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Completed E-Learning Portal

E-Shikshak Cohort 1

A 16-week blended Moodle course; 34 of 40 teachers certified, 68 open lesson modules published.

Resunga, Gulmi (Lumbini) 2025–2026 40 teachers NPR 940,000

Teachers who can build their own digital lessons.

A 16-week blended Moodle course training public-school teachers to create and run digital lessons.

Graduates become municipal digital-education champions who train the next cohort — a cascade that keeps growing after the project ends.

"The practicum mattered more than the lectures — running a live course changed how I teach."
— Cohort 1 graduate, Resunga

At a glance

  • Program: E-Learning Portal
  • Location: Resunga Municipality, Gulmi
  • Duration: 2025–2026
  • Budget: NPR 940,000
  • Beneficiaries: 40 teachers · ~3,200 students downstream

Three objectives.

Certify 40 teachers

In Moodle course-building over 16 weeks.

60+ reusable lesson modules

Nepali-language, open-license.

A focal teacher in every ward

An e-learning champion per ward.

Success criteria

  • 40 teachers certified
  • 60+ open lesson modules
  • Champions appointed
  • Cohort 2 budgeted by the municipality

Where NPR 940,000 goes.

Budget breakdown (NPR)
ItemNPRShare
Facilitation & course design320,00034%
Two in-person bootcamps260,00028%
Data stipends for trainees120,00013%
Hosting & platform upkeep90,00010%
Certification & graduation80,0008%
M&E70,0007%
Total940,000

Budget notes

  • Pay small data stipends or rural teachers silently drop out.

Who this reaches

40
teachers (24 women) from 22 schools
~3,200
students downstream
5
champions appointed
  • 40 teachers, 24 women, from 22 schools
  • ~3,200 students reached downstream

Selection to cascade

Q1 2025
Selection + baseline survey
Q2 2025
Bootcamp 1 + online modules
Q3 2025
Practicum — each teacher runs a live course
Q4 2025
Certification, 5 champions appointed
Q1 2026
Champions train 55 more teachers (cascade)

Before → after

Course completion

Before
After
34/40 (85%)

Teachers confident using an LMS

Before
8%
After
79%
  • 68 open-license lesson modules published
  • Municipality budgeted NPR 300,000 for Cohort 2

People behind it

Local coordinator

Municipal education officer.

2 volunteer tech assistants

Local campus students.

Diaspora mentors

2 Nepali educators (Finland, USA) — weekly office hours.

Partners

  • Municipal education committee

How it aligns

SDG 4 · Quality Education

National alignment

  • SESP teacher development
  • CEHRD / British Council CPD direction

Lessons learned

  • The practicum mattered more than lectures.
  • Low-bandwidth design (audio + PDF) doubled engagement.
  • Pay small data stipends or rural teachers silently drop out.

This project profile is an illustrative example developed for program design and partnership discussions.