Climate change awareness reaches Udaya Kharka and Siddhimangal schools
18 and 24 September 2026 · Thapagaun and Sano Gaon, Lalitpur
Our climate change awareness series for adopted schools continued in September. After the first session at Lubhu School on 17 September, Rtn. Khadak S. Bisht, Immediate Past President and the club’s Environment and Climate Change Coordinator, took the same session to two more schools under our TEACH programme. TEACH Chair Rtn. Mahendra S. Rawal coordinated the series with the schools’ headmasters.
Shree Udaya Kharka Secondary School, Thapagaun – 18 September
The day after Lubhu, Rtn. Bisht visited Udaya Kharka with Rotaract Past President Aman Shrestha for the second session of the series. 48 students and 2 teachers took part. They looked at the causes and effects of global warming and climate change: rising temperatures, shifting weather patterns, damage to the environment, and what this means for communities and future generations. The session also showed how everyday choices can help, and left plenty of room for questions.
During the visit, Rtn. Bisht also presented a copy of our Lalitdhara souvenir to the Udaya Kharka student who came first in our essay competition; her essay is published in this edition.
Shree Siddhimangal Secondary School, Sano Gaon – 24 September
The third session began at 8:00 am and was held to mark Basic Education and Literacy Month. 55 students, 2 teachers and 3 Rotarians took part. Students covered the same ground and then got hands-on: using samples of plastic waste, they learned to tell different types of plastic apart and how each can be reduced and managed. They were encouraged to use less plastic and to see their own part in protecting the environment.
Part of a wider series
The series brings practical learning on climate change to the four schools we have adopted through PEEF, alongside other TEACH sessions such as stress management for students.
Sources: reports by Rtn. Khadak S. Bisht and Rtn. Mahendra S. Rawal to the club’s members’ group, 17, 18 and 23–24 September 2026; Rotary District 3292 project register; Lalitdhara No. 1677. Photos: Udaya Kharka and Siddhimangal session albums.
