Call for Ecosystem Approach towards Inclusive Education

Kathmandu, Dec 16. Emphasis has been laid the need to move beyond isolated interventions and collaborate to turn policy commitments on inclusive education into classroom realities.

Participants of a national dialogue on the present and future of inclusive education made a collective call for coordinated actions to ensure that every learner can belong to the education system and thrive pursuant to the best of their abilities.

The national dialogue in Kathmandu on Tuesday was held among education leaders, policymakers, practitioners, and advocates, who gathered for the first Nepal Inclusive Education Summit 2025.

The one-day summit was organized by Inclusive Education Nepal together with Autism Care Society Nepal and the Association of Preschool Educators, Nepal. Also taking part in the summit were various government and non-government actors who called to move beyond policy commitments and address real barriers faced by students across schools in Nepal.

Despite strong constitutional and legal commitments to inclusive education, speakers highlighted barriers such as structural barriers, limited coordination, inaccessible assessment practices, and scarcity of trained human resources.

Speaking at the Summit, Ram Tiwari of Inclusive Education Nepal said, “Inclusive education works only when not just the schools but the entire ecosystem functions together to remove barriers and create meaningful change.”