Connecting systems and communities on safe learning

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Violence remains a widespread reality for many children in Nepal. Despite a legal ban on corporal punishment in Nepal, 8 in 10 children aged 1-14, experience violent discipline at home, schools, and other facilities. According to a national survey, more than half of students aged 13-15 reported having been bullied and nearly 40 per cent reported being involved in a physical fight at least once.

The country has taken important steps to strengthen prevention and response to violence against children through both policy and practice, including school-based reporting mechanisms and clear legal prohibitions of all forms of violence across home, school, and community settings. This case study highlights the policies, partnerships and actions that have helped strengthen safe learning across the country.

The Technical Assistance Initiative on Safe Learning, a partnership between the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and Safe to Learn, aims to build country capacity to integrate violence prevention and response mechanisms within national education systems and create safe learning environments for girls and boys, in all their diversity. The Government of Nepal, in partnership with UNICEF, has been implementing the initiative since 2024.