Chinese Embassy donates internet equipment to four schools in Nepal in November 2021

On November 9, 2021, the Chinese Embassy donated internet equipment to four schools in Nepal. The donated equipment included network connection materials and solar panels.

The recipient schools include Janajagriti School, Bhabisya Nirman School, Jana Chetana School at Pokhara Metropolitan City-21, Sishu Kalyan Secondary School at Pokhara Metropolitan City-33. This donation was made to allow schools to access free internet connection and improve their educational opportunities.

The monetary value of this donation is unknown.

A handover ceremony was held for this donation by the Pokhara Rural Education Support Project, a project funded by the Chinese Embassy in Nepal and implemented by the Pokhara Ni-China Friendship Association. This project aims to help local schools with insufficient access to internet and online teaching.

Nepal’s Minister of Education of the Gandaki Province, the Chairman of the Pokrani-China Friendship Association, heads of the four schools receiving funding, and student representatives attended the event. Hou Yanqi, China’s Ambassador to Nepal, attended the event via video and delivered a speech.

Following the material handover ceremony, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Nepal and China for the official installation of the internet equipment. With this MoU, the four beneficiary schools will receive free internet service from these materials for one year. Ambassador Hou Yanqi witnessed the signing of the memorandum over video call.

Pokhara Internet installed the internet equipment at a cost of 2 million rupees.