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Dunai is the main town and administrative center for Dolpa District. It is situated near the Juphal airstrip, at the gateway of Shey-Phoksumdo National Park. People from diverse Dolpa villages and government employees from every part of the country stay there. It is a small, remote community.

Dunai Boarding School was founded in 1992 by Dunai DESERT (Dolpa Educational, Social, Environmental Reservation Team) a nonprofit organization that provides quality education to Dolpa children of all backgrounds. A completely private school, it is supported by school fees and foreign sponsorships. About one hundred students attend; twenty-five are boarding students from far away villages.

The school has especially excelled in environmental education. The students of Dunai Board School have established a “children’s forest”, where each  child is responsible for a tree near the school hostel. In addition to the standard Nepali curriculum, the students can participate in a Junior Ranger program to learn about their natural environment and nearby National Park.