In Nepal, Fida develops education in rural areas together with local organisations Rescue Nepal, Relative Nepal, and New Life Service Association.
Nepal ranks among Asia’s least developed countries. Girls and children with disabilities remain particularly vulnerable in Nepalese society.
What does Fida’s development cooperation in Nepal involve?
Fida works to improve education in Nepal. We collaborate closely with parents, teachers, and local governments to ensure that children can attend school and receive better-quality education.
We improve school conditions and address harmful attitudes related to education. We also support communities in promoting the rights of children and young people.
We operate in three areas: Dhanusha, Kailali, and Ramechhap. These are rural regions where the quality of education is low and cooperation between schools and authorities is limited. Many women and persons with disabilities are often excluded from decision-making.
We aim to ensure that more children complete school and learn better.
Our goal is that more children complete their education and achieve better learning outcomes. We carry out this work together with our partner organisations, which have strong local knowledge and a deep understanding of community needs.
The programme directly reaches over 36,000 people, most of whom are women and girls. It also includes more than 1,000 persons with disabilities.
We organise training for students, teachers, parents, and local organisations. Topics include the right to education, gender equality, disability inclusion, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and psychosocial well-being.
At the same time, we strengthen our partners’ capacity and encourage cooperation between schools, authorities, and local businesses.
By doing this, we aim to ensure that more children complete school and learn better. We want to reduce dropout rates and encourage local governments to develop education together with communities.
We create lasting improvements—and successful practices can spread to other areas as well.
We support our children’s schooling by being on the school management committee, because we know how important education is for the future of our children.
Pushpa ja Shnidevi, members of school management committee in Kailari, and mothers of students.
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