1. Needs Assessment

Date: 26-28 January 2026
Venue: Nepal and Asian Studies Centre (CNAS), Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur

As part of Work Package 2 (WP 2) of the Empowering Social Work Practice Education in Nepal (ESWPEN) Project, a three-day Needs Assessment Programme was organized at CNAS, Tribhuvan University. The programme focused on understanding key needs and priorities related to social work practice education in Nepal from different stakeholders’ perspective and providing a basis for understanding and co-building framework for practice education through research. The Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) was conducted with 5 cohorts of different stakeholders; students, educators, practitioners, agency/ organization, clients/ service recipients including visits to three different organization providing direct services to the clients.