| 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence We joined hands with British Embassy in Nepal to mark the start of 16 Days of Activism, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. We will collectively work towards a future where all women and girls can live free from fear of violence. #OrangeTheWorld
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#EndViolenceAgainstWomen | | | | Conference on School Leadership in South Africa British Council UK organised a two-day conference on School Leadership on 1 and 2 November 2022 with a focus on instructional leadership in Cape town, South Africa. The conference focused on how policymakers and system leaders could utilise evidence-based research and practices from the UK and around the world to create an enabling environment for school leaders. Jaya Prasad Acharya, Undersecretary, Ministry of Education Science and Technology and Raju Shrestha, Technical officer, Centre for Education and Human Resource Development were the two delegates representing Nepal at the conference. | | | | Skills Seminar in the UK Delegation from Nepal from Ministry of Education, Science and technology, Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training and Federation of Nepal Chamber of Commerce and Industries along with delegation from nine other countries are attending the UK Skills Seminar this week in the UK. The seminar is organised to provide insight into the different ways the UK employers' voice is gathered and incorporated into the development of a quality and sustainably managed TVET system which provides skilled workforce that meets the labour market demands. | | | | A Strong Foundation for the TVET Sector in Nepal
Dakchyata and Sakchyamta project funded by the European Union in Nepal organised a combined closure event to showcase key learnings from across projects, proving a strong and sustainable foundation for the TVET sector in Nepal. 'We are here to acknowledge the achievements of the project and to give sustainability to learnt lessons. We believe this project has contributed towards a modern, employer-engaged, responsive, green, inclusive TVETsector which contributes to Nepal's Development Vision,' H.E. Nona Deprez, EU Ambassador, at the celebration programme. | | | | Training for Adolescent Girls Starts The British Council is running Peer Group Leader (PGL) training in partnership with the VSO Nepal and Aasaman Nepal in Surkhet and Rautahat. We are training 80 adolescent girls in the five-day training programme. The training covers skilling up the girls on English language, digital and social skills. The training will also skill them up to set up and lead GEMS clubs in their community learning centres to train other girls in their areas. This training is conducted to mobilize the PGLs as part of the Girls Empowerment Mainstreaming Sustainability (GEMS) project. | | | | Teachers Continuous Professional Development Webinar Series Watch our recorded session of the Teachers' Continuing Professional Development Webinar Series on 'Listening as a set of subskills and how to develop these in class'. The session was delivered by Kasia Holysz- Teacher Development Expert. | | | | Opportunity for Young Film Makers As part of the Beyond Boarders project in collaboration with Scotland and Egypt, we are calling in young film makers (9-13) to submit 3-5 minute film (including credits) on the subject 'How I would make the world a better place.' The deadline for submissions is 16 January 2023 GMT. | | | | Accessibility support to NITFest The second edition of Nepal International Theatre Festival (NITFest) 2022 has commenced and we are supporting the festival as Accessibility Partner in collaboration with Diverse Patterns. The festival is happening till 3 December at Mandala Theatre. On 28 November, we organised a workshop – facilitated by Sagar Prasai and Michelle Rolfe (Birds of Paradise, Scotland) – on how art can be made more accessible. The workshop saw the participation of more than 40 theatre leaders, art leaders and creative professionals. With this we hope to bring together the arts sector and the disabled community to work together to make Nepali arts a more inclusive space both in terms of audiences and authorship. | | | | Films from Nepal at COP27
Film by Samrat Dhungana- BlueMoonTurning into Grey, a film produced through Camera Sika film grant was screened at COP27. We are glad to be the means to take young voices from Nepal to COP27. | | | | | Radio Playwriting Competition | The International Radio Playwriting Competition 2023 is open for entries. Are you a promising writer? This is your chance to have your play produced and broadcast by
@bbcworldservice. Deadline 12 Feb 2023 | | | | | Climate Change in Language Education | English language teachers: There's still time to enter our competition and have a chance of winning an online course from an expert UK ELT provider to the value of 500GBP. Just download our classroom resource and show us how you've used it using the hashtag #ClimateActionELT
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