We were shocked to see so much over-energy and restlessness among children when we first reached the village.  As they had too much energy, the children were letting it out by fighting with each other, they would shout and drown out our voices when we tried to teach, they left the classroom whenever they felt like it. It was complete chaos. As there weren’t proper rules and regulations to bind them, they were not behaving well inside the school. Even parents were not spending an adequate amount of time with their children and so, they were on their own, which further led the children to be ...

In the second of our blogs from our Saathi teachers, we bring you Jyoti’s story, showcasing interactive learning methods and how children are being supported to use their imaginations. Our Saathi programme is helping teachers like Jyoti acquire the skills to improve the quality of education in Sindhupalchowk....

Nepal has been gripped by a blockade in the country's south for the past two months, leading to acute shortages of fuel and medicine....

Last year, on Baishakh 12, we lost thousands of lives and suffered massive infrastructural damage in the aftermath of the tragic 7.8 ML earthquake. The same day, this year, Mondo-HELP built and inaugurated the secondary school (in a month) – Shree Pema Chholing Lower Secondary School in Sindupalchowk. The event started at 11:56am with a minute of silence and burning 108 butter lamps (chhemis) in memory of all those who lost their lives followed by HELP’s CEO Jimmy Lama performing puja called “sang”, which is a purification ceremony. Dr. Bidyanath Koirala and joint-secretary at Ministr...

HELP in association with School In A Bag project has, to date distributed 8205 bags, to students across the Sindhupalchok district. Over 5000 of these bags have been distributed after the earthquake hit the region. ...

On March 21st, Helambu Education and Livelihood Partnership, welcomed 11 students from Loughborough University, Leicestershire to support school reconstruction project. The team left Kathmandu for Birkharka where they volunteered with the painting of the freshly erected Shri Satdhara Lower Secondary School. The painting work continued till the day of inauguration, March 27 ...

Apr 25, 2016- The road that leads to the village is a dirt track that continuously climbs steep uphill for the better part of the hour-long drive from Battar in the PashungLamhu Highway...

Apr 23, 2016- It seems that there is complete absence of governance, forget good governance. There is still a short supply of essential fuel including cooking gas even months after the crippling blockade ended while Kathmandu continues to reel under black marketeering....

Dec 29, 2015- Nepal is a remarkable place of natural beauty. Tourism is the largest industry in Nepal and the largest source of foreign exchange. With world’s highest peak Mount Everest and diverse cultural background, the National Geographic Traveller has placed Nepal in the sixth spots among the round up of 16 ‘Cool Locations’ for 2016....