Japan provides a grant to reconstruct Bheri Tribeni Secondary School in Jajarkot

BY A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Sept. 13: The government of Japan is going to reconstruct a school building of Shree Bheri Tribeni Secondary School in Jajarkot district under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) of the Government.

Kikuta Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, and Deepak Chapagain, President of Volunteer Corps Nepal (VCN), signed the grant contract for the reconstruction of a classroom building of the school at the Embassy of Japan in Kathmandu on Thursday.  

The project includes a grant of USD 170,159 (approximately Rs. 22.7 million), said the Embassy of Japan in its statement on Thursday.

The project is managed by VCN, which has been active in emergency disaster relief and other sectors since 2018. The school was established in 1985 and serves as a core educational institution for nearly 500 students in Jajarkot and nearby districts. 

However, the school is one of the institutions severely affected by the November 2023 earthquake, with its main building completely collapsed. 

As part of the community's recovery in the face of post-earthquake challenges, the project will support the reconstruction of a two-story building with 12 classrooms, read the statement. “It is expected that the classrooms built by GGP will provide a safe and effective educational environment for the students and teachers who are now forced to conduct their activities in the temporary school shelter.”

The Embassy of Japan believes that this project will not only improve the educational environment but also contribute to the development of Nepal including the Jajarkot area as one of the symbols of the post-earthquake reconstruction, said the Embassy of Japan.