“Fundraising with Thames College, Kathmandu!”The Theater Club of Thames International College organized a fundraising event for OLE Nepal’s laptop program schools in the Far and Mid-Western Region. We would like to thank them for their hard work and dedication to come up with the brilliant theater show ‘Jhimik Jhimik Jhyappa’. The play was a Nepali adaptation from the English play ‘Black Comedy’. All proceeds from the show organized by Thames International College will go towards laptops for children in remote schools.

“Supporting Quality Education in Darchula in 2018!”In 2018, our team at Open Learning Exchange (OLE) Nepal will work on providing access to quality education in remote primary schools of Darchula district in Far-Western region of Nepal. We will be working closely with the Department of Education to introduce a better learning environment through the use of digital learning resources and laptops along with intensive teacher training, and on-site support program. OLE Nepal is implementing the laptop program with the support of UN World Food Programme WFP’s School Meals Programme, which is supported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), through the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition grant. 

“Annual Open Learning Exchange Nepal Benefit Luncheon Program 2017”Every year, the communities in Goshen and Middlebury, Indiana gather in support of OLE Nepal’s programs to bring quality learning opportunities to children from marginalized communities in Nepal’s remote regions. This year, the OLE Nepal Annual Benefit Luncheon is being hosted by Ram KC & Karen James on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at their home in 230 Greenfield Drive, Middlebury, Indiana, USA. Click Here to learn more.

“One Hundred Miles for Hundreds of Smiles”On December 11, 2016, Sushma KC Manandhar completed the Daytona 100 Ultramarathon covering a distance of 100 miles. She dedicated her 100 mile run to raise awareness about a cause that is close to her heart — Quality Education. Click Here to view Sushma’s campaign.

Supporting Quality Education in Baitadi
OLE Nepal successfully completed the deployment of laptops with digital learning resources, and teacher training, to bring quality education to all children of Baitadi district in Far-Western region of Nepal. OLE Nepal in partnership with the District Education Office introduced a better learning environment through the use of digital learning resources and laptops. OLE Nepal also ran an on-site support program. To learn about the project, Click here for more details.

Nepal Earthquake Relief for Children and EducationThe massive earthquake on April 25 and the subsequent aftershocks have left people homeless and vulnerable, and with thousands of schools destroyed across many districts, children may be deprived of education for months, if not years. OLE Nepal has initiated a relief and rehabilitation campaign to focus mainly on bringing learning opportunities to children during this period. You can be part of this campaign. Click here for more details.

Supporting Quality Education in BajhangOLE Nepal launched an ambitious project in 2013 to improve access to quality education in primary schools in the remote far western district of Bajhang. Through the introduction of laptops and digital learning resources in classroom teaching, OLE Nepal aimed to reduce the access to quality education by the children across geographic regions, school types and population groups. So far, we have reached to 43 schools with our laptop program. Learn more about the project Click here.