The school itself  became very popular and the premises they used up to 2003 were not adequate and plans for it’s own building were made. Land could be found and donated by government.

In 2003 the school was inaugurated in the presence of a board-member of SNS. Many contributed, also SNS with quite a substantial amount,  and other Swiss friends – independent from SNS – donated a big amount. It was encouraging for the construction committee how much the town of Butwal and it’s inhabitants contributed towards the school, in cash as well as in kind.

Now the school has 27 children coming regularly to the school. The activities could be enlarged and comprise now:  Behavioral Training, special education, entertainment, health check up by doctors who do this voluntarily, then also vocational training in candle making, sewing, knitting, envelope-making and also cooking with vegetable from the the school’s own garden. Then counselling service is offered, parents’ meetings, mother’s club etc.

Now SMBBM has become a pilot project and an example for other areas with the same problems. It is really a project out of mutual understanding and same goal with financial cooperation from many various sources.

Bishnu Bhusal, Annemarie Spahr