The education ProgrammeMore than 70 % of the total population is still illiterate. Although the government has established a considerable number of schools, the goal of quality education has not yet been achieved, due lack to of investment and an insufficient number of well–qualified and trained teachers. Nepal has recently witnessed the widespread emergence of private schools. In fact, the Katmandu Valley alone has over a thousand such institutions. NGO’s such as Discover Nepal are serving to enhance the efforts of both the public and private educational institutions, in imparting quality education on a national scale.

Increasingly, it is becoming more and more difficult to find any form of employment in Nepal, that doesn’t require at least a basic understanding of, and spoken ability in English. Therefore, many of these private schools carry the title of “ English Medium Schools”. However, whilst it is true that the children are taught in English, the standard of this medium is often sadly lacking. This is where the participants come in! Somebody from England (or from any other European country for that matter) is guaranteed to have a much better grasp of spoken English than the average Nepalese teacher (even a school’s English teacher).

Discover Nepal also has special interest in serving the population of special group like children with Cerebral Palsy and Mental Retardation. The participants with training in special education are highly encouraged to be part of the development process. So, here comes an opportunity to explore this challenging field and Discover Nepal is ready to assist you in this regard