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Humla
Darchula
Bajhang
Far-Western
Baitadi
Far-Western
Bajura
Mid-Western
Mugu
Dadeldhura |
Doti |
Achham |
Kalikot |
Jumla |
Dolpa |
Kanchanpur |
Kailali |
Dailekh
Mid-Western
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Jajarkot |
Rukum |
Mustang
West
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Manang |
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Bardiya
Surkhet
Banke
Salyan Mid-Western
Rolpa
Dang Deokhuri
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Baglung
Myagdi
Parbat
Kaski
Pyuthan Gulmi
Syangja
Arghakhanchi West
Palpa
Kapilvastu Rupandehi
Nawalparasi
Tanahu
West
Lamjung
Chitwan
Gorkha
Rasuwa
Central
Nuwakot Sindhupalchok
Dhading Dolakha
Kathmandu Bhaktapur
Solukhumbu Sankhuwasabha
Makwanpur KavrePalanchok Taplejung
Central Lalitpur
Ramechhap
Central East
Parsa
Sindhuli Okhaldhunga East East Khotang Bhojpur
Bara Rautahat
Terhathum Panchthar
Sarlahi Dhanusa
Udayapur Dhankuta
Mahottari Ilam
Siraha Sunsari Morang
Saptari Jhapa
Nepal: Rajbanshi-Nepali-English MTB MLE Programme 7
MTB MLE RESOURCE KIT Including the Excluded: Promoting Multilingual Education
Where do the Rajbanshi people live?
The Rajbanshi people live in a remote area of southeastern Nepal where there is little exposure to Nepali, the national language. Although not everyone in the local community is a member of the Rajbanshi ethnic group, Rajbanshi is the first language or the common language of communication for the majority of people in that area.
What was the educational situation for Rajbanshi children before the programme began?
All government primary schools in Nepal use Nepali as the language of instruction. Children in the Rajbanshi community have very few or no opportunities to hear or speak Nepali before they begin school. This seems to be the main reason why local primary schools reported low attendance and high dropout rates in the past.
7 Ms. May Wong, SIL International, Nepal, provided information for this section. Also see www. nnlpi. org. np / projects _ mle. php
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