Project
Enhancing Nepal’s Education System for Safe and Inclusive Learning Environments
Background
Nepal faces significant challenges in ensuring the rights and well-being of children, particularly in protecting them from violence in educational settings. Despite constitutional prohibitions and government efforts, violence against children, especially in schools, persists. According to UNICEF data (2014), a substantial number of school-going children in Nepal experience alarming levels of physical and psychological violence, often perpetrated by teachers and peers.
The project aims to ensure that all learners, particularly girls and those who are especially vulnerable, benefit from safe and inclusive educational environments that support their health, well-being, and learning potential. This aligns with the SESP (2022-2032) and Nepal's Equity Strategy.
As part of system strengthening, a series of capacity-building trainings will be conducted for provincial and local government bodies, education officers, and school leaders. These trainings will address the identified needs to strengthen and institutionalize efforts to combat school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) in its various forms. This project will be implemented in the Bansgadi, Shahidnagar, and Rautamai municipalities of Nepal.
Objective
Transforms Nepal’s education system to ensure a healthy, safe, and inclusive learning environment for all learners.
Enhance systems, policies, and practices to ensure equitable access to quality education.
Promotes healthy lives and responsible global citizenship. Ensure safe learning environments and address educational barriers.
The aim is to create a systematic change in Nepal’s education system by addressing SRGBV.
Key Activities
Conduct a desk-based review, supplemented with key informant interviews, to assess the status of current systems, policies, and programs.
Organize a national workshop/consultation with key stakeholders for assessment, planning, and programming.
Develop, adapt, review, or update relevant guidance and tools, training and learning materials, and classroom/online training courses.
Conduct workshops/training courses to train key stakeholders based on identified needs (e.g., policymakers, curriculum developers).
Develop locally relevant advocacy and communication materials (e.g., publications, policy/technical briefs, factsheets, presentations, social media content) by adapting existing global/regional resources.
Conduct orientation/advocacy events (e.g., roundtables, seminars, symposiums, workshops, social media campaigns) involving key stakeholders at national and/or sub-national levels.
