HCC NepalRISE Program
The RISE Program provides rural investments in student education, providing marginazlied children with the opportunity to stay in school, strengthening local communities and keeping children safe.
Rural children vulnerable to forced child labor, early marriage and human trafficking; marginalized children
From hccnepal.org/education-programs ↗About this program
Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world and children in rural areas are particularly vulnerable to forced child labor, early marriage and human trafficking. Keeping children in school greatly reduces these risks and provides opportunities for a stable and prosperous adulthood.
The RISE Program provides rural investments in student education, providing marginazlied children with the opportunity to stay in school – strengthening local communities and keeping children safe. The program aims to keep students living with family members, and also offers boarding school scholarships for children with no surviving family.
Education: Enrollment in government day or private boarding schools for K-10; Enrollment in college (grades 11&12); Opportunity for scholarships for university or technical school (via the Higher Education Scholarship Program) based on merit.
Care: Stipend for food, clothing and personal care items; Annual distribution of warm winter clothing and school supplies; Medical care; Access to outreach projects, including health seminars, hygiene workshops, library book distribution, and anti-trafficking awareness programs.
Questions
Who does the RISE Program serve?
Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world and children in rural areas are particularly vulnerable to forced child labor, early marriage and human trafficking. The RISE Program provides rural investments in student education, providing marginazlied children with the opportunity to stay in school.
Does the RISE Program offer boarding school scholarships?
The program aims to keep students living with family members, and also offers boarding school scholarships for children with no surviving family.
Details
- Who
- Rural children vulnerable to forced child labor, early marriage and human trafficking; marginalized children
- Where
- Rural areas of Nepal
- Ages
- K-10 through grades 11&12
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