SOS Hermann Gmeiner Higher Secondary School, Itahari

SOS Hermann Gmeiner Higher Secondary School Itahari is a school located in Itahari Sub Metropolis Nepal. The School spanned in 8 Bigha area comprises Children Village (Orphanage), Community center and Higher Secondary School. The school students have got facilities of an open auditorium and a playground in the school premises. The School and children village facility was established under the global philanthropic partnership of SOS Children Villages established by Hermann Gmeiner an Austrian philanthropist.

School

The school runs classes from Nursery to grade 12. Over a thousand students from the orphanage as well as surrounding community study in the school.[citation needed]

Children Village

SOS Children Village, Itahari including the school was founded after the devastating Earthquake in 1988 in the eastern Nepal especially focusing the parentless students.[1] The school has been providing parenting facilities to parentless children via the Children village. The children village has got an orphanage comprising 14 houses. A mother in each house give parenthood to the kid. [2]

Community Center

The community center runs various activities to enhance skills of women in the surrounding area of the school. Local Tharu, Musahar, Doms community women participate in the activities of the community.

References

  1. ^ "SOS Villages". SOS Children Villages International. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ "SOS Children's Village mother with child Itahari Nepal". TWo Talk. Retrieved 24 December 2015.