The Evaluation of Intervention Programs in Girls’ Capability Development Opportunities in Nepal

Abstract

The government of Nepal in partnership with donor agencies has implemented interventions to improve access of girls to secondary education. These interventions are in the forms of scholarship opportunities, recruitment of female teachers, gender-friendly curriculum, and building girls’ rest rooms in public schools. However, the current high dropout rate of female students from government secondary schools is a growing concern. Using in-depth interviews and focus groups, this paper explores the outcomes and challenges of such interventions.

Keywords:

• capability development
• female education
• interventions
• secondary education
• social justice

Acknowledgements

I would like to provide my sincere gratitude to Prof. Bidya Nath Koirala for his compassionate, persistence, constructive and productive comments which inspired me to move forward in my research. Moreover, I would like to heartily express my gratitude to Dr Grace Mwaura, my mentor for providing valuable feedback on my writing. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the participants, who participated in this research.

Disclosure Statement

I declare that this manuscript is original, has not been published previously and at present is not being considered for publication in any other place. This article is based on the research outcome of the author’s academic work and not been financially supported by any organisation.