End Child Labour in Southern Nepal

We are so happy to report that all 20 children have 100% attendance at our classes and they are enjoying them a lot. Most of these children have never been to school before so they have been learning how to hold a pen, the alphabet and basic counting. All this was in preparation for them to start the regular school and that happened in October. On top of their regular school the children are attending our classes for 2 hours a day everyday to ensure that they learn properly and pass their exams. 

Sadly, the educational level at the local school is very low - many teachers just sign in and then leave the school so at times the students are left by themselves, many students don't attend any classes. Out of over 600 students that are enrolled into the school, only around 150 attend actual classes. So for our project to be successful we need to work closely with the school and the community to help improve the educational standards in a culturally sensitive way. It won't happen over night but based on our previous experience with similar projects it is doable. We have just hired another amazing teacher/educator who is starting to work with the principal, teachers and students to inspire and motivate everyone - that should be the first and main step to success. 

We are having monthly meetings with the parents to gather all their feedback and are trying to work with each family on an individual basis to see the best ways to help them in a sustainable way. 

January should be a very exciting month for us - more children will be joining our programme so there will be a lot to report in our next update. We will keep you up to date with some individual stories of the children and the project in general. 

Thank you so much for all your support so far. It really means a lot.