Nepal
Upper Dolpo Education-Initiative
Our Commitment in Nepal
We started operating a winter school in 2016, before two more schools were added in 2019 and 2021. Education in the mountainous regions of the Himalayas is always a great challenge. The villages in Upper Dolpo are all between 3,500 and 4,000 meters above sea level. Nevertheless, it is important that schools are available in the mountain villages so that these children can also get an education.
In addition to the well-established and trusting cooperation with the DTCF over many years, it is important to have personal contact with all school coordinators and teachers in all schools in Saldang, Nyisal and Lhuri. It works in a very goal-oriented and cooperative manner.
EDUCATION
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
We are acting here
Saldang, the first school location, is an eight-day walk from Juphal. Besides Humla, the Dolpo is the only district in Nepal without roads and road connections. The villages of Nyisal and Lhuri follow after another five or eight hours hike.
To get to the Upper Dolpo, you have to overcome 5,000 meter high passes. The Upper Dolpo is one of the most isolated populated mountain regions in the world and is known for its wildness and remoteness. Dunai in Lower Dolpo is the seat of the district administration and has about 3,000 inhabitants.
From the second day of the journey to Saldang, the infrastructure we are familiar with, such as electricity, telephone and internet, no longer exists. Many people see the Upper Dolpo as the real preserver of the core Tibetan culture, since in Tibet the Chinese government is trying to destroy Buddhism and Tibetan culture.
The Dolpo-Pa – as the inhabitants of Upper Dolpo are called – are mainly active in agriculture. Potatoes, corn, wheat, millet, Tibetan barley and local crops are grown in the Dolpo. Local agriculture is vital to have enough food over the long winter. Life in winter is very hard.
A detailed description of all projects can be downloaded as a pdf file (see download button).
Saldang
Operation of a winter school
(Upper Dolpo)
The Context
The school is at almost 4,100 meters above sea level.
The Challenge
Some children go to the monastery for learning, others have to help with the field work at home.
The Solution
At the end of the school term, the children take an exam.
Our Program



A total of 80-90 children go to school. Some families leave the region in winter, so the number of students is reduced by 10-15% in winter.
What does our project do for the children and the people in the Dolpo region?
Nyisal
Operation of a winter school
(Upper Dolpo)
The Context
The Challenge
The Solution
Our Program



What does our project do for the children and the people in the Dolpo region?
Lhuri
Construction and Operation of a School
(Upper Dolpo)
The Context
The Challenge
Therefore, building and operating a shool must be ensured over many years.
The Solution
A school operation with nursery/kindergarten up to class 5 will also be set up.
Our Programs



The rapid implementation is made possible primarily by generous donations from Gaby and Matthias Wahl to the HUMAN Foundation. The school is built in memory of her late son Alexander Wahl.



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Quotes from important Projectpartners
Alexander’s life, which has been so eventful so far with many social contacts and professional success, ended so tragically when he died unexpectedly at the age of 41 from a pulmonary embolism.
Since Alexander spent two semesters abroad in Seoul during his studies, he used the semester breaks to backpack through China, Japan and, above all, Tibet, which fascinated him so much because of the mentality of the inhabitants and the beauty of nature. Now his big dream, which he wanted to realize in autumn, was to travel to Nepal. Since we were always informed about the projects of the HUMAN FOUNDATION through Edith and Karlheinz, we knew that the foundation also builds and runs schools in Nepal.
Helping to fund a school in Lhuri and the thought that this will give children the opportunity to have a better future through education helps us greatly to ease the grief of our only and dearly loved son. We know that this is absolutely in the spirit of our Alexander.
We would like to thank Edith and Karlheinz very much for their incredibly admirable commitment to supporting people in poverty and need.

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