Government buses keep displaced children in school—but at what cost?

Children from Kathmandu’s holding centres endure hours in traffic to reach their schools, sparking debate over whether to prioritise school continuity or proximity.

At the holding centre inside the Bode Agriculture Training Centre in Bhaktapur, 15 children wake up every morning to prepare for school. By 8 am, a government vehicle arrives to pick them up. They have a long road ahead.