Transforming lives in Nepal for over 25 years
Through our sustained efforts over the last 25 years, together with our local partners, government agencies and other service providers, we have achieved a remarkable impact on the lives of thousands of children and young people growing up in urban poverty in Nepal – one of the poorest and most overlooked countries in the world.
Our impact in urban areas to date includes:
Education
Over 2,000 young people provided with training, employment and/or business start-up support
73% reduction in the number of out-of-school children in Butwal over a three-year period
35-hour functional learning course developed, resulting in 286% improvement in adolescents’ literacy and numeracy
Life skills education introduced to 75 government schools and integrated into the local government curriculum
Wellbeing
Comprehensive life skills education delivered to over 15,000 teenagers in school and community settings
1000’s of children and families supported to obtain legal identities enabling access to social support schemes
Exemplar urban Primary Healthcare Centre established & later integrated into emerging local government provision
1,115 children, including 452 girls, gaining confidence, teamwork and communication skills as a result of being able to regularly participate in sports
Protection
73% reduction in child labour in Pokhara over a four-year period
1000’s of street-connected children, child labourers and victims of abuse reintegrated with their families or in alternative care
Number of long-term street-living children reduced to ZERO through partnership work with local authorities
75 districts of Nepal received case management training for officials
Our Stories
With no income and a large debt to be repaid, Sumila found hope and support from Kidasha and started her own micro business raising pigs.
At just 11 years old, Bijay’s life was filled with hardship and uncertainty. With the loss of his mother and the absence of his father, he found himself surviving on the streets of Pokhara, resorting to begging, scrap recycling, and even petty crime to satisfy his hunger.
When Ishama was 12 years old her mum was forced to go abroad to earn money and left her with her Auntie. She had to work in her hotel and she missed her mum terribly. One evening a man sexually abused her. She was afraid but had nowhere to go. She thought it would never end.
Donate today to enable children and young people living in chronic urban poverty to have safer brighter futures.