Now in its second phase, Supporting the Education of Marginalised Girls in Kailali (STEM II) is a 2.6 million GBP project, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office under the Girls Education Challenge (GEC). The project, led by Mercy Corps along with its implementing partner Backward Society Education (BASE), aims to improve the opportunities and outcomes of more than 6,000 marginalised girls in the Kailali district in the Far-West region of Nepal. To do this, the project cultivates an enabling environment, so girls are likely to stay in school, obtain higher levels of math and literacy and successfully transition through key milestones.