It is my great pleasure to serve you the third year program report of the project “Promoting Right to Education and Protection of the most vulnerable children (PREP) 2021-2024”, funded by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland (MAF) through local Finnish partner, Interpedia ry. The main target group of the project is children with disabilities, dalit children and girls students. The target area is the Konjyosom RM and Mahankal RM of the southern part of Lalitpur district.
The project covers all the five wards of Konjyosom RM. The five wards are; ward number 1-Chaughare, ward number 2-Shankhu, ward number 3-Dalchowk, ward number 4-Nallu and ward number 5 -Bhardeu,. Similarly, in Mahankal RM the project covers five out of six wards. They are, ward number 1-Bukhel, ward number 2-Manikhel, ward number 3-Gotikhel, ward number 4-Kaleswor and ward number 5-Chandarpur.
The main objective of this project is to make all the children regardless of their disability, sex and caste or
religion, enjoy their childhood in a safe supportive and inclusive environment. This report gives you the project interventions and the achievements.
Within three years of the project, some tangible results have been seen, 11 children with disabilities school enrolled as they were found idly sitting in their homes, with 8 in Konjyosom and 3 in Mahankal RM. Parents of the children with disabilities are found to be increasingly participated in schools to know their children’s situation in the school. Local actors like LAMC, saving groups and others are aware of their roles in advocating the rights of vulnerable children and due to their advocacy, the RM and some wards separated budgets for the betterment of the school education, activities for saving groups.
Most importantly, the project supported in adopting and implementing disability inclusive education and child protection policies in both the RMs. In this connection, “Child Rights Protection and Promotion Procedure, 2023” and Education Act, 2023 endorsed in both RMs with the technical support from the project.
I am grateful to the ministry of foreign affairs Finland for supporting the needy children of Nepal through this project. Also thanks are due to the Interpedia for cooperating with us for the last ten years. Sincere gratitude is also expressed to the chair, vice chairs and the local government officials, all the team of the project. Without their support this project would not have been possible.
Last but not the least, thanks are credited to the families of children, community people, local stakeholders, local actors such as LAMC, saving groups, local volunteers and other who supported us in one or another way, without support from them, this project would not have been successful in this way.
Regards,
Loonibhah Chitrakar
Executive Director
Patan CBR Organization
April 2024
Please read the full report below.
