Readathon

By participating in Lukuralli Readathon, Finnish children and young people supported Taksvärkki ry’s multi-year development cooperation project in Nepal. The project of the Nepalese partner organisation ECCA (Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness) increased opportunities for pupils to participate in the development of their own school environment and communities and strengthened cooperation between pupils’ councils and other actors in schools in order to develop learning environments. The project also promoted the inclusion of disabled people and raised awareness of the right to education of children and young persons with disabilities. Fifteen schools from Eastern Nepal participated.

Examples of the results of the Nepal project

• Pupil councils have given pupils the opportunity to make their voices heard and put issues of concern to young people on the agenda.
• Pupil councils have opened doors for young people to participate in collective decision-making.
• New toilets for girls have been built and old toilet facilities have been renovated in the partner schools.
• Hand-washing stations have been built in schools and clean drinking water has been made available to pupils.
• Menstrual hygiene education has raised awareness of menstruation and encouraged girls to talk about a subject considered taboo.
• Support was provided to partner schools in Eastern Nepal to provide safe, local education after the COVID19 lockdowns, including the provision of disinfectants, face masks and portable hand-washing stations, and the production of information materials.

More information about Taksvärkki ry’s development cooperation project in Nepal here.

In the years 2018–2023, 10 181 pupils and 341 school classes participated in Lukuralli Readathon. During the first school year of Lukuralli in 2018–2019, funds were collected to girls education in Malawi. Find more information about Taksvärkki ry’s development cooperation project in Malawi here.