what is being done to improve womens education in nepal
More than 95% of children in Nepal are now enrolled in chief school, compared to eighty% ten years ago. But girls even so face many barriers to completing their education, peculiarly as they approach adolescence.
VSO is working aslope the Ministry of Education in Nepal to help increase the number of girls in full-time education through the Sisters for Sisters project, which pairs 'Large Sisters' with girls in their community who are at adventure of dropping out of school.
These women and girls are all working towards a brighter futurity for girls' education in Nepal.
Inspiring future teachers
Rama volunteers as a Big Sister on VSO's Sisters for Sisters Pedagogy project in Surkhet, Nepal. She works with upwards to four girls at a time, helping them to get the education they deserve. Her work includes outreach in local communities, helping families to understand the importance of sending girls to schoolhouse, supporting her 'Little Sisters' with their studies and helping to promote gender equality in schools.
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"Rama talked to my parents to convince them to send me to school rather than stay at home to practice household chores. She used to visit four times a week and helped me practise my homework."
"I used to experience bad most my low operation in school. But since working with Rama, I take learned that I need to speak up and be active. My Big Sister has inspired me to study hard and take part in extra activities. Now, I'k then happy to be in school and 1 day I hope to become a teacher so I tin help other girls in my community."
Keeping girls in school every day of the calendar month
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One of the major barriers to girls' teaching in Nepal is the taboo surrounding menstruation. Many girls would be forced to miss school completely during their menstruation, missing out on their lessons because they didn't have admission to sanitary products.
Large Sisters take been given preparation to teach girls how to make reusable sanitary pads. Nirmala (pictured beneath) was taught by her big sister and sharing this knowledge with her friends means that her class mates no longer have to skip classes while menstruating.
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"I'm not able to use the disposable pads that are available in the market, the marketplace is very far away and the pads are expensive."
"I made and distributed some extra pads for my friends who missed the preparation using what I learned. I felt like if they missed out, then they might miss their classes. So I thought if I bring them pads, it can help them go to school. At that place are very few girls who miss school in this community now."
An award-winning love for learning
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Laxmi has been supporting Sonu for more than than 4 years at present, and in that time Sonu has made incredible progress in both her studies and her confidence and has gone on to get a role model for girl'due south rights in her community.
Before the project, Sonu was reluctant to nourish school, going just i or 2 days a calendar month, and had fallen badly behind. It took time, just Laxmi eventually won Sonu's trust and discovered that she lacked the confidence to ask for aid in class, she was agape of being teased.
Laxmi helped Sonu go on up with her homework and enrolled her in learning support classes to help her take hold of up. Laxmi also encouraged Sonu to take part in sports activities and public speaking competitions arranged through the Sisters for Sisters project.
As Sonu's conviction grew, and then did her love for teaching. Now, Sonu attends school every day and wants to share her honey for learning with others. At only 14 years old, Sonu convinced her family unit to permit her use a room in their modest house to first a community library.
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VSO donated books and Sonu started belongings classes on Saturday mornings for preschool-age children and children who had dropped out of school. She assists with the children's reading and even gives classes on hygiene and sanitation, sharing what she has learned through the Sisters for Sisters project with the wider community.
Together, Laxmi and Sonu take led campaigns in the community against early marriage and to encourage families to let girls attend school. In 2017, Sonu received a 'Tiptop x Unsung Hero' award from Nepal's Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare for her contribution to reducing the driblet-out rate from at school in Karekhola.
"My Large Sister is my role model. Mentoring made me stiff, assuming and feel mature. Working with Laxmi was the turning point in my life."
Source: https://www.vsointernational.org/news/blog/leading-the-way-for-girls-education-in-nepal
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