Nepal - Solar Panels for the Tashi Chime Gastal Nunnery

Project name: Solar Panels for the Tashi Chime Gatsal Nunnery in Bigu
Status: in progress
Start date:  July 2008
End date: 2010
Budget:  $ 39'000
Project initiator:  Friends of Humanity and Himalayan Experience
Sponsor: Himalayan Experience
Contact and information: go to the contact page
Donations: go to the donations page

Friends of Humanity has undertaken a project to provide solar lighting to the Tashi Chime Gatsal Nunnery in a remote village called Bigu in the Dolkha District of Nepal. The nunnery was built in 1934 and has never had any lighting for the 60 nuns who live there.

The nunnery serves both as a home and an educational center, as the nuns are taught various skills. The solar lighting will help improve their living conditions and quality of teaching.

This project has a total budget of $39'000 to be done in three stages. After around two months of work, the two first stages were completed end of 2008 with a budget of $26'000. Within these two phases almost the whole solar power system was installed. This includes the dormitory, monastery, kitchen, bathrooms, some toilets and guest room installation. Read the completion report

The third and last stage is planned for 2010 with a budget of 12'000$. The goal is to finish the work started by installing solar power system for a small office complexe and some toilets.

Unfortunately, FOH hasn't collected the fund required to achieve this last step. This is why we need your support and we are calling upon your generosity.