Tikapur, Dec. 14 -- Bhuruwa in Kailali is a settlement of Raji people, an ethnic community found scattered in several districts of the mid- and far-western-regions of the country.

The settlement that falls inside the Bhajani Municipality Ward No. 9 has around 300 households with around 150 children of school-going age. However, the only school-Sonpal Basic School-which most Raji children attend is on the verge of closing down, for a lack of resources.

"The school is in shambles. It does not even have a proper drinking water facility for the children," said Dhaniram Raji, headmaster of the school.

The school was established around 12 years ago, with the effort of the locals, after they realised the importance of formal education for the...