KATHMANDU, Aug 31 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Two-thirds of school children in Nepal are deprived of distance learning, according to Child and Family Tracker survey, conducted by UNICEF Nepal.
As per the report, only three out of 10 children have access to television, radio and Internet-based learning platforms.
Of them, only 80 percent use distance learning platforms for their learning activities. Education experts worry that the vacuum of one year in education calendar is a huge loss for children, and the government needs to act swiftly according to the suggestions made by education experts.
The Child and Family Tracker used by UNICEF, shows that the poorer the household, the less likely the children can get access or will use distance learning.
The data shows that only five percent of children in the poorest households have access to and use distance learning.– NNN-NEPALNEWS
