After the last loosening of the Covid-19 restrictions, the project setup in Nepal could be continued. While attendance classes are slowly being resumed, support for school children in the Kathmandu valley can now be provided.

With great excitement our partner organisation in Nepal started to set up Usthi’s new educational project in early 2020. The aim of this project is to ensure access to a good school education. The target is to enable 150 children to attend school each year. In addition to supporting children in education, the project aims to help parents to provide for their own livelihood. This intervention is extremely important to prevent children from having to contribute to the family’s income with their work.

An additional focus of the project is to support existing school infrastructure and to train and sensitise local teachers. With this in mind, a school that was damaged during the heavy earthquakes has already been renovated this year and equipped with a science laboratory.

Due to the strict Covid-19 regulations, the further project setup had to be paused. In the last few weeks, progress could finally be made and, based on consultations with parents, teachers and school administrations, 150 children could be identified whose school attendance is to be ensured and supported by Usthi in the future.

Despite the increasing number of Covid-19 cases, the schools in Nepal have resumed classroom teaching. In order to reduce the risk of infection, lessons are held in smaller groups. Our partner organisation distributes fabric masks to protect the children at school.

Usthi is happy that the project can now finally be continued and hopes that it will provide many additional children with access to education.