Education Nepal Project #13972

The Girls Education Project in Rural Nepal

by Nepal Village Foundation, UK

Project Report | Jul 24, 2021
Trustees Annual Report July 2021

By Krit Sharma | Project Leader

Girls’ education has been ignored in Nepal, particularly in rural areas. The main reasons are cultural traditions, an unsuitable schooling environment and financial problems. NVF raises awareness about the importance of girls’ education through the project and provides financial support to girls from the poorest of the poor and Dalit families to enable them to receive a formal education. The support includes all the study materials such as books, notebooks, pens, and pencils as well as a bicycle, extra tuition classes and exams fee and the support.

In this year, we have supported seventy-three girls studying in class five to twelve from Bhagawatpur, Majhaura, Dhikuli, Mahadewa, Durgapur, Kajoli, Chakala, Ekbarpur and Bathanaha villages of Mahadeva Municipality, Saptari Nepal. We have extended the support to three new girls this year and nineteen girls have left the scheme. Ten of the nineteen girls didn’t want to study higher education, six of the girls completed their higher education and three of them have left the scheme without completing their study. The three girls were forced by their parents and, now they are married and have a baby. We are grateful to hear that they are safe and their baby

However, most of the girls in the scheme are now teenagers which were very rare at the time when the project was started in 2009. It took twelve years to see that many teenager’s girls in the education from the community. This is a huge achievement and everyone associated with the project should feel proud. Lastly, even in the Coronavirus Pandemic we urge our supporters to keep donating to the project whatever amount is affordable because this is the only way we can continue our support to the need girls in rural Nepal.

Stay safe, keep fighting the Coronavirus and let’s end the pandemic.

Stay safe and fight the pandemic

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Mar 28, 2021
Progress Report March 2021

By Krit Sharma | Project Leader

Educational Gathering

Despite the fear of the coronavirus, people in rural Nepal have been living almost a normal life for the last few months. But as the virus started to spread faster again in India, Nepalese people are now alarmed, especially along the border side. We will have to take extra caution to avoid contamination because the border is only a few kilometres away and it is not well managed.

As life was normal in the last few months, we have achieved a lot. All our girls in the scheme restarted their schooling, the girls are in the higher secondary schooling taken their exams and they have the results as well. Sixty-two of the girls have received private tuition classes in the last few months and thirty-five are still receiving them. We also took three more new girls in the scheme that we supposed to take before the lockdown. In total, we spent £680 to provide the private tuition classes in this quarter.

The six girls who were in the final year of higher secondary schooling took the final exam and five of them passed all the subjects. Renu is the sixth girls who failed in one subject and she will have to re-take the subject’s exam in the coming year. Similarly, the five girls in the 1^st year of higher secondary schooling also took their exam and two of them passed all the subjects and three failed one subject each. The three girls will also have to re-take the exam.

Even though failing a subject or two is not good on their performance certificate, it is not the end of the world. Pupils with a poorer educational background do fail and they get a couple of times the opportunity to re-take the exam. Plus, this year the corona pandemic caused significant inconvenience in their schooling so I am not surprised.

Regardless of all the challenges, we provided sufficient study support materials to every girl in the scheme. In the quarter, we provided 76 school bags, 1280 notebooks, 490 pens, 25 calculators and 25 geometry toolbox. The school attendance of the girls is also satisfactory in the quarter.

Finally, as this curriculum year coming towards the end, the girls in basic and secondary schooling will have to take the final exam. So, we are currently busy in the preparation.

We wish a very happy Holi (the festival of colour) to everyone around the globe. May this Holi brings many colourful moments to everyone’s life.

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Nov 28, 2020
Progress Report Nov 2020

By Krit Sharma | Project Leader

We are very happy to share with you that all our girls in the Girls’ Education Project in rural Nepal and their families are safe so far from the virus. But they are in a very difficult situation because their livelihoods have been disrupted. It is also difficult to find a job nowadays because businesses are running at limited capacity and with reduced staffing level. To help the girls and their families in this difficult time we have provided a grocery support package last month. The package includes 25kg of rice, 2kg of Lentils, 1ltr of cooking oil, a packet of salt, soap bar and 500 rupees’ cash for fresh vegetables. This will feed the families for a month. December is the rice harvesting time and most of the families in the villages grow rice so, now the rice will feed them for sometimes.

The Coronavirus is still a matter of concern in Nepal and it will remain for sometimes. So to stop the virus to spread in wider the schools are still closed. An online class is in operation for elder pupils along with classes through television and radio. To support the girls further in their education, we have arranged a private tuition class with teachers who live nearby their home for all the girls.

Even though it is difficult, we ensured all the girls have sufficient study materials so there is no disruption in their study. We also keep in touch regularly through phone and visit by maintaining the social distance. Currently, seven of our girls who are in the final years of higher secondary schooling are taking the final exam.

Continuing the work during a difficult time and providing extra support to the families definitely will increase the project expenses and we have to rely on our loyal supporters. We organise a few fundraising annual events but this is not possible this year. We also know the income of many has been affected by the global pandemic yet we request our supporters to donate whatever is affordable because it is needed to continue the vital work in Nepal.

We have lit candles to wish the good health of everyone globally. Finally, please participate in our Pub Quiz organised by the NVF Team and led by Ewan.

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