TSDCBD was established in Sanepa by Shashi Kala Singh. Initially the organisation faced many problems the main being financial. She had to manage money not only for the equipments but also for advertisement. Secondly, permission on different areas had to be taken from the government to establish it. Thirdly, she required support from her family. The fourth obstacle was that she had to create public awareness and gain support for the institution. Many parents did not admit their children in the institution, as the disability of their children would be revealed.

In 1991, the institution used to provide only computers studies to its students. From 1998, it started teaching handicraft skills like preparing clothes, pots, candles, chalks, etc. Soon this activity became the major source of the institution’s income.

Recently, The Himalayan Times donated a kiln to the institution. It has been a great help to them as they can now prepare the mud items on their own. The institution that started with only three children has been doubling every year. The present number of students is about 90. Though Shashi Kala Singh was the only teacher at the beginning the number of teachers has now reached 16. Initially, the institution occupied only two to three rooms in Sanepa but for the past three years since the institution has shifted to Kirtipur where it has its own small building and some land, which was donated by some foreign companies.

— Vineet Chaudhary, Rai School