Project: Yangchen - Ghatsal School (temple for knowledge) in Jispa

The motive:

1994 His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited Jispa and inaugurated there the newly build temple. On departing he gave 300,000 rupees for the construction of a school. In this way the state India was put under an obligation to contribute the threefold amount (900,000 rupees). The inhabitants also collected money and started 1997 the building. Unfortunately, the construction had to be stopped because of lack of money 

The school is a L - shaped building

	School structurally complete in summer 2002

The two-storey, L-shaped building, constructed from reinforced concrete, is 25,8 m long and 16,15 m / 10,2 m wide, amounting to 275 square m floor space per floor.

Action plan: This year, the "Förderverein Children of Himalaya e.V." will finance the completion of the ground floor, as well as windows for the first floor, plaster work and the sewage plant. The roof is to be completed in 2003.

2008 A real pleasure! Washing with warm water.

The Solar - Water Heating System is going.Children, Teachers and Helpers are thrilled delighted. The second floor of the toilet and wash room will be finished to the end of the year.

2007 Yes, the men of the construction have kept word During our visit in July the construction of the roof was built. Now in the October we have received reports and pictures. The 2. floor and the roof, including the covering are completed. Look for the toilets and washroom. The 1. floor  is completed too. Moor pictures look under Pictures.

The roof shines in the son of October.

2006 passionate debate

	Children are wholeheartedly singing from her nativ county May be the school 2007 in the end.

During the doctors take care of the chilren and the other compagnions had conversation with the teachers, persons looking after the children and cooks, the board of CoH S. Singh and K. Schlag sit together with the commitee of the citizen of Jispa and discuss further investigations. There is the intention to take care here in the future of upto one hundred children. The need is tremendous. We decided, that a 2nd floor should be buildt and to add the roof. The beginning of the construction spring 2007. We received plans and calculation to Kiel in November. It be able to record a good work.

2005 What are the children grown

We arrive finally after a estraordinarily exhausting trekking tour (report R06) Jispa. After12 days it was the first to take a shower and then we went to "our" school. The children were waiting for us. They are very happy about the new tooth-brushes. 

2004 The sanitary house is structurally completed

Again we had great pleasure. As promised last year we supported financielly the inhabitants of Jispa for the building of sanitary house. We discussed extensively the size and equipment. 

2003 A major event for the Yangchen - Ghatsal School

In Jispa, today it will be inauguration and 800 people were comming from near and far. The speech of welcome made Lama Zotpa after him  had spoken Mr. Pana of the goverment and S. Singh the president of CoH.in Hindi! There was many applause for all speakers. All the officials go for a walk through the building. Then followed many prayer, music and dance. Next day the classes 1 - 3 had lessons.

Today we have a party

October 2002 What do we see?

It´s a very cold trip to Jispa. Crossing the Rhotang-pass will be on our own head. It will be dangerous because snow is comming in time. But we look forward to Jispa. So we get still pleasure to see the building. The construction make good progress. The citizens commitee keeps her promise. 

July 2002 on relief trip

we visited the construction. It was structurally not completed. It´s missing the windows, doors, plaster and the roof.

At a special members' meeting, on August 11, 2002 it was decided to:

1. Provide the money necessary to ensure completion of the school in 2002/2003 (excluding interior work on the upper floor). Required sum: 20,000 Euro approx.
2. Provide enough money each year to ensure the running of the school with 30 pupils, 2 teachers, 1 cook and two assistants, starting April 2003. Required sum: 8,500 Euro p.a. approx.
3. Provide money each year for necessary medical supplies and for a medical worker. Required sum: 1,500 Euro p.a. approx.

the citizen commitee of Jispa and the speaker Mr. Bir Singh told us there wishes.

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