A monitoring mechanism has been developed to analyse the possible impacts of the food, fuel and financial (3F) crisis on children's education in Nepal. The mechanism is facilitated by RIDA with support from UNICEF and in coordination with the Department of Education, District Education Offices, and schools. Monitoring takes place at three levels: (i) community (through focus group discussions (FGDs) with mothers, children and teachers); (ii) household (based on quarterly household survey data from 40 districts made available by WFP Nepal)1; and (iii) school (through monthly information collected from a sample of 22 schools in 11 districts2). This is the second situational analysis report covering the period of mid-June to mid-September 2009.