After the earthquakes of April and May 2015, education for nearly one million children in Nepal was in jeopardy with over 32,000 classrooms destroyed. 80% of school buildings collapsed in Dhading. Post-earthquake, it became imperative to make our schools safer for children.  As part of UMN’s Temporary Learning Center Up-gradation project, 14 schools of Dhading were upgraded to permanent structures. The project has been running under the Dhading Disaster Response Programme of UMN with support from its local partner PRAYAS Nepal and the District Education Office. 

Joel Hafvenstein, Executive Director of UMN, handed over Chandidevi Primary School of Mahadevsthan, Dhading to the community on 28 October 2016.