Why we Work in Nepal: ● Nepal falls in the lowest category of human development (ranking #138 amongst 169 countries with data) on the United Nations Human Development Index, a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education and standard of living. ● Before Nepal’s revolution in 1950, only 1 child in 100 attended school. Now, the total adult literacy rate in Nepal is just over 50%. ● One of Nepal’s National Literacy Goals is to reduce the gap between the male and female literacy rates.