Dates: 2003 – 2009 In rural Nepal, women do not have access to credit from banks. If they borrow money from village moneylenders, they are forced to pay back the loan at unreasonably high interest rates. It is rare to…
Past Projects
Nepal Family Health Program II—Literacy and Life Skills Component
Dates: 2007 – 2012 Funded by: USAID (World Education was one of several subcontractors to John Snow, Inc on this project) Public health in Nepal, while improving, suffers due to inadequately trained and supervised staff and a lack of consistent…
Reintegration of Children/Youth formerly Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups (CAAFAG) and Children Affected by Armed Conflict
Dates: 2007 – 2012 Funded by: UNICEF After ten years of conflict from 1996-2006, the communist party of Nepal (Maoists) agreed to enter into the peace process with the government, leaving an estimated 10,000 children formerly associated with armed forces…
Good Return- Economic Education and Livelihoods Skills for Economically Disadvantaged Women in Nepal
Dates: 2009 – 2013 Funded by: World Education Australia Limited economic opportunities and lack of proper financial education contribute to the extreme poverty that people face in Nepal. Good Return is an innovative social enterprise established by World Education Australia…
Naya Bato Naya Paila (New Path New Steps)
Dates: 2009 – 2013 Funded by: US Department of Labor (DOL) In Nepal, the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) are a significant problem. Nepal’s lack of compulsory education, low minimum working age, and inadequate enforcement of labor laws all…