81 Entries for "Program Updates"
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READ MOREMay 18, 2015 | Program Updates | OLE Nepal
Khokana Bungamati
On Sunday afternoon, Deepa, Sabrina, and I visited Khokana and Bungmati to observe 'Child Friendly Spaces,' temporary playgrounds set up by different humanitarian organizations to address the emotional needs of children whose lives were affected by the recent earthquake in Nepal. Following are the photo series taken during our visit to the area which was hit hard by the natural disaster, leaving many people homeless.
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READ MOREMarch 17, 2015 | Program Updates | OLE Nepal
Solukhumbu Visit: photo series
When the Phaplu airport finally opened after a year-long closure for repair, our team immediately planned a visit to five of our program schools in Solukhumbu last November. We were glad to find the schools and the teachers remain ever enthusiastic about using laptops in classrooms. Our team provided essential technical support at Dudhkunda Lower Secondary School, JanaJagriti Lower Secondary School, Garma Lower Secondary School, Swarnim Primary School and Pike Secondary School. Most of the laptops were in good working condition, and few technical issues were resolved during the visit.
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READ MOREJan. 20, 2015 | Program Updates | OLE Nepal
Connecting local writers to read-aloud books
Children enjoy listening to stories. During our childhood, we remember asking our parents, grandparents, or anyone elder to us, for amusing and interesting stories, simply because we enjoyed immersing ourselves in the world of fantasy. Besides providing pleasure, hearing stories has several benefits. It stimulates children's minds, cultivates reading habits, and increases their ability to think creatively. Despite being advantageous and captivating, new read-aloud stories are largely absent in our society. Younger people are still hearing tales, such as Kharayo ra Kachhuwa, Singha ra Musa, Dhukur ra Kamila, Kalu ra Bheda, which are marvelous but old. We can clearly feel the lack of new creations. Thus, with the aim of increasing the number of read-aloud stories and encouraging authors to write more of such stories, OLE Nepal has been conducting writers workshops. This sort of workshop had been conducted in Butwal, Pokhara, Biratnagar, and Chitwan last year.