Our partner organization in Dang, Help Society-Nepal, along with local organizations from Tharu communities conducted a weeklong campaign against illegal child labour. They worked closely with the local community through: Building Awareness Community meetings, using local radio stations to get the message out, advertisements in local newspapers, public rallies in the each communities and spent [...]

This month we began a one-year partnership with the Genographic Legacy Fund to record and publishing stories and songs from the Dangaura Tharu and Limbu communities. The project will record Dangaura Tharu and Limbu oral literature, transcribe and adapt songs and stories for young readers and produce teaching materials. These activities will involve as many [...]

We have just returned from a project evaluation trip to Dang, where our community motivator, Ms. Parvati Chaudhary, and I visited women-led community groups in five villages. We were encouraged by the transformation we saw in the women, and the progress made by the communities – the progress you have made possible through your contributions. [...]

We recently had a very productive visit to eight separate Tharu communities in Dang District that allowed us to support and monitor project activities. The achievements of this visit, which was from September 17-20, include: – One-on-one coaching with adult literacy class facilitators: We observed five different literacy classes. After class, we sat with facilitators [...]

All of us here at Language Development Center Nepal are very pleased with the progress we have achieved with your support. Here is an update from the work taking place in Dang District, with the Tharu community. Community Groups: 5 Women’s groups Number of group members: 175 women Each group meets once a month. Project [...]