The KSK centres were opened amidst a grand ceremony with the municipality inviting all its major stakeholders which has lent visibility of the program amongst the masses.
There was wide coverage in the mass media about the program. In Bharatpur, Chitwan, the program was formally opened to coincide with the celebration of the Child Rights Day on 20 November, 2014. The centre was inaugurated by the Chief District Officer- Dr Manbahadur B.K, chairperson from the Chitwan Chamber of commerce-Mr Kalyan Joshi and vice chairperson from Diyalo Pariwar, Mr Krishnahari Devkota. Similarly, the Nepalgunj centre at Salyanibagh was formally opened by the LDO of Nepalgunj, donor and executive officers of Nepalgunj municipality. At Ratnanagar, Chitwan, the center was opened by CDO, Dr Manbahadur B.K and Senior Superindent of Police- Ramesh Kharel.
They committed to support the program and appealed all to be involved to fulfil the objectives of the centres for reducing child labour and illiteracy from their locations.
In the second phase the KSK program was scaled up in the two community learning centers (CLC) of Janakpur and Kathmandu from year 2017.
S.N | Municipality | Location | Local implementing partner | Current status |
1 | Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City | Queresitole, Tribhuwan Chowk | Banke Unesco | Running since Jan 2015 |
2 | Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City | Salyani Bagh | Banke Unesco | Running since Nov 2014 |
3 | Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Chitwan | Pokhara Buspark, Narayangarh | Diyalo Pariwar | Jan 2015- Dec 2017 |
4 | Ratnanagar Municipality, Chitwan | Tadi Bajaar, Tadi | Samudayak Sewa Kendra | Running since Jan 2015 |
5 | Kathmandu Metropolitan City | Swoyambhu, Kathmandu | Swoyambhu CLC | Running since Jan 2017 |
6 | Janakpurdham Sub-Metropolitan City | Janakpur | Hanuman CLC | Running since Jan 2017 |