Sanskriti Sadan Archaleni
Project Completion Report
by: Kiran Neupane

March 12, 2009

The community of Archaleni has completed the six-room building construction project of Sanskriti Sadan Secondary School with overwhelming participation of locals and partnering organizations.

CHOICE - Trivani support has created 7-fold leverage in terms of local labor and capital contribution. It has further strengthened the capacity of the community to complete the facility and to the community as a whole.


Sanskriti Sadan School has started using the newly constructed facility. The school is presently running computer and general classes for school kids. Chess Nepal, an organization working in Lamjung has committed support to establish a library in the building with additional assistance from Room to Read International.

School head-teacher, Shiva Shankar,
using computers in the newly constructed building

Total Expenses for Sanskriti Sadan Secondary School Building Construction Project:
Amount Contributed in NRS (Nepali rupees)

1. Trivani 400,000.00 (USD $4800.)
2. Community in terms of local labor contribution 550,000.00 (USD $6600.)
3. Community and School in terms Cash contribution 950,000.00 (USD $11,400.)
4. CHOICE in terms of engineering support and quality control 295,000.00 (USD $3500.)
5. District Education Office - Lamjung 750,000.00 (USD $9000.)
Total Expenses 29,45000.00 (USD $35,500.)

*We at CHOICE would like hold Archaleni up as an incredible example of what one village with vision can accomplish; way to go!!