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'Nepal नेपाल
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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
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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