Udaan - Nepal

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Key Information

The UDAAN accelerated education program aims to improve out-of-school girls’ access to education. The model provides an intensive and high-quality condensed 11-month curriculum, including leadership and life skills for adolescent girls aged 10-14, and helps them to successfully transition into formal public schools. 

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

South Asia

Nepal

Activity URL

https://carenepal.org/project/udaan-iii/

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

Siddhartha Social Development Center (SSDC), Sunshine Social Development Organization (SSDO), Unity for Sustainable Community Development (USCD), Siddartha Samudayik Samaj (SSS), Backwardness Eradication Society (BES Nepal)

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary Enrollment
Other
  • Remote Learning
Other skills
  • Life skills/sexuality education
Quality
  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • School quality
Cross-cutting areas
  • Digital literacy
  • Early/child marriage
  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality
  • Menstrual hygiene management
  • Mentorship
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls out of school

Age

10 - 14

School Enrolment Status

All out of school

School Level

  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
Other populations reached
  • Community leaders
  • Fathers
  • Mothers
  • Other community members - female
  • Other community members - male
  • Policymakers
  • School administrators
Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
  • Community mobilization
Educational Technology
  • Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning
Life skills education
  • Gender, rights and power
  • Social and emotional learning (SEL) skills building
Women's empowerment programs
  • Leadership training
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
Cross-cutting goals
  • Changed social norms
  • Improved health - other
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced child marriage
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
General Contact Information
CARE
npl.carenepal@care.org