Some of you may be interested in a link I came across on the HELP (Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme)

Please click on this link to view a youtube clip district of southern Nepal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp0pqtF_8t0   

What it says about the state of primary education in Nepal is  depressing. 

Almost four million people can still not read or write.

The Nepalese government plans to launch a campaign in December that aims to eradicate illiteracy within three years.  An ambitious goal for a country where more than 25 per cent of children still do not go to school.