The project in Nepal aims to promote education for children from families affected by poverty and to improve the quality of education in the project region. Part of the project is therefore the further training of local teachers with a focus on didactics and pedagogy. At the beginning of the year, a workshop was held to improve teaching skills.

The school education project in Nepal also includes an offer for young children from 3 to 5 years. Through playful learning in a child-friendly environment, the children are prepared for school according to the Montessori approach.

During the last project year, the classrooms at six of the ten schools supported by Usthi were refurbished and painted. The rooms have been equipped with new learning materials, toys, a screen and internet access for music and dance lessons.

To enable teachers to use the new materials effectively, Usthi’s local partner organised a training on site. This was open to all teachers in the project region, including staff from schools that are not directly supported by Usthi. Around 30 teachers from 20 different schools in the project region came together to learn about new learning methods and behavioural practices.

During three days of training, participants learned how to organise and set up the classroom effectively, about new circle activities and how to incorporate different themes throughout the year. Through art and craft with local materials, integrating songs and rhymes as well as storytelling with the help of pictures and books, subjects were addressed with which early childhood education can be made more engaging and of high quality. Also the use of technology for a modern teaching approach was discussed.

For the older children, new school materials have already been collected. With new school uniforms, backpacks, shoes and writing materials, the students are equipped for the upcoming school year in Nepal.