Earning while Studying: Nepal govt’s ambitious school-level project begins to show promises

The government has been running the Earning while Studying programme at the school level to connect education to skills, labour, production, and market. The government says, with the programme, it aims to create independent human resources for the future.

In its first phase, 140 schools participated in the programme and they were handed over Rs 2 million budget each to implement it in the schools. While its effectiveness and the number of students involved in the programme is a matter of debate, additional 100 schools have been selected for the programme this year.