Heartland and CLCR teacher training and health education programs
High impact, scalable teacher education programs
Background and Rationale
In Nepal, physical punishment, verbal abuse,
and public humiliation remain widely used
disciplinary tools in classrooms despite
being legally banned. Evidence shows these
practices have deep psychological and
academic consequences to the children,
especially in the formative years.
• According to UNICEF Nepal (2022), over 80%
of children aged 1–14 experience violent
discipline, with 14% subjected to severe
forms like beatings and harsh punishments.
• 61% of school students report experiencing
corporal punishment in schools, including
ear-pulling, beatings, and forced
postures.
• Despite the 2018 Children’s Act
criminalizing such practices in all
settings, enforcement
remains weak, especially in rural and
low-income schools.
These figures highlight the urgent need
for structured, locally relevant training
programs to shift discipline practices from
punitive to
positive. CLCR Australia and Nepal, through
its long-standing work in education and
child protection,
deliver the following teacher education and
leadership programs to bridge the gap
between policy, practice
and positive behaviour management. As well
as enhance teaching and learning practices
with a focus improving
students’ overall education and well-being
outcomes:
The TLWD program is designed to address the urgent need for safer, more empathetic classrooms in Nepal by training key education stakeholders in non-violent, rights-based discipline methods. The program targets a wide range of participants critical to education delivery and reform. These include primary and secondary level teachers from both public and private institutions, as well as school principals and education executives responsible for leading and managing school systems.Typically, this program is delivered over a period of 2 days in the school setting or in house at either Heartland Academy (Kathmandu) or the Heartland Centre for Women (HCW), Kathmandu.
Student centred schooling and learning through play. Two-day workshop. This two-day program aims to build educators and school leaders understanding of key early childhood development principles and how they apply to curricular delivery and positive student engagement at the pre-primary level.
Cervical cancer is a serious health issue in Nepal, affecting thousands of women each year. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 2,332 new cases are reported annually, and tragically, about 1,367 women lose their lives to the disease. The incidence rate in Nepal is 16.4 per 100,000 women (WHO's Global Cancer Observatory’s estimates for the year 2020), which is four times higher than what the World Health Organization recommends as a target. Most of these deaths occur in low and middle-income countries, and Nepal is no exception."Safe Space and Safer World" is an awareness and capacity building initiative by CLCR aimed at educating women about cervical cancer. Our two-day workshop goes beyond just education and screening, we actively address the stigma, fear, and misconceptions associated with cervical cancer. This program is delivered both at HCW or facility selected by the partner/ community group engaging in this source of education.All three of these capacity building, education and health promotion-based training programs are designed to be high impact, delivered flexibly and are very scalable with the capacity to be coordinated in house or in any setting across the country, school, community hall or government office.