The 93-footsteps resound dreams. It is a far cry from the east and like most of us did; it is about becoming a doctor, an engineer, a simple farmer or a homemaker.
Every morning, their long walk to education is an inch closer to their becoming. So this initiative is about being part of their dreams.
We may not join their walk, we may not endure the hardship, but we did for once, aspire to achieve. They are on the same path too.
So, The House is looking at mobilizing fund to sponsor a slipper for each student this monsoon. For information, the season is not forgiving in the area. All you need to do is sign up for the initiative and contribute NU: 100. To have everyone on board, we will not accept more than two sponsorship.
Interestingly, for the first time since the establishment of Shali Primary School in 1991, nine teachers are standing before the assembly. We believe it is a promise of a secured future. We will be glad to have you together in this journey. By the way, as you go through this, one of the walls of the water tap in the school does read, “A drop of water is worth more than a sack of Gold to a thirsty Man”. Let’s be that drop!
Shali Primary School in Pema Gatshel Dzongkhag unlike many other schools in the country is independent from the Central School System sustenance. The school rests on a gentle hill 12Kms away from Dzongkhag Administration- hemmed by neighboring remote villages of Gongpong, Gamong and Shali.
