Digi School expands digital literacy campaign across Nepal

KATHMANDU: The Digi School campaign is expanding efforts to boost digital literacy across Nepal’s schools, organisers said, as the programme enters its fifth year.

Run by Digi School with support from Digi Group, the campaign aims to make technology‑based education easy, accessible and practical. Activities include operating digital classrooms, installing smart boards, providing online teaching materials, training teachers and running digital skills programmes for pupils.

Digi School said priority has been given to expanding access to digital education, especially in rural and remote schools. The campaign provides teachers with training on digital tools, e‑learning platforms and modern teaching methods, and runs programmes on safe internet use and the development of innovative thinking among students.

So far, students from 250 schools have benefited from the programme, organisers said. The campaign has also helped school administrations strengthen student records, attendance monitoring, tracking of academic progress and coordination with parents through digital management systems.

“Digital literacy is not just today’s necessity but also the basis for building the country’s future,” said Bigyan Shrestha, Chairperson of Digi Group. He said the initiative has connected traditional teaching methods with technology, making learning more interesting and effective, and that its main goal is to make students competent, creative and competitive in information technology.

As it marks five years, Digi School has introduced additional services, including a student‑targeted Digi Medical service, health check‑ups in schools and group accident insurance.

Organisers said the campaign will be expanded to connect more schools to the digital network to prepare a digitally capable generation. The initiative is an example of collaboration between government, private and community schools, the organisers said, adding it could help take Nepal’s education system to new heights.