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Seti Project, Nepal |
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 Background | Project Overview | Activities | Outcomes and Implications | Resources | Questions PROJECT OUTCOMES AND IMPLICATIONS |
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 Young girls and women in the poor rural villages targeted by the Seti Project were able to clearly identify the benefits that this basic education and development project had on their daily lives and on their community as a whole. These benefits included hygiene and health improvements, and attitude changes regarding education and literacy for women and young girls.
Hygene and Health Improvements Perhaps the greatest impact was seen in the improved health of the community. Cheli Beti participants gained an awareness of the benefits of cleanliness (of body, clothing, cooking utensils, houses, courtyards) on the prevention of disease and passed this information on to their families. Improved nutrition resulted as the children (some girls included) in the regular school program learned how to grow a whole new variety of foodstuffs to supplement the previously unbalanced diet of the villagers. Women in the adult education classes were introduced to rudimentary medical procedures like rehydration to help cope with the constant dysentery outbreaks that endangered the welfare of their children. They also learned the importance of building latrines and digging garbage pits to help prevent disease.
Attitude Changes Regarding Education for Young Girls and Women
Quantifiable Outcomes and Future Impact As a result of the Seti Project, additional gains for women have been realized:
Finally, based on the successes of the Seti model, a country-wide training program for teachers and a national campaign for girls' education were launched. (See discussion on a more recent UNESCO/Nepal project)
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The project also helped to shift attitudes about women's education. As Cheli Beti girls came home with new, beneficial ideas, a few more girls were allowed to attend regular school. Women in adult education classes discussed gender-related issues with the men of the village and a new understanding of their roles in the community and how they could be improved by more education emerged. Some of the men saw the long-range value in educating their daughters. And most importantly, the women and girls realized that they could change aspects of their daily lives in a positive direction.
