Nepal School Project
Nepal
In collaboration with the Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC), we started the project in 1996, and currently, about 420 children are studying in 9 schools. So far, about 9,000 students have graduated, and more than 80% of them have transferred to public schools.
| Year of Opening | 1996 |
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| Operating Organizations |
NTUC (Nepal Trade Union Congress) JILAF (Japan International Labour Foundation) |
| Main Donors and Cooperating Organizations for Operating Funds | TOTO UNION, TOTO LTD., The Federation of Electric Power Related Industry Worker's Unions of Japan, Japan Teachers' Union, etc. |
| Background | In Nepal, the school enrollment rate itself is on an upward trend, but there are many cases where children are forced to drop out immediately due to family poverty. Most of the children who cannot receive even such primary education grow up in poor families, and not a few children are forced to engage in labor such as working in brick or carpet factories. In addition, many children of migrant workers from rural areas to urban areas such as Kathmandu are not able to attend school. |
Project Overview
| Number of Schools | 9 schools |
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| System | 3-year system (aiming for transfer to public schools) |
| School Period | May to April every year |
| Number of Students | 450 (50 students per school x 9 schools) |
| Target Age | Generally 8 to 14 years old |
| Subjects | National language, English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies |
| Characteristic Activities |
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| Results | Penetration of the importance of education in the region |
Voice of a Graduate
In Nepal, some students who transferred to public schools from bridge schools continued their studies and became school teachers. In Kaski, a student who persuaded her parents that "educating a woman is educating the whole family" went on to university and is now teaching at her alma mater as an assistant teacher. Also in Rupandehi, a student from a single-mother family who was even told she would be disowned if she went to school, went on to higher education with the cooperation of NTUC officials. After transferring to a public school, she continued to study despite the hardships and went on to university. Now, her mother has become a good supporter of her, who serves as an assistant teacher at her alma mater while attending university. Both of them are proud to stand at the podium at their alma mater.
▲ A graduate of Kaski School who became an assistant teacher (right) and a teacher