[Sugar-devel] Fwd: OLE Nepal Newsletter | January - March 2019 | Issue 44

[Tony Anderson]

For over a decade,  OLE Nepal has shown how a team of people with 
different skills and roles can support the XO laptop to  enhance 
learning opportunities in primary schools. Comparing the scope of what 
OLE Nepal is doing with SugarLabs is heartbreaking.



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Subject: 	OLE Nepal Newsletter | January - March 2019 | Issue 44
Date: 	Wed, 24 Apr 2019 11:07:47 +0000
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OLE Nepal Newsletter | January - March 2019 | Issue 44


        Preparations for laptop program launch in Karnali Province


    12 new schools selected in Jajarkot district

We are pleased to announce that OLE Nepal, in partnership with UN World 
Food Programme (WFP) and the local governments, has finalized 12 primary 
schools in Jajarkot district for the laptop program. An announcement was 
made in the district in January 2019 inviting interested schools to 
submit applications for the program. The applications were screened by 
OLE Nepal and local authorities, and teams from OLE Nepal carried out 
onsite surveys at all shortlisted schools. The findings from the survey 
were shared with the local authorities to help finalize the selection 
process. As part of the partnership, the concerned municipality 
authorities in Jajarkot have agreed to install solar panels at the 
selected schools since they do not have access to electricity. *READ 
MORE* 
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Each year, we are able to
reach more students in remote corners of Nepal,
with help from our partners and supporters.

We would like to thank WFP for their continuous support
in expanding our laptop program.

We would also like to thank our supporters who have contributed directly 
for the laptops. Special thanks to *Ram K.C. & Karen James, Vision in 
Mission Inc., Daryl & Maxine Zook* and the communities of *Goshen and 
Middlebury, Indiana, USA.*

We also received generous contributions in Nepal from *Thames 
International College* and *Beltron International.*

Thank you for choosing to give the gift of quality education.


        OLE Nepal joins instructors from Japan for


    Robot mentor training in Lalitpur!

OLE Nepal partnered with three institutions from Japan -- KDDI 
Foundation (Tokyo), CityNet (Yokohama) and Miyagi University of 
Education -- to launch robot programming education in three public 
schools in Lalitpur, in collaboration with the Lalitpur Metropolitan 
City. This new program further promotes OLE Nepal’s goal to provide 
quality learning opportunities through the effective use of technology 
in classrooms. *READ MORE* 
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        OLE Nepal has been awarded the


    MIT J-WEL Grant for innovation!

OLE Nepal has recently been announced as one of this year’s awardees of 
theMIT J-WEL grant 
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in pK-12 Education Innovation. The grant will be used to develop 
advanced learning games for math and science through joint collaboration 
between OLE Nepal, MIT instructors and students, and the Bloom Nepal School.

OLE Nepal’s Executive Director, Mr. Rabi Karmacharya, attended theJ-WEL 
Week event 
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at MIT Campus on April 1-4, 2019. The event that brought together 112 
participants from 26 countries served as a platform to engage MIT 
faculty and researchers to share their work with the J-WEL community. 
During the event, there were sessions to engage with the participants in 
a conversation about collaboration and ways in which the work can be 
extended to the J-WEL members.*READ MORE* 
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        OLE Nepal and ONGD-FNEL


    New partnership agreement signed!

OLE Nepal has signed a five-year cooperation agreement with ONGD-FNEL 
<https://olenepal.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1744d58eee04cebf2cb526214&id=d02d64374f&e=18f2af9c57>, 
a Luxembourg-based NGO, for ‘Digitally Enhanced Early Grade Reading 
Programme' project with the objective to design and develop interactive 
high-quality digital content that will help children learn and read. 
This digital learning platform will enable early learners to build 
different levels and aspects of their reading skills, with the use of 
audio-visuals, illustrations and animations, combined with 
interactivity.** *READ MORE* 
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      Teacher Training Programs

Our team of trainers have completed several training programs in the 
last quarter. Altogether there were 5 different training events in 4 
districts, with over 100 participants from 31 schools.

  * In-school training
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    in 15 laptop program schools in Darchula, in partnership with WFP
    from December 16, 2018 to January 2, 2019.
  * Laptop program launched in 4 new schools with the completion of
    initial training at Shree Kalika Primary School in Dhading, in
    partnership with ICIMOD
    <https://olenepal.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1744d58eee04cebf2cb526214&id=14da99b535&e=18f2af9c57> on February
    11-14, 2019, and at Bagh Bhairav Basic School in Gorkha for three
    schools, in partnership with Rotary Club of Silkeborg, Denmark
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    and Rotary Club of Kathmandu
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    February 13-18, 2019.
  * In-school training in Tandrang, Gorkha, in partnership with Children
    of the Mountain
    <https://olenepal.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1744d58eee04cebf2cb526214&id=1c069058d9&e=18f2af9c57> on
    February 20-22, 2019.
  * Refresher training held in Kathmandu for Raspberry Pi computer
    program schools in Sarlahi, Rautahat, Mahottari and Dhanusha
    districts, in partnership with World Education
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    on January 21-25, 2019.

You can find details about the training programs on our website. *READ 
MORE* 
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      Improvement in learning outcome @ Doti

OLE Nepal is very happy to share the news that students from 15 laptop 
program schools in Doti have made significant progress in their learning 
since the program was launched in September 2017. Here are a few 
highlights:

  * Remarkable improvement in Krishnanagar Basic School - 51%
  * Survey reveals that students have made significant improvement in
    mathematics.
  * All schools have shown improvement in overall learning outcome.

We have also shared a brief report on our website. *VIEW REPORT* 
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        Darchula and Nuwakot


    Residency Program completed!

Our Teaching with Technology Residency Program gives recent college 
graduates the opportunity to make a difference in some of the most 
remote communities in Nepal. We train the residents on the application 
of technology to enhance primary education, and to assist teachers and 
students on integrating digital resources into the classroom.

The residency program in Darchula was launched in November 2018, and in 
Nuwakot on December 2018. Three residents were stationed in Darchula to 
support 15 laptop program schools, and one resident was stationed at 
Shree Bachhchala Devi Secondary School to support the e-learning program 
with Raspberry Pi computers.

Mr. Subash Parajuli, our teaching with technology resident for Darchula 
2018-19, has shared his personal experience on travelling to remote 
corners of Darchula district, to support OLE Nepal's laptop program 
schools. *READ BLOG* 
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*Did you know* that OLE Nepal has deployed *980 servers* containing the 
*free and open digital library, E-Pustakalaya 
<https://olenepal.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1744d58eee04cebf2cb526214&id=a91fd4c6b4&e=18f2af9c57>,* 
in schools and community centers in Nepal?

E-Pustakalaya is a repository containing thousands of books, educational 
videos, audio-books, reference materials and learning software, that can 
be installed in mini-computers and placed in schools and community 
centers for free and fast access to a wide range of educational content.

If you would like to place E-Pustakalaya servers in schools or community 
centers, contact us at *pustakalaya at olenepal.org 
<mailto:pustakalaya at olenepal.org>*.

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