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Project information
Educational Development in Western Nepal
The CAIRN Trust develops and improves the educational offering in the rural communities of Nepal.
We have identified four regions in Western Nepal in need of educational development :Lamjung, Gorkha, Kaski and Syjanga.
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Charity information: The CAIRN Trust (Child Aid In Rural Nepal)

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Need
Need
Rural communities in Nepal have limited access to education , suffering from a lack of educational infrastructures, resources and expertise.
Schools are remote and dilapidated. Teachers receive little to no training and lack resources with which to deliver interactive lessons. Books are a luxury.
90% of families live on less than 50p a day. The extra cost of school fees and learning materials means children are not able to start their schoolingSolution
CAIRN has three core programmes that help solve the above issues:
1. We build and equip Schools in partnership with communities and provide ongoing teacher development, focusing on early years.
2. We install Libraries in schools with dual publication, age and grade appropriate books and learning resources.
3. We provide Educational Awards (CEA's) to the most marginalised children, consisting of a bi-annual package of books, uniforms, shoes, school fees, stationery and a medical fund. -
Aims
Aim 1
Improve educational infrastructures in rural communities
Activities
» Construct, renovate and refurbish quality Schools, Nurseries and Libraries
» Connect nearby communities through educational projects to promote sharing of resources and best practise
» Equip the schools and libraries with the age appropriate learning resources
» Engage and empower the community by establishing school/library management committees who are instrumental in the programme delivery
What success will look like
Safe, suitable and sustainable learning environments built to the highest quality and conducive to learning
Aim 2
Improve the quality of rural education
Activities
» Provide age and grade appropriate books and learning resources
» Provide one on one on-going teacher training and development in the field
» Work with communities (Parents, teachers, School Management and Village Development committees) on capability development and sustainability
» Carefully monitor and evaluate the success of each project component
What success will look like
Child-centerd learning environments with appropriate learning materials and confident, supported teachers
Aim 3
Alleviate the financial burden of education for the poorest of families
Activities
» Enable the poorest children to go to school through a bi-annual CEA package including school fees, books, stationary, shoes and uniforms
» Support children and families with regular visits from skilled and dedicated Social Workers in school and at home
» Provide an adequate medical fund and address primary health problems
What success will look like
Higher enrollment, attendance and achievement figures for the poorest children as well as healthy and supported families
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Impact
Impact
Improved educational opportunities, increased completion rates from Primary and Secondary School and higher literacy levels in rural communities in Western Nepal.
Capable communities will demonstrate their own success through the on-going sustainability of their educational programmes.Risk
1. Lack of community commitment
Addressed by engaging the community from the onset, signed MOU's and securing budget of 30% input from the community.
2. Staff-turnover
In order to reduce risk associated with staff-turnover, training is cascaded to School and Library Management committees and Head teachers.
3. Government instability
Flexibility is built into our programmes so that they can adapt to local and national Government changes.
Reporting
We carefully and consistently monitor and evaluate our projects so that we can report regularly and accurately via our newsletters, emails and website.
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Budget
Budget - Project Cost: £160,000
Loading graph....Amount Heading Description £47,920 Infrastructure Construction of Schools, Nurseries and Libraries £23,040 Professional development Educational Resources and Teacher Training £89,040 CEA's CAIRN Educational Awards to send the poorest children to school -
Background
Location
This initiative will develop education in four regions in Western Nepal. This includes communities in the districts of Lamjung, Kaski, Syangja and Gorkha.
Beneficiaries
4230 children aged 3 - 16 will directly benefit from increased access to quality education
620 teachers will directly benefit from improved teaching resources and on-going training and development
13 rural communities (more than 14,000 individuals) will benefit from these educational developments -
Why Us?
Why Us?
CAIRN have already improved the educational opportunities for 18,999 children across rural Nepal.
Our programmes are tried and tested and have the full support and approval of the Nepalese Government.Read more about the Charity running this project.
People
Liz Woodcock
CAIRN Development Director