By Nepal Youth Foundation | Project Leader
Empowering Dalit children through education takes more than opening classroom doors. It also means ensuring that educators can reach those classrooms, ready to teach.
In Saptari District, where NYF’s Caste Equality Project works alongside Madhesi Dalit communities, limited public transportation and long distances can make that difficult. Some educators face walks of up to 90 minutes, often in intense heat. These daily journeys add another challenge to providing education in communities already facing caste-based discrimination and economic barriers.
On September 2, NYF distributed 20 bicycles to 16 volunteer schoolteachers and four Community Learning Center facilitators in Tirhut Rural Municipality. Together, these educators support learning across 13 community schools and four learning centers. Each recipient also received a helmet, goggles, and a water bottle, generously provided through our partnership with WHEELS 4 LIFE.
For the children served by our project, supporting these educators is an investment in the people they depend on to learn, build confidence, and explore new possibilities.
Strengthening Classroom Support
As school enrollment and community programming grow, finding enough qualified teachers remains a challenge. NYF’s teacher pilot program helps address this need by recruiting recent graduates of our college scholarship program to serve as student teachers in rural communities.
Participants gain practical teaching experience and receive a monthly stipend to help cover housing and meals. After completing their teaching commitment, they may also qualify for a master’s degree scholarship at a public university in Nepal.
The program brings additional teaching support to Saptari while helping young graduates build their own futures. The bicycles address a practical part of that effort: getting educators to the students they serve.
A More Manageable Journey to Learning
Preeti Kumari Ram, a Community Learning Center facilitator, travels 16 kilometers each day for work. She shared:
“The bicycle has made my daily journey so much easier and more independent, while reducing my travel expenses and providing a healthy form of exercise.”
Volunteer teacher Anamol Upadhyaya also reported that his bicycle helps him arrive at school on time, reduces travel expenses, and gives him greater independence.
These changes matter because access to education depends on the people who make learning possible each day. By easing educators’ journeys, this partnership helps strengthen the schools and learning centers serving Dalit children and their communities.
Thank you for supporting Educate and Empower Dalit Youth in Rural Nepal. Your generosity sustains the broader work that makes these opportunities possible. Alongside partners like WHEELS 4 LIFE, you are helping NYF address everyday barriers to education and build lasting opportunities in Saptari.
Dhanyabad!
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