If only we had a toilet!

The following report is just starting to appear in the Asian press and obviously has a direct bearing on our work. One of our schools, Kesh Chandra, has no toilet at all and the other four have "holes" which are completely inadequate.

KATHMANDU, Feb. 17
"Lack of proper and safe toilets in school premises is one of the reasons for Nepali girl students' dropping out before reaching the secondary level education, local newspaper The Rising Nepal reported Tuesday.
According to surveys on water and sanitation (WATSAN) carried out by government and private organizations and UN HABITAT Water for Asian Cities Program Nepal, 59 percent of public and community schools across the country do not have any toilet, contributing to the increasing rate of girl dropouts per year.
The rate of girl dropouts has increased by 6 percent in the span on seven years. The dropout rate in 2001 was 6.5 percent while it rose to 12.5 in 2007, a government report showed."

You can read the full report here