Completed E-Learning Portal
E-Shikshak Cohort 1
A 16-week blended Moodle course; 34 of 40 teachers certified, 68 open lesson modules published.
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.
| Item | NPR | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Facilitation & course design | 320,000 | 34% |
| Two in-person bootcamps | 260,000 | 28% |
| Data stipends for trainees | 120,000 | 13% |
| Hosting & platform upkeep | 90,000 | 10% |
| Certification & graduation | 80,000 | 8% |
| M&E | 70,000 | 7% |
| Total | 940,000 |
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
Teachers confident using an LMS
- 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.