Tag: #Education
Articles tagged with #Education
Music to our ears
Kutumba is connecting people and healing society through education for the underprivileged
Father’s migration, son’s education
Against all odds, a Nepali migrant provides education for his son to become a doctor
Why Nepal is stuck
Alternative politics should fight against the culture of acceptance, silence and dependency
Nepalis not so unhappy
Nearly half of the Nepalis are still positive about the direction the country has been going, say there has been significant progress in gender equality
Brain gain into brain drain
Invest in quality higher education to deter youth out-migration and revive the economy
Going global to retain local talent
An IT academy in eastern Nepal trains students to earn as internet freelancers, reducing outmigration
Textbook case of bad textbooks
Grade 9 Social Studies textbooks present a toxic interpretation of the open Nepal-India border
Saving Humla from heritage loss
A school in Nepal’s remotest district hopes to reverse youth outmigration and protect local culture
Inclusiveness not just theory in this school
Kanya Mandir in Kathmandu puts inclusiveness into practice by balancing education with religious tolerance
"Mai commin, Sir?"
Thoo Sir wanted to teach us English in English, while we preferred learning English in Nepali
The Thappad
How a 9-year-old was discouraged from learning English because of a slap
The Exceptional Buhari
The portrayal of the daughter-in-law in a story in a school textbook entrenches Nepal's patriarchy
Why do so many Nepali students underperform?
Eight graders in the country have below-average learning achievement because of faulty policies
Nurture in her nature
School teacher Sarala Basnet wants students to avoid the same struggles she faced in life
Singha Darbar, not Singapore
The obsession of our leaders with Singapore is unmatched. Every prime minister we have had in the 30 years (some of them serial prime ministers) has promised to turn Nepal into a Singapore one too many times. Why not just build a Nepal that is just and fair for everyone?
The man from Sikles
Tribute to Suraj Kumar Gurung (1952 - 2023) educator and entrepreneur
Nepal’s hard working students overseas
Estimated number of Nepalis studying, working and living abroad in selected countries. Source: VARIOUS SOURCESAt a recent graduation ceremony of…
Teaching Nepali teachers to teach better
Why Nepal’s schools perform poorly year after year
Class differences
Photo: KUNDA DIXITNepalis are proud to have never been colonised, and being South Asia’s oldest nation state. Keeping out the world may have…
Power to the periphery
Takam village (above) in Dhaulagiri Municipality is a model for how federalism should function. Photos: JOY STEPHENSBal Bir Biswakarma from the…
Covid derails child development in Nepal
Photo: SAGLO SAMAJ/HIMALMEDIAThe Covid-19 worsened the disparities in young children’s development and learning in Nepal. One out of five Nepali…
OHCT Fellowship
Funded by the O'Hea family, the OHCT Fellowship by the British College designed for undergrads will give one student starting in 2022 full…
Tri-Chandra's run down state is a microcosm of Nepal
The country's oldest college is falling apart, an apt symbol of neglect and apathy
How the climate crisis adds to child marriage in Nepal
As harvests fail due to drought and floods, girls from marginalised families are forced to marry earlier to escape poverty