132 flood displaced students enrolled at school

Summary

132 students displaced by the recent Bhotekoshi flood have been enrolled at Gitamata School in Dallu, Kathmandu. Officials and aid groups are providing counseling, school bags, uniforms and transportation support as some of the children have lost both parents.

Key Points
  • 132 students displaced by the Bhotekoshi flood have started attending Gitamata School in Dallu, Kathmandu.
  • Acting Mayor Sunita Dangol urged teachers to treat the children with compassion and avoid words or actions that could hurt them.
  • Koshish Nepal has provided school bags, uniforms and psychosocial counseling, while LRI School is arranging transportation from the shelter.
  • The children are staying at Yellow Monastery in Nagarjun, and the school says it is working to help them return to normal gradually.
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