This report is produced under Development Initiatives’ (DI) Poverty & InequalityProgramme. It forms part of DI’s leave no one behind (LNOB) assessment in Nepal whichis conducted in partnership with Backward Society Education (BASE) and is funded bythe Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).This report was authored and researched by Guilherme Monteiro at DI. The author wouldlike to thank colleagues and partners who provided valuable inputs as the paper wasbeing developed.