They are the boarders of the only primary school in Sengdhen village, a five-hour-walk from Dorokha in Samtse dzongkhag. The boys, aged 6-18 years, still in school uniform, snuggle up to each other to stay warm.
At 2,600 metres above sea level, Sengdhyen village, inhabited mostly by the lhops or doyas, a small tribal community, is one of the coldest villages in Dorokha.
The older students of classes V and VI have the privilege of sleeping on bunkers, but most of them cannot afford bed-sheets and blankets. For many, their only school uniform, a gho, doubles up as a blanket and a spread carton box serves as a mattress. Those who are a little better off use plastic mats for mattresses.
The girls, aged between six and 15 years, occupy two rooms above their classrooms as dormitory.
Sometimes, the younger ones wet their beds at night, and without a mattress, their urine drips to the classroom floor below.
This is boarding life in Sengdhyen community primary school
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