Housewives aged 15 to 65 will benefit from the campaign, which aims not just to make them literate but give them formal education comparable to the School Leaving Certificate (SLC) level.
“This is a campaign to educate housewives and not just make them literate,” said Rita Khanal, chairman of Women Skill Development Center (WSDC) Makawanpur, which started the campaign. “This is qualitatively a better campaign than the literacy campaign undertaken by the government,” she added.
Under the campaign, housewives will be able to attend classes from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. after attending to their household chores.
WSDC Makawanpur started the campaign at 28 schools in 2006 and it has now expanded to 25 districts including Kaski.
According to Khanal, over 8,000 women are being educated under the campaign in Makawanpur alone. At the 28 schools in Kaski, 127 teachers are conducting classes for the women for free.
Khanal believes the campaign will help emancipate women from domestic violence, social discrimination and oppression.
The women will be imparted education under six phases, after which they can sit for the SLC examination.
Last year, women in Makawanpur protested against the government´s apathy towards the campaign, which is being supported through local resources. Following the protest, the government has been supporting women studying under the campaign.
Currently, the government is providing textbooks and financial support to the housewife-students.
According to WSDC vice-chairman Kapildev Thapa, eight women have passed the SLC after studying under the campaign. Another 21 are now preparing for the examination.
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