Empowering Futures Through Education in Nepal
At Peak Education Nepal, we believe that education changes lives. Join us in our mission to fund school places and provide essential educational resources to children in need.
One of our founding values is that 100% of your donation goes to the children in need. This charity will not take a single penny for “overheads”. Donate with confidence.
About us
At Peak Education Nepal, we are dedicated to funding school places and providing essential infrastructure. Our mission is to ensure that disadvantaged children have access to education, paving the way for a brighter future.
In Nepal, educational inequality persists due to poverty and gender bias. Despite constitutional guarantees, many children remain without access to education. We know that education changes lives and through your donations we can help change lives for the better.
Fighting Poverty
Many families struggle to afford basic educational needs, limiting children’s opportunities.
Gender Disparity
Girls can face barriers to education, affecting their future prospects.
Meet Bishnu
Our Dedicated Local Coordinator in Nepal
Bishnu Prasad Adhikari plays a vital role in our charity, he is key to ensuring that our sponsored children and schools receive your donations. His dedication and local knowledge empower our efforts to transform lives through education. Bishnu delivers your donations personally.
- Local expertise driving impactful educational initiatives.
- Connecting communities with essential educational resources.
- Empowering children through dedicated support and guidance.
Our inspiring students
Ushikya
Ushikya
Ushikya has now completed Grade 9 and is thriving with our support. Her mother has been able to pay for her brother to be educated too, and he has now gone to college.
Ranjit
Ranjit
We have also been able to support Ranjit’s sister in part where needed as his family continue to struggle.
Sulav
Sulav
Since June 2024 we have been able to support the education of Sulav with 50% of the money needed.
The backstory...
In 2022 Caroline and Mark Livesey travelled to Nepal to take part in an endurance event. While there, they met a number of children who were not in school, and through conversations with Bishnu from their local host family, they learnt that education is not free in Nepal even for the poorest of families.
Despite the Constitution of Nepal (2015) stating that “Every citizen shall have the right to get compulsory and free education up to the basic level and free education up to the secondary level from the State” sadly this is not the case. The 2015 earthquake in Nepal set the country back and the Government is not prioritising funding for education especially in rural areas. So while politician slogans often shout about “free education”, the reality is that this is not the case for many children. Schools have to raise funding somewhere, and while officially they are not allowed to charge tuition fees, the majority are forced to.
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In Nepal about a quarter of the population still lives below the national poverty line, so in many areas families just cannot afford to pay for their children to attend, and those children miss out on the opportunities afforded through education. However, a whole year of education is typically less than $400 for one child. This is a substantial amount of money for a poor family in Nepal, but easily raised through generous donors.
In 2022 Caroline and Mark asked local Nepali friend Bishnu Prasad Adhikari to find a child in this position, one who wanted to attend school, for them to support. While there are existing education charities, many take large cuts of the donations and you cannot be sure that your money is going where it is needed. So they began a small personal fundraiser, and were surprised by the generous donations the poured in from their contacts and the community in endurance sports and beyond. 100% of the donations has always gone straight to the families that need it, with Bishnu travelling regularly into the mountains to visit the communities and deliver the funding and school essentials like uniform and stationary.
In 2022/23 they were able to support 2 children through school, and in 2024 that increased to 3 as well as support for basic infrastructure for a small primary school in the mountains. As donations continued to come in at the end of 2024, Mark and Caroline realised that this fundraiser had captured imaginations, and that they would take the step to making their it into an official charity.
As a charity our motto is “education changes lives”. For the children that we support in Nepal, this could not be more true. We select children who are diligent and who want to learn, and we ask to receive regular updates of their performance at school. In the short time we have been supporting our scholars, we have seen them go from strength to strength, having visions for their future in jobs that would never have been available to them without education. Your donations really are changing lives.
The Shree Saraswoti Basic School Project
Paudi Thulachaur, Annapurna
Headmaster, Puaps Dahal
This small primary school (known as a Basic School in Nepal’s system) is close to the secondary school that Ranjit (one of our sponsored children) attends, and came to the attention of Bishnu on one of his visits there to deliver funding to Ranjit. The headmaster asked Bishnu for help as this school had almost nothing. Just a small building and one teacher to educate the local primary age children, many of whom did not attend because there was not a safe and comfortable environment for the children.
This school has improved hugely with our help and attendance has increased. We have been able to provide basic infrastructure, books and stationary, uniforms and warm clothing for the children. The Government in turn provided a toilet block, and installed wifi. We have now also been able to provide the school with a smart screen so the teachers can use the wifi for music, interactive learning and other teaching resources for the young children. They now have two fully equipped classrooms thanks to your donations.
Answering your questions
How can I donate?
You can donate directly through our website by clicking the donation button through Just Giving or PayPal. You can also email us if you prefer to donate directly to our UK charity bank account (which helps us avoid commission). Every contribution, big or small, makes a significant impact. Your support helps us provide education to children in need.
Where does my money go?
Your donations fund school places and improve infrastructure in communities. We ensure transparency by tracking the progress of our funded students. Every penny is dedicated to enhancing educational opportunities. The charity takes none of the donation money, 100% goes to the children in need. We do not pay salaries nor use donations for any of our trustees or our local coordinator. We are proud of this value. It is important to us you know all of your support is going to those in need.
How can I stay updated?
Stay updated by following us on Instagram @peakeducationnepal and Facebook also @peakeducationnepal. We have a regular newsletter which you can subscribe to above. Share our efforts with your friends and family. We regularly share news and updates about our projects and fundraising efforts. Join our community and be part of the change.
Latest Updates
Shree Saraswoti School: Turning Generosity into Opportunity
In November, during the first week of a three-week trip to Nepal, two of our trustees, Mark and Caroline, visited Shree Saraswoti Basic School. This tiny primary school with just ten children
Our student family grows
In June, our local coordinator, Bishnu, visited communities we support and identified five more children in need of financial assistance to continue their education. With strong ties to schools and community leaders,
Water Filter for Shree Saraswoti Basic School
On Tuesday 27th May 2025 our local coordinator Bishnu visited Shree Saraswoti Basic School in the Annapurna region to deliver the water tank and filter that Peak Education Nepal has provided.