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Street Law, Inc.

Over 40 years of educating about law, democracy, and human rights

Street Law / Countries / Nepal / Nepal

Nepal

Status: Active

Programs
Background

In 2008-2009, Street Law, Inc. partnered with UNICEF to encourage a culture of peace, an understanding of human rights, and civic literacy in Nepal through training workshops and curricula development.  The ultimate goal of the program was to integrate civic education and human rights into the nation’s curricular framework from kindergarten to high school.

Street Law and UNICEF developed a program to help Nepal achieve the following:

  • prepare students with the skills, attitudes, values, and knowledge necessary to understand and assert their rights within the rule of law
  • develop the values of tolerance and commitment to peace and justice
  • build critical thinking, problem solving and conflict resolution skills to function as citizens in a post-conflict environment. 

To accomplish this Street Law collaborated with Nepal’s Ministry of Education, Curriculum Development Centre, National Centre for Educational Development, Non Formal Education Centre, UNICEF, and Save the Children.  The process included the involvement of consultative groups including the Dalit Welfare Organization and the Bikalpa Gyan Tatha Bikas Kendra Nepal, a nonprofit providing education and resources for rural women. 

In September 2008, Street Law worked with curriculum writers and consultative groups to develop lessons for the non-formal education courses.

In July 2009, Street Law worked with all the partners groups at an acceleration workshop.  The goal was to update and harmonize activities going on in both formal and non-formal educational settings and to create action plans for classroom implementation.  

Resources

Contacts

UNICEF Nepal Country Office
Melinda Smith
msmith@unicef.org
education specialist
Phone: +977-1-552-3200 x 1133
Web:  www.unicef.org/infobycountry/nepal.html

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