Dates: 2013 – 2014 Nepal has made great strides with the numbers of children attending and staying in school in the past ten years, which is largely the result of the successful Welcome to School Campaign, in which World Education…
Current Projects
Combating Trafficking in Persons
Dates: 2010 – 2015 Funded by: USAID (World Education is a subcontractor to The Asia Foundation) Trafficking in persons (TIP) is a serious and widespread problem in Nepal, characterized by high rates of cross-border, international and internal trafficking of women,…
Building Better Futures
Dates: 2011 – 2014 Funded By: Humanity United Child labor in the brick industry is one of the most harmful forms of child labor in Nepal. Children work more than 10 hours a day transporting heavy loads of baked and…
Girls’ Access to Education (GATE) Program
Dates: 1998 – present In rural Nepal, two-thirds of adolescent girls are not enrolled in formal schools. These illiterate, out-of-school girls are destined for lives of low status and limited opportunities. In 1998, World Education began the Girls’ Access to…
Support for the Government to Improve the Quality of Education Through Child Friendly Schools
Dates: 2003 – 2015 Funded by: UNICEF Quality of education in Nepal is generally poor, characterized by high drop-out rates and schools that lack child- and girl-friendly facilities and child-centered learning environments. In July of 2003, World Education, UNICEF, and…
School as Zones of Peace
Dates: 2008 – 2015 Funded by: UNICEF In 2006, Nepal emerged from a decade-long civil war which had major impacts on education in the country. Though much of the violence had ended, the Terai region was still experiencing considerable political…
Youth on the Move
Dates: 2009 – 2016 Funded by: Oak Foundation and Anonymous Faced by stagnant rural economies and limited income generation opportunities, vast numbers of youth and their parents across Asia are leaving their communities in search of work. They often leave…
Sangai Sakaun Sangai Badhaun Opportunity School Program
Dates: 2011 – 2014 Funded by: Anonymous Professionals in the education sector have long felt the need for programming in Nepal that not only ensures that the most disadvantaged children can access education, but that they can remain there to…
Human Liberty Initiative
Dates: 2011 – 2014 Funded by: Geneva Global To address the root causes of intra- and international trafficking to the sex industry and exploitative child labor, the Geneva Global-funded Human Liberty Initiative (HLI) works to relieve poverty, increase access to…