3 Entries tagged "LLEST"
Jan. 29, 2025 | Program Updates | OLE Nepal
As 2024 comes to a close, we reflect on a year of progress, learning, and engagement through the LLEST (Empowering Local Communities through Local Language Education and Skill-Based Training) Project. Coming to the year end, our commitment remains the same, as we address Nepal's educational challenges focusing on the need for learning materials in local dialects for early childhood development and the issue related with the lack of free, quality resources for skill-based training. Here’s a look back at some of the key developments from October to December 2024.
Oct. 23, 2024 | Team Reflections | Bishal Pokhrel
After eight days of travel, our team finally reached Siddhartha Kula school at Tinje, Dolpo. It wasn’t an easy journey—two days of flights, four days of trekking through breathtaking landscapes, and a rest day to recover before we arrived at the school. The school is set between large stone hills and rivers, creating a calm and beautiful scene that amazed us all.
July 8, 2024 | Program Updates | OLE Nepal
The LLEST project tackles two major educational challenges in Nepal: the lack of local language materials for early childhood education and insufficient quality resources for skill-based training in rural areas. In 2024, our primary focus is on researching, designing, and planning 10 skills-based courses and developing a personalized learning platform, with significant progress made in laying the groundwork and establishing key partnerships in the first half of the year.