We build upon what we have done in previous years, without letting go of previous achievements. In past years, we have spent money on creating an environment to learn in and the teachers who have the skills and resources to teach and inspire, to help students to excel in exam results. As jobs are scarce, qualifications really matter. In the [...]

There is a huge technology deficit in Nepal; this is how we are giving our children in Hangdewa better life-chances for the 21st Century. Nepal has just made it compulsory for students in computers at the equivalent of A-level to have access to a computer. Most schools do not have enough for students to use regularly and almost no student [...]

’Here we are in Nepal in the remote Himalayas and most of us have not been to any other countries or perhaps just one other, like India next door. But we know that our children want to have good jobs and opportunities like children anywhere in the world, not just farmers - or labourers in the Middle East. They want [...]

Nepal is one of the poorest 20 countries in the world. Nevertheless, it has made great strides with developing education, and, in the last 10 years, most children enrol in school and learn to read. But only about half go on to secondary school and achieve good results, and most of those are in the cities. We are proud of [...]