The Next Step: Yangri Academic Centre 2.0
We are a Christian charity that exists to enhance the lives of children in the Himalayas.
Through protecting, nurturing and educating children, we aim to move them from a place of not-life to life.
The Next Step: Yangri 2.0
Through the fourth year of operations in 2021, Yangri Academic Centre was maxed out with 200 students attending Kindergarten through Grade Seven. Many more students from the 15 villages in the Yangri Valley are waiting to join in.
“The Next Step” is to rebuild the Elementary School that was recently wiped out in a cataclysmic flood and build a Secondary School for the Yangri Academic Centre.
“The Next Step Campaign” will purchase land and create facilities over three years for the Yangri Academic Centre for 500 K to Grade Twelve students.
Building Young Minds In Yangri
In 2015, an earthquake ravaged the Yangri Valley. Himalayan Life helped rebuild the community and constructed a brand new school and hostel as the Yangri Academic Centre.
- 280 children were enrolled in 2023
- 222 of the students were housed
- Four new classrooms, a dormitory, dining facilities and a kitchen built in 2019
- Kindergarten through Grade Nine
Cataclysmic Flood Destroys Yangri Academic Centre – June 2021
Building Design
The new buildings, designed by B.C. architect and designer, Florian Maurer of F2A Architecture ltd., will be seismically engineered to Canadian standards to prevent/withstand earthquake damage by the Vancouver-based structural engineering firm, Fast + Epp.
These timber frame buildings, with engineered laminate beams, are aesthetically beautiful and very functional, including the south-facing solar gain capacity for the cold winter months. Our school is the only place in Nepal using this kind of building technology.
The Next Step Components
The Next Step for the Yangri Academic Centre includes:
- Land Purchase
- Student dorm buildings for Kindergarten to Twelve (500 students)
- Classroom buildings for Kindergarten to Twelve (500 students)
- Dining Hall, Kitchen, & Gym
- Infrastructure & Septic System
The Next Step Budget
Relief Efforts* $150,000
Land Purchase $200,000
Student Dorm Buildings $420,000
Classroom Buildings $500,000
Dining Hall, Kitchen + Gym $360,000
Infrastructure + Septic $180,000
Equipment + Furniture $200,000
Total $2,100,000
*Relief includes the distribution of relief materials as well as repairs to the present campus for temporary use while construction is ongoing
YANGRI PROJECT LEADERS
- Daniel Burgi, Founder and CEO, has over 25 years of experience in Nepal.
- Sonam Sherpa is the the Yangri Project Director and Construction Manager
- 30 teachers and staff who provide love to the children daily.
JOIN THE CAMPAIGN
Make a three-year pledge. Give a one-time donation. Give monthly or annually.
- $1000/mo = $36,000
- $500/mo = $18,000
- $250/mo = $9,000
Ways to Give:
Give online through the button below or give through cheques to our mailing address.
400-221 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 3J3, Canada
Make a Pledge
A pledge can be fulfilled anytime or payments over three years.
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