We contribute to solving the issues of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Nepal, a country located at the foot of the Himalayas. In this country, many women and children still live in environments where they do not have even the basic conditions necessary for a cultural life. Gospel Aid engages in projects that provide vocational training, job creation, and financial support for the education and upbringing of children for the socially vulnerable in Nepal, contributing to their independence and the enhancement of their basic human rights.

Our activities also contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations in Nepal. We introduce the issues and our contributions related to SDG Goal 4, "Quality Education for All," and Goal 5, "Achieve Gender Equality."

In Nepal, discriminatory treatment towards women and other socially vulnerable groups remains prevalent. According to the World Economic Forum's 2020 report on global gender gaps, Nepal's gender gap index ranks 101st out of 153 surveyed countries, a low position. This is due to the low achievement in educational opportunity indicators. The literacy rate, one such indicator, highlights the difficult situation in Nepal. The male literacy rate is 78.6%, while the female literacy rate is only 59.7%. The literacy rate gender ratio (female/male) is 0.76. Therefore, Nepal ranks 132nd out of 153 countries in the global literacy gender gap ranking, a very low position.

Where does this situation originate from? Firstly, we believe the root of this problem lies in the fact that primary education, which teaches reading and writing, has not reached the socially vulnerable. In fact, the gender gap in primary education enrollment in Nepal (female enrollment rate/male enrollment rate) is 0.87. This data suggests a significant correlation between the gap in primary education and the subsequent gap in literacy rates.

Secondly, many children in Nepal have been victims of the caste system. People from lower castes often lack the economic means to send their children to school. To make up for their economic shortcomings, children must help their parents' work or earn money themselves, being forced into child labor. Moreover, girls from lower castes are subjected to human trafficking, child marriage, and sexual exploitation, making them victims of their family's economic hardships. We believe this situation significantly deprives children, especially girls from lower castes, of the opportunity to receive primary education.

To provide support in this situation, Gospel Aid is active. In 2019, we rescued a 7-year-old girl forced into child labor in a village in western Nepal and brought her to the "Gospel Home" established in Kathmandu, providing her with the opportunity to attend school. She lives safely and is loved by the home staff. She learned the joy of learning and the importance of education from her first report card. We also rescued a wife and her three children abandoned by her husband in a rural area. They were lost in a harsh village where women are severely discriminated against. The mother works at the Gospel Home while raising her children, and the children have the opportunity to receive school education.

We will continue to deliver learning opportunities to children who are deprived of educational opportunities and work to improve the lives of women suffering from caste discrimination, customs, and misogyny. We will continue our efforts so that many abandoned people and children can be rescued, leading to the achievement of the SDGs goals of improving literacy rates, closing the gender gap in primary education enrollment, and ultimately bringing about a society free of status and gender discrimination in Nepal.