Digital Shiksha Lab
A solar-backed ICT lab serving 640 students across 5 schools. Computer exposure jumped 9% → 88%.
One lab, five schools, 640 students.
A 21-computer ICT lab with solar backup and an offline learning server at Shree Janata Secondary School — shared by four feeder schools.
Students in grades 6–12 get scheduled weekly computer classes; before this lab, 91% had never touched a computer. The offline server delivers grade 8–10 STEM content without depending on the village's unreliable internet.
Teachers train alongside students: a digital-pedagogy pathway turns the lab from a room of machines into a change in how classes are taught. The whole spec is documented so the municipality can replicate it.
"Our students used to see computers only in textbook pictures. Now they book their lab hour a week ahead."
— School principal, Khandadevi
At a glance
- Program: Education & Schools
- Location: Khandadevi Rural Municipality, Ramechhap
- Duration: 2024–2026
- Budget: NPR 1,845,000
- Beneficiaries: 640 students · 18 teachers · 4 feeder schools
Four objectives, each with a number.
Weekly computer access for every student
Target: 600+ students in grades 6–12 with a scheduled weekly lab session.
Teachers who teach digitally
Target: 18 teachers trained through the digital-pedagogy pathway.
STEM content without internet
Target: grade 8–10 STEM curriculum served from the offline learning server.
A spec others can copy
Target: 1 replicable lab specification adopted by the municipality for feeder schools.
Success criteria
- 600+ students in weekly classes
- 18 teachers certified in digital pedagogy
- Offline server live with grade 8–10 STEM
- Lab spec adopted by the municipality
Where NPR 1,845,000 goes.
| Item | NPR | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 21 laptops + offline server | 1,050,000 | 57% |
| Solar backup & wiring | 310,000 | 17% |
| Furniture & room retrofit | 185,000 | 10% |
| Teacher training (3 rounds) | 140,000 | 8% |
| Offline content localization | 90,000 | 5% |
| Monitoring & contingency | 70,000 | 4% |
| Total | 1,845,000 |
Budget notes
- Solar backup was non-negotiable — 14 hrs/week of outages.
- Municipality co-funds feeder-school mini-labs from 2025.
Who this reaches
- 640 students across grades 6–12, 52% girls
- 18 teachers on the digital-pedagogy pathway
- 4 feeder schools sharing the hub lab
From MoU to handover
Agreement signed; equipment ordered.
Before → after
Students with any computer exposure
Teachers using digital materials weekly
Grade-10 computer-science optional enrollment
- Students with any computer exposure: 9% → 88%
- Grade-10 computer-science optional enrollment: 0 → 61
People behind it
Local coordinator
School ICT teacher (part-time paid).
6 municipal youth volunteers
Setup and ongoing support.
Diaspora mentor
Nepali software engineer in Australia — monthly virtual sessions.
Partners
- Ward office (room renovation)
- Municipality education unit
How it aligns
National alignment
- SESP 2022–2032 digital pillar
- Digital Nepal Framework 2.0
Lessons learned
- Solar backup was non-negotiable (14 hrs/week outages).
- Train two teachers per skill so transfers don't kill the lab.
- Involve the municipality financially from day one.
This project profile is an illustrative example developed for program design and partnership discussions.