{"id":438338,"date":"2026-11-04T14:27:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T08:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/?p=438338"},"modified":"2026-11-04T14:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T08:42:34","slug":"mps-call-for-alternative-learning-and-psychosocial-support-for-flood-affected-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/2026\/11\/04\/438338.html","title":{"rendered":"MPs call for alternative learning and psychosocial support for flood-affected children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kathmandu: <\/strong>Lawmakers have stressed the need to ensure continuity of education and provide psychosocial support to children in flood-affected areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at a meeting of the Parliamentary Special Committee on the Study and Monitoring of the Bhotekoshi and Kaligandaki Corridor Disasters under the National Assembly today, lawmakers called for online classes and alternative learning arrangements to ensure that children do not miss out on education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/committee-1024x565.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-438339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/committee-1024x565.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/committee-300x166.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/committee-768x424.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/committee-292x161.jpeg 292w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/committee.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also highlighted the need for psychosocial counselling and special protection for children who have lost their guardians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawmakers called for damaged schools to be repaired and unsafe schools to be reconstructed or relocated to safer areas based on technical assessments and geological studies. They also stressed the need for adequate budget allocation for school reconstruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Committee Chairman Krishna Bahadur Poudel drew the attention of concerned authorities to the need for effective security arrangements to prevent child trafficking and human trafficking in disaster-affected areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Representatives of the Ministry of Education and Sports informed the meeting that teaching and learning activities have resumed in the affected areas, with student enrolment and educational materials ensured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry also said it plans to arrange for children to attend nearby schools to ensure continuity in education and expand residential facilities for children without guardians in the affected areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking at a meeting of the Parliamentary Special Committee on the Study and Monitoring of the Bhotekoshi and Kaligandaki Corridor Disasters under the National Assembly today, lawmakers called for online classes and alternative learning arrangements to ensure that children do not miss out on education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":438339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,3,4,76,5],"tags":[],"reporter":[],"class_list":["post-438338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-en-cover","category-english","category-en-news","category-society","category-top-stories"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438338"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":438340,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438338\/revisions\/438340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438338"},{"taxonomy":"reporter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reporter?post=438338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}