FAQs
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Q: Does NCEP have any religious or political affiliations?
A: No. NCEP is a secular,independent, volunteer-run non-governmental organization (NGO) with no religious or politically-motivated goals. Our only motivation is to help disadvantaged Nepali children gain access to education
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Q: Does NCEP build or operate schools in Nepal?
A: No. We work with the existing infrastructure (i.e. schools, teachers and curriculum) and focus on addressing the financial barriers to education by providing students with comprehensive academic scholarships. Currently, NCEP does not have the capacity or funding to engage in school-building projects.
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Q: What curriculum do the students learn?
A: Student’s sponsored by NCEP receive the same curriculum as any other Nepali child. NCEP’s focus is not about amending, correcting or improving Nepal’s curriculum, which would be beyond our scope and present capacity.
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Q: NCEP has operations in Nepal and Canada – how does that work? Are you one organization or two?
A: Legally NCEP is comprised of two distinct entities: NCEP Nepal and NCEP Canada. Each entity is federally registered in its respective country and has its own Board of Directors. In practice, the two organizations function as one, working together to create educational opportunities for children in need.
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Q: I’ve read that males continue to be favoured over females for education. Is NCEP doing anything to address this?
A: Female education is vitally important. Apart from basic issues of equity, the literature clearly shows that there are numerous positive ripple effects from educating women. Sadly, women in Nepal and around the world remain disproportionately under-educated. NCEP is addressing this issue by ensuring that, at a minimum, 50% of our sponsored students are females. An educated girl is an educated mother, family, village and world.