During Covid-19, schools across Nepal were closed for a long time. To keep learning alive, the Education Department asked teachers to visit students at their homes.
When teachers came to Nayagaon, they were surprised to find all the children already gathered together at Our Study Place, Console Mission’s community learning centre. Started as a four-month test project in July 2018, it grew into a meaningful initiative. The children, dressed in school uniforms, were excited but also disciplined—meeting daily, holding assemblies before class, and creating a structured rhythm in the village.
Around 30 students from Nayagaon, and sometimes children from nearby villages, joined in. Their daily presence built unity and helped protect vulnerable groups—children, women, and older people—from isolation. Though some tried to disrupt the gatherings, the habit of coming together improved school attendance and academic progress, as teachers later confirmed.
Console Mission became known for this quiet transformation, even without wide publicity. With Nepal’s public school network reaching across the country, Console Mission hopes to extend this model more widely, building resilience and safeguarding communities through education.
विश्वव्यापीकरणले संसारलाई नजिक ल्याएको छ। यसले द्रुत अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय यात्रा, शीर्ष-स्तरीय विश्वविद्यालय शिक्षामा पहुँच, र आफ्नो घरमै बसेर व्यापक जानकारी प्राप्त गर्ने सुविधा दिएको छ। तर यसको अर्को पक्ष पनि छ—कोभिड महामारीको द्रुत फैलावट, मानव बेचबिखनमा वृद्धि, र असमानताले अझै गहिरो असर पारेको छ।
Console Mission विश्वास गर्छ कि पृथ्वी सबै जीवका लागि साझा घर हो। दीगो भविष्य सम्भव हुन्छ जब हामी एकअर्कालाई बुझ्न, सहयोग गर्न, र साझा जिम्मेवारी स्वीकार गर्न तयार हुन्छौं।
➡️ हाम्रो पहल Our Study Place र Self-Managed Home ले देखाएको छ कि शिक्षा, स्वास्थ्य, र सुरक्षामा लगानी गर्दा समुदायहरू बलियो हुन्छन्। ➡️ हामी महिलाहरूलाई नेतृत्वमा ल्याउँदैछौं, विद्यालय उमेरका बालिकाहरूलाई सुरक्षित राख्दैछौं, र समुदायलाई सशक्त बनाउँदैछौं। ➡️ हाम्रो दृष्टि: नेपालका गाउँदेखि शहरसम्म, र विश्वभरका आगन्तुकहरूलाई समेत, सुरक्षित र सम्मानजनक जीवनको अनुभव दिलाउने।
Console Mission/ दिलासा अभियान को लागि, विश्वव्यापीकरणले ल्याएका अवसरलाई उपयोग गर्दै, चुनौतीहरूलाई सामना गर्दै, हामी सबैलाई एकअर्कालाई बुझ्न, सहयोग गर्न, र पृथ्वीलाई सबै जीवका लागि सुरक्षित र समावेशी घर बनाउन प्रतिबद्ध छौं।
परिचय: “हाम्रो पढ्ने ठाउँ” दिलासा अभियानको पहल हो, जसले ललितपुर जिल्लाबाट सुरु गरी नेपालभर विस्तार गर्ने लक्ष्य राखेको छ। यो केन्द्र विद्यार्थीहरूलाई सुरक्षित, सहयोगी र प्रेरणादायी अध्ययन वातावरण प्रदान गर्छ।
मुख्य उद्देश्यहरू:
विद्यालय तहदेखि नै विद्यार्थीलाई भविष्य देख्ने दृष्टिकोण दिनु।
करियर परामर्श र मार्गदर्शनमार्फत विद्यार्थीलाई आफ्नो क्षमता अनुसार दिशा देखाउनु।
विद्यालय सकिएपछि थप अध्ययनका लागि छात्रवृत्ति खोज्न, आवेदन गर्न र अवसर पाउन सहयोग गर्नु।
विद्यालय छोड्ने वा जोखिममा रहेका बालबालिकालाई पुनः अध्ययनमा फर्काउने।
पाेषणयुक्त खाना बारेमा जानकारी, शिक्षा र बालबालिकाहरूले मासिक वा कसरी पाेषण खाना उपलब्ध ।
स्थानीयले नै स्थानकाे विकास गर्न सक्छ भन्ने बारेमा चेतना ।
अभिभावकलाई parenting तालिम, जीवन कौशल, र विभिन्न सीप विकास प्रशिक्षण दिने।
सुविधाहरू:
📚 पुस्तकालय जस्तै अध्ययन सामग्री: विद्यार्थीहरूले पुस्तकहरू पढ्न र अध्ययन गर्न सक्ने सुविधा।
💻 कम्प्युटर प्रयोग गर्ने अवसर: उपलब्ध कोठा र सहयोगी व्यक्तिहरूको आधारमा कम्प्युटर प्रयोग गर्न सक्ने व्यवस्था।
👩👩👧👦 अभिभावक तालिम: Parenting, जीवन कौशल, र सीप विकास प्रशिक्षण।
🧑🏫 करियर कन्सल्टेन्सी: भविष्य योजना र करियर मार्गदर्शन।
🎓 छात्रवृत्ति सहयोग: विद्यालय सकिएपछि थप अध्ययनका लागि छात्रवृत्ति खोज्न र आवेदन गर्न सहयोग।
स्थान:
हाल: ललितपुर जिल्ला
योजना: नेपालका अन्य जिल्लामा विस्तार गर्दै व्यापक पहुँच सुनिश्चित गर्ने
Theme 2026: “Bridging Cultures, Building Peace” थीम २०२६: “संस्कृतिहरूलाई जोड्दै, शान्ति निर्माण गर्दै”
On this World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, Console Mission celebrates the richness of ethnic cultures — from traditional foods to unique living styles — as pathways to tourism growth and sustainable local resources.
Culture is more than heritage; it is dialogue, identity, and opportunity. By showcasing diversity, we strengthen community pride, attract visitors, and empower local initiatives.
But celebration also calls for reflection.
Board Members: How can we ensure our governance reflects the diversity we celebrate?
Advisers: Are we challenging ourselves enough to align cultural promotion with sustainable development?
Founders: What legacy of cultural stewardship do we want to leave for future generations?
Friends and Partners: How can you, at a personal or organizational level, deepen your engagement with cultural diversity beyond symbolic gestures?
Together, let’s honor our cultural treasures and share them with the world — building peace through diversity and development.
यस संवाद र विकासका लागि विश्व सांस्कृतिक विविधता दिवस मा, दिलासा अभियानले जातीय संस्कृतिहरूको समृद्धिलाई मनाउँछ — परम्परागत खानादेखि अनौठा जीवनशैलीसम्म — पर्यटन प्रवर्द्धन र स्थानीय स्रोतहरूको दिगो विकासको मार्गका रूपमा।
संस्कृति केवल सम्पदा मात्र होइन; यो संवाद, पहिचान र अवसर हो। विविधतालाई प्रस्तुत गरेर हामी समुदायको गर्वलाई बलियो बनाउँछौं, पर्यटकहरूलाई आकर्षित गर्छौं, र स्थानीय पहललाई सशक्त बनाउँछौं।
तर उत्सवसँगै आत्मचिन्तन पनि आवश्यक छ।
बोर्ड सदस्यहरू: हाम्रो शासनले हामीले मनाउने विविधतालाई कसरी प्रतिबिम्बित गर्छ?
सल्लाहकारहरू: सांस्कृतिक प्रवर्द्धनलाई दिगो विकाससँग जोड्न हामी पर्याप्त चुनौती दिइरहेका छौं कि छैनौं?
संस्थापकहरू: भविष्यका पुस्ताका लागि हामी कुन सांस्कृतिक उत्तराधिकार छोड्न चाहन्छौं?
मित्रहरू र साझेदारहरू: व्यक्तिगत वा संस्थागत स्तरमा सांस्कृतिक विविधतासँगको संलग्नता कसरी अझ गहिरो बनाउन सकिन्छ?
हामी सबै मिलेर हाम्रो सांस्कृतिक सम्पदालाई सम्मान गरौं र संसारसँग बाँडौं — विविधता र विकासमार्फत शान्ति निर्माण गर्दै।
👉 Call to Action: आफ्नो विचारहरू हामीसँग बाँड्नुहोस्। संवादमा सहभागी हुनुहोस् र कन्सोल मिशनलाई विविधतामार्फत शान्ति निर्माण गर्न सहयोग पुर्याउनुहोस्।
Working together, building peace through diversity.”“संगै काम गर्दै, विविधतामार्फत शान्ति निर्माण।”
From urgent health needs to sustainable futures, prevention must lead the way.
When Console Mission hears about a problem, we first seek to understand it clearly and then share outcomes with the team. Members provide suggestions based on facts, often emphasizing the need for funding. Yet when issues are urgent, we act even without funds.
For example, people facing health concerns—especially stigmatized diseases like HIV/AIDS or skin conditions linked to NTDs/Leprosy—often hesitate to seek care. They may know where to get tested but remain uncertain about costs, and high expenses can deter them. Console Mission guides them to appropriate services, ensuring preventive care is not ignored.
In 2018, residents in slum areas suffered from diseases caused by contaminated, stagnant river water. Console Mission learned of this through a faith‑based contact and mobilized three volunteers—two college girls and one boy on a gap year—to reach nearly 400 families from across Nepal. While we did not engage directly with the slum committee, we supported women and girls eager to join our Skill and Business Development Training, providing references to strengthen their opportunities.
“Addressing pollution, ensuring clean water, and safeguarding families are not just local needs—they are global commitments under SDG 3, SDG 6, and SDG 11.”
As relationships grew, our founders, board members, and advisers visited regularly. Visible improvements followed: better road management, paved walkways, and government housing for families without land or property. Initially, we did not understand why the faith‑based leader brought us there, but later realized that the demolition of slum houses under the Prime Minister’s leadership was part of a legal process. Not all residents were homeless—only those without land or housing were relocated, and financially constrained families received support.
Over time, this became a business for two groups: genuine citizens who received government‑provided assets, and those who later purchased those assets, consuming public property. Yet the deeper concern extends beyond demolishing houses. It is about community wellness, environmental health, and the urgent need for river water to flow smoothly. Addressing pollution, ensuring clean water, and safeguarding vulnerable families directly align with the Sustainable Development Goals—particularly SDG 3 (Good Health and Well‑Being), SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities).
Jagaran Basti, situated between Sanepa in Lalitpur Metropolitan City and Balkhu in Kathmandu Metropolitan City, remains a reminder that wellness and sustainability must guide development.
In Nepal, two pressing issues reveal how vulnerable groups are denied dignity and protection: child marriage and old age abandonment. At first glance, they seem unrelated. But both are deeply connected — and both are rooted in the same gaps in education, social norms, and weak government mechanisms.
👧 Child Marriage: Silence and Stigma
In rural areas, girls often lack access to quality education that builds self-confidence, self-discipline, and awareness of rights. Without these foundations, they are more vulnerable to family and community pressure to marry early. Stigma prevents them from speaking out, and weak enforcement of laws leaves them unprotected.
👵 Old Age Abandonment: Silence and Stigma Again
At the other end of life, even educated elders who once held respected jobs are abandoned or cheated by their own families. Despite their knowledge, stigma and shame prevent them from reaching out to legal bodies, NGOs, or municipalities. Nepal lacks a dedicated government mechanism to protect older persons, leaving NGOs to run helplines and counseling projects with limited resources.
📚 The Missing Link: Quality Education
The cycle begins with education. In rural Nepal, schools often fail to provide activities that build self-discipline, confidence, and civic awareness. Without these skills, young girls cannot resist harmful practices, and elders cannot overcome stigma to seek help. Both generations suffer because education did not prepare them to assert their rights.
⚖️ Shared Lessons
Stigma silences victims — whether girls forced into marriage or elders abandoned by families.
Weak mechanisms fail both groups — laws against child marriage and policies for elders exist but are poorly enforced.
Education is the foundation — without confidence and rights awareness, vulnerability persists across the life cycle.
✅ Console Mission’s Call
Human rights must be protected from childhood to old age.
Invest in quality education that builds confidence and rights awareness.
Establish a government-supported mechanism for elderly protection.
Strengthen enforcement of child marriage laws.
Support NGOs with resources to sustain helplines and counseling.
👉 Protecting dignity across generations means breaking the cycle of silence and stigma. From classrooms to care homes, Nepal must ensure that every person lives with dignity, autonomy, and security.
Every child deserves the right to belong. In Nepal, too many daughters are denied education and dignity because of systemic barriers. Console Mission is working to break those walls—helping girls reclaim their place in family and society through confidence, advocacy, and opportunity.
This March, GlobalGiving’s Little by Little Campaign makes your impact even greater. From March 23–27, 2026, every donation up to $50 will be matched at 50%. That means your gift goes further in empowering girls, protecting children, uplifting the elderly, and strengthening youth voices.
Your support makes this possible. Together, we can ensure that daughters are not left behind but are celebrated as agents of renewal.
👉 Donate today and watch your generosity grow little by little.
🌱 Little x Little: Every Gift Multiplied into Belonging
On International Women’s Day 2026, Console Mission celebrates women whose courage transforms hardship into hope.
Take the story of Shreemaya Tamang, a 72-year-old from South Lalitpur. While many elderly women are expected to rest at home, she works daily as a bus assistant—calling out to passengers, collecting fares, and ensuring safe journeys. Her sweat is not a burden; it is her dignity. Her resilience is a reminder that self-reliance is possible at any age.
Her story mirrors the heartbeat of our mission: small acts multiplied into lasting impact.
🌍 Little x Little, Belonging Multiplied
Through GlobalGiving’s Little x Little campaign, every donation you make is amplified. A small gift becomes a scholarship. A modest contribution becomes a safe classroom. A single act of generosity becomes dignity restored.
This aligns with our project She Belongs: A Daughter’s Right to Be Family. Just as every daughter deserves to belong to her family, every learner deserves to belong to opportunity. Your gift—no matter how small—multiplies into belonging, safety, and hope.
💪 Why It Matters
Shreemaya’s sweat → Symbol of resilience and independence.
Your donation → Multiplied through Little x Little, turning into scholarships and safe spaces.
Our project → Ensures children and daughters are not left behind, but belong to family, community, and education.
✨ Call to Action
This International Women’s Day, Console Mission invites you to give. Because when you give, it will be multiplied—into belonging, dignity, and futures restored.
Together, we can transform sweat into strength, and little into much.
We are excited to share that Console Mission will participate in GlobalGiving’s Little by Little Campaign, running March 17–20, 2026. This special campaign celebrates the power of small donations to make a big impact.
Every gift up to $50 will be matched at 50% by GlobalGiving while matching funds last. A total of $125,000 in matching funds is available during the campaign, and bonus prizes totaling $6,000 will be awarded to top-performing projects.
Your support has always been the driving force behind our work. During this campaign, even the smallest contributions help us continue providing resources, programs, and hope to the communities we serve. Please consider making a gift and encouraging friends and family to do the same. Together, little by little, we can create lasting change.
One student volunteer assisted younger children in a classroom during a Console Mission program. In total, four student volunteers managed 23 students divided into four groups based on their grades.
The 2025 GivingTuesday campaign will last 36 hours, from December 2, 2025, at 00:00 EST to December 3, 2025, at 12:00 EST. This global day of generosity is your chance to be part of a movement that transforms communities through compassion and action.
Your support will help us empower young people to speak out, take action, and build a future rooted in dignity and fairness.
💡 Why Your Gift Matters
🌱 Empowerment: Equipping youth with tools to challenge corruption and advocate for transparency
📚 Education: Creating safe spaces for dialogue and learning
🌍 Impact: Strengthening communities by fostering accountability and hope
⏰ Act Now
👉 Join us during the 36-hour GivingTuesday campaign window. Together, we can amplify voices, inspire change, and create lasting impact.
🤝 Spread the Word
Your generosity doesn’t stop with your own gift. Share this campaign with your friends, family, and networks so that together we can multiply the impact and reach even more young people.
