The enforcement of lockdown to prevent the outbreak of Covid-19 has negatively impacted students with limited resources in the rural areas of Nepal. During this time of crisis, Teach for Nepal (TfN) has decided to commence a radio programme from July 20 - five days a week – in the nearby districts, where the Fellows have been placed. The main objective of the radio program is to continue the learning process of their students, according to a press note issued by the TfN.
TfN, since its establishment, has been placing Fellows as teachers in public schools located in the remote communities of the country. The vision to provide quality education to students, even during the time of the pandemic, has led TfN to announce an organizational radio programme ‘Ma Sikdai Chhu,’ during the soft launch event on Thursday.
“According to the survey conducted by our Fellows during the initial days of the lockdown, approximately 35.25 per cent and 60 per cent of students had access to cable television and radio at their houses, respectively,” chief executive officer of TfN Swastika Shrestha, said, explaining “With the results presented by the rapid survey conducted right after the lockdown, our Fellows concluded that more than half of students have access to radios at their houses.”
Thus a programme broadcasted through radio would be the most effective way to continue our students’ learning, she added.
As part of the pilot project, this eight-week programme will be on-aired through local FM stations in 7 districts, where TfN Fellows are placed. The programme will be broadcasted in Parsa and Southern Lalitpur in Radio Birgunj; Sindhupalchowk - Radio Melamchi; Dhanusha - Radio Janakpur; Lamjung - Radio Marshyangdi, Tanahu- Radio Damauli and Dang - Radio Prakriti.
”Every session of the radio programme is designed to be suitable for students from grade 5 to 10,” Ruma Maharjan, who is leading the radio project, said, adding that the learning content will be presented in a form of radio drama focusing on building foundational skills in English, Maths and Science, thus making the programme very interesting for students. “We have also recognised the emotional roller coaster that our students are going through at this time, which is why we have added a counseling session along with a platform for students to express themselves.”
The programme has given greater emphasis to subjects like English, maths, and science, along with psychosocial counseling and promoting lockdown diaries of students. It will eventually work as a remedial course to a lot of basic concepts that students in public schools usually have regarding English, science, and mathematics.
Since the lockdown, TfN Fellows have been reaching out to students through phone calls and social media for continuing the learning process in every way possible. The content of the programme has been designed by the TfN fellows in collaboration with British Council, Meeting Point, TfN Alumni led initiations like My Emotions Matter and Katha Express. The programme is produced in technical assistance of Radio Audio and The Record House.
TfN, since its establishment, has been placing Fellows as teachers in public schools located in the remote communities of the country. The vision to provide quality education to students, even during the time of the pandemic, has led TfN to announce an organizational radio programme ‘Ma Sikdai Chhu,’ during the soft launch event on Thursday.
“According to the survey conducted by our Fellows during the initial days of the lockdown, approximately 35.25 per cent and 60 per cent of students had access to cable television and radio at their houses, respectively,” chief executive officer of TfN Swastika Shrestha, said, explaining “With the results presented by the rapid survey conducted right after the lockdown, our Fellows concluded that more than half of students have access to radios at their houses.”
Thus a programme broadcasted through radio would be the most effective way to continue our students’ learning, she added.
As part of the pilot project, this eight-week programme will be on-aired through local FM stations in 7 districts, where TfN Fellows are placed. The programme will be broadcasted in Parsa and Southern Lalitpur in Radio Birgunj; Sindhupalchowk - Radio Melamchi; Dhanusha - Radio Janakpur; Lamjung - Radio Marshyangdi, Tanahu- Radio Damauli and Dang - Radio Prakriti.
”Every session of the radio programme is designed to be suitable for students from grade 5 to 10,” Ruma Maharjan, who is leading the radio project, said, adding that the learning content will be presented in a form of radio drama focusing on building foundational skills in English, Maths and Science, thus making the programme very interesting for students. “We have also recognised the emotional roller coaster that our students are going through at this time, which is why we have added a counseling session along with a platform for students to express themselves.”
The programme has given greater emphasis to subjects like English, maths, and science, along with psychosocial counseling and promoting lockdown diaries of students. It will eventually work as a remedial course to a lot of basic concepts that students in public schools usually have regarding English, science, and mathematics.
Since the lockdown, TfN Fellows have been reaching out to students through phone calls and social media for continuing the learning process in every way possible. The content of the programme has been designed by the TfN fellows in collaboration with British Council, Meeting Point, TfN Alumni led initiations like My Emotions Matter and Katha Express. The programme is produced in technical assistance of Radio Audio and The Record House.
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