The Girls Education Project in Rural Nepal

Reporting Period: April 2025 – March 2026

Partners: Nepal Village Foundation (NVF) UK & Hamro Samaj Nepal (HSN)

Location: Mahadewa Municipality, Saptari, Nepal

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The project successfully supported 85 girls this academic year. Our core commitment remains to provide full support until the completion of Higher Secondary School (Class 12). This year, we celebrate a major milestone as our most senior cohort completes this journey. As the new cycle begins in April 2026, we have received 14 new applications from families seeking to start this same path.

2. ACADEMIC PROFILE & GRADUATION

The project is designed to prevent dropout at critical transition points. This year's student distribution was:

• Class 12: 11 girls (Graduating) – These students have completed their higher secondary journey under our scheme. We congratulate them on this achievement and wish them the very best of luck in their future careers and higher education.
• Class 11: 20 girls (Transitioning to their final year)
• Class 10: 20 girls (Completed SEE exams)
• Class 9: 19 girls
• Class 8: 12 girls
• Class 7: 3 girls

3. MONITORING, STAFFING & RETENTION

• The Team: One full-time project staff member and three volunteers managed the cohort.
• Direct Engagement: The team performed daily school visits and frequent family visits.
• Retention Challenges: Despite intensive daily monitoring, two girls left the scheme this year due to extreme socioeconomic pressures, emphasizing the need for continued advocacy.

4. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs)

• Attendance (80%–100%): 31 girls (Consistent engagement)
• Attendance (Below 60%): 21 girls (Priority for staff outreach)
• Academic Support: 19 girls received extra tuition classes for their final exams.
• SEE Success: 18 girls successfully passed their Secondary School Examination.

5. MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY

To ensure students have every tool required for success:

• Mobility: 21 New Bicycles for long-distance travel.
• STEM Tools: 89 Scientific Calculators and 89 Geometry Boxes.
• Core Supplies: 1,900 Notebooks, 2,150 Pens, and 89 School Bags.
• Stationery: 600 Pencils, 300 Cutters, 300 Erasers, and 60 Graph Papers.

DONATION IMPACT: HELP THE NEXT 14 GIRLS

With 11 girls graduating and 14 new applicants waiting, we need your help to maintain our momentum.

• £150 (Full Annual Sponsorship): Provides one girl with a year of materials, tuition, and the daily monitoring needed to reach Class 12.

LETTER FROM THE CHAIR 

In January 2024, I was on a private visit to Nepal to see family and friends which fortunately coincided with the AGM of Hamro Samaj Nepal where I was asked to be one of the principal speakers. The AGM was attended by many local and regional officials, the families of the girls and young women in the education project, and the members of HSN. Many of the young women gave speeches to the meeting; they were nervous but all of those asked to speak did it. This underlines the importance of the project which leads to the empowerment of women and girls. It was an honour to witness them and to meet their mothers who were clearly very proud of them.

As the representative of NVF, I talked about our continuing support for the project and also commented on some of the problems we had identified during our review in the previous year including the poor condition of school buildings and some problems with teachers’ attitudes. This was a useful and informative event.

The Board of NVF has continued to focus on increasing fundraising and our digital presence in the UK and internationally to this end. I commend the hard work of our trustees and coordinators in our two subgroups.

The cost-of-living crisis in the UK is effecting all charities in the UK. NVF continues to promote the importance of girls’ education in rural Nepal and is working hard to bring this project to a wider audience.

My thanks go to our hard-working board of trustees, our supporters and donors and, our in-country co-ordinator Krit Sharma.

Dr Carole Sharma

27th November 2025

Please note the Trustees' Annual Report is attached.

• Trustees Annual Report 2024-25 (PDF)