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| 'Nepal नेपाल ' | |
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Nepal_map.png | |
| Capital | Kathmandu |
|---|---|
| Official languages | Nepali |
| Area | 147,181 km² |
| Population | |
| - July 2007 estimate | 28,901,790 |
| - 2003 census | 23,151,423 |
| - Density | 184/km² |
| Education | |
| - Literacy (%) | 48.6 |
| - Compulsory Years | |
| - Compulsory Age | |
| - Pop. in School Age | |
| - Pop. in School | |
| GDP (PPP) 2006 est. | USD 48.18 billion |
| - Per capita | 1,500 |
| GDP (nominal) est. | |
| - Per capita | |
| HDI (2007) | 0.534 (medium) |
| Gini Index (2003–04) | 47.2 |
| Time zone | NPT (UTC+5:45) |
| Internet TLD | .np |
| Calling code | ++977 |
| More statistics... | |
Info
Mailing List: olpc nepal
IRC Channel: #olpcnepal @ irc.freenode.net
Status
Nepal Government has three-tier committees to implement OLPC in Nepal under Ministry of Education.
- Steering Committee -- Secretary of Ministry of Education chairs this
- Coordination Committee -- Director of Department of Education chairs this
- Task Force -- Deputy Director of Department of Education chairs this
Open Learning Exchange Nepal is implementing the pilots at Bashuki and Bishwamitra schools. OLE Nepal is a local Nepali NGO that has a memorandum of understanding with Nepal's Department of Education to implement Nepal's pilots at Bashuki and Bishwamitra.
Implementation
Pilots
- Sunrise, at Janajyoti School, Kavre -- current status unknown, possibly discontinued
- Lamatar (Kathmandu), Bishwamitra Ganesh school
- Lakuri Bhanjyang (Kathmandu), Shree Bashuki school