CFFN (Canada Foundation for Nepal)

The Community Child Care Centre (4C) initiative provides institutionalized childcare in rural Nepal where the ability to pay for such services is minimal. As parents take up farm work from dawn to dusk, children as young as 5 or 6 could end up as primary care givers. The impact in education is that of late enrolments, high dropout rates, and poor school performances.

The 4C initiative is designed to provide early childhood education, freeing older children to pursue their own schooling. CFFN provides operational funds and educational tools for a period of three years, after which the centre becomes self-sustaining. We collaborate with villagers to maintain a low child-to-caregiver ratio and build income-generating programs to make the centres self-sustaining.