NEPAL: School Initiative Making the Grade
By Damakant Jayshi*

KAVRE, Nepal, Nov 23, 2010 (IPS) - Four years ago, Ramita Bhujel was a bit reluctant to go back her school after a year's absence. This Grade 4 student of Shree Saraswati Secondary School here had been down with pneumonia, failed to clear her nursery exams and as a consequence stayed at home.