Og endelig forventes den fremtidige the-produktion at øge befolkningstallet i bygden, da klimaet heroppe er ideelt for en god the.

Derfor forventer vi, at en udskiftning af den gamle elendige skolebygning vil kunne forbedre undervisningen og øge elevtallet til 60-70 i klassetrinene 1-5. De gamle bygning trænger snart til en gennemgribende renovation, og jordskælvet i april 2015 bidrog yderligere til dette. Men klasseværelserne er små, mørke og beklumrede. Derfor besluttede vi i 2012 at rive den ned og bygge en ny på samme sted. Men pladsen er trang så i 2013 foreslog Chhewang Sherpa, at han ville donere 3 ropani relativt jævnt land (omkring 1.500 m2) lidt inde bag skolen, hvis han kunne få hvervet som byggeansvarlig. Han indgik kontrakt med os om byggeriet i august 2014. Læs Project Description.

Helene og Bonnik Hansen Stiftung sammen med Padborg-Kruså Rotary Klub smed straks en pæn portion penge i projektet som blev forøget med midler fra Rotary Danmarks Hjælpefond, og siden supplerede Human Practise Foundation med resten.

I projektet indgik, at bygden selv skulle klargøre byggegrunden. Det viste sig at være et langt større arbejde end forventet. Store mængder jord skulle flyttes, og det viste sig at den var klæg med mange store stenblokke iblandet, og desuden med mange vandårer, der begyndte at løbe når der blev gravet. I efteråret 2014 var 20-30 beboere beskæftigede med liv og lyst, hvilket vi fik dokumenteret med en lille fin film, som er uploaded på YouTube: Upper Solu, Chhirringkharka 2014.

Endelig i marts 2014 var gravearbejdet bragt til ende og den erfarne håndværker Pasang Tamang, som har bygget mange kvalitetsbyggerier sammen med os, gik i gang med at grave og bygge fundament. Dette godkendte Namgyal i april, se Monitoring Report April 2015, og de 30 håndværkere knoklede videre med bygningerne. Selv før de store jordskælv i april 2015 havde vi besluttet at der skulle bygges jordskælvssikret, og det blev endnu mere aktuelt at dette skal være vores princip fremover.

The school in Chhirringkharka was built in 1978, financed by the local community. The distance to the nearest other schools is around 2 hours each way to both Sagar-Bakanje and to Gumdel. It is far for small children from class 1 to 5. The village will really like to increase the age group to lower secondary level (up to 7-8 grade) but population base is too small, and the authorities providing only the salary to one teacher for every 30 children - however, a little less to remote schools such as this one, perhaps down to 15-20 children. Pupil numbers fluctuate between 40-50 and 3 teachers are employed. But 15-20 children, especially from Patale around the corner, do not go to school. Some who live a little more inbetween, goes to Gumdel or Bakanje. In addition, the two hydropower projects in progress, both the small in Orale and the large in Likhu Khola, draw workers to the area. And, finally, the future of tea production is expected to increase the population of the village, because the climate here is ideal for a good tea.

Therefore, we expect that a replacement of the old miserable school building will be able to improve teaching and increase pupil numbers to 60-70 in class 1-5. The old building soon need a profound renovation, and the earthquake in april 2015 contributed further to this. But the classrooms are small, dark and stuffy. Therefore, we decided in 2012 to tear it down and build a new one on the same site. But the space is cramped so in 2013 Chhewang Sherpa suggested that he would donate 3 ropani relatively levl land (around 1,500 m2) a little behind the school, if he could get the duties of building responsible. He signed contract with us on the construction in august 2014. Read the Project Description.

Helene and Bonnik Hansen Stiftung together with Padborg-Kruså Rotary Club immediately threw a nice portion of money in the project which was increased by Rotary Denmark's Hjælpefond, and since then Human Practice Foundation supported with the rest.

In the project it was concluded that the settlement itself was supposed to prepare the building site. It turned out to be a far more extensive work than expected. Large amounts of soil had to be moved, and it turned out that it was soggy with many large stone blocks incorporated, and also with many water veins, which started running when they were dug. In the autumn of 2014 20-30 villagers dealt with life and desire, which we got documented with a small fine film, which is uploaded on YouTube: Upper Solu, Chhirringkharka 2014.

Finally in March 2014 the excavation work was brought to an end and the experienced craftsman Pasang Tamang, who have built many quality projects with us, started to dig and build the Foundation. This Namgyal approved in April, see Monitoring Report April 2015, and the 30 craftsmen worked forward with the buildings. Even before the great earthquake of April 2015, we had decided that we had to build earthquake-proof, and it became even more relevant that this must be our principle in the future.