Universal access to education for all. This is the goal Usthi pursues with the education projects in India and Nepal for the children in the regions. To give children with visual impairments the chance of education, Usthi also supports a hostel for blind children as part of the school education project in Nepal.

In Nepal, school children sometimes walk several hours to their schools. For children with disabilities, however, this is not an option. Therefore, at one of the 10 schools supported by Usthi, there is a hostel for blind children.

Adjoined to the secondary school in Mahadevbeshi, the largest city in the project region, the hostel currently offers a home to 24 blind and visually impaired children. Located on the campus of the school, the students have a short way to get to their classes. They receive special support and the teaching methods are adapted to their needs.

For the special lessons, for example, paper for Braille was organized, which is difficult to obtain in the project region. In January, the children in the home were also provided with warm clothing to protect them from the low temperatures of the Nepalese winter. For the coming year, investments are also planned for the infrastructure in the residence.

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