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ICPD, WPAY, NYP Orientation Training To Partner Organization

The Orientation for partner organizations from districts on monitoring of ICPD, WPAY and NYP implementation by local governments Program was conducted on 28th February, 2012. 15 participants representing their respective organizations from districts Ramechhap, Dolakha, Gulmi, Palpa, Makwanpur, Dhankuta, Kapilvastu, Rukum, Saptari, Siraha, Bajura, Accham, Mugu, Surkhet and Lalitpur were present in the orientation program. Mr. Nabaraj Gautam, Vice President, AYON and Ms. Sanju G.C., Program Officer, AYON facilitated and coordinated the program. The facilitators interacted with the participants during the introduction session in which, the participants introduced their organizations and themselves.

Consultation workshop On National Youth Policy

Association of Youth Organizations Nepal (AYON) in joint collaboration with Nepalese Youth Entrepreneurs Forum (NYEF) and British Council (BC) conducted a Consulation Workshop on “National Youth Policy”, its implementation and Status assessment with Policy Makers, Civil Society Leaders and Youth Entrepreneurs on 14th February, 2012 at DECC Hall, World Trade Center, Tripureshwor.

The objectives of the program are:

To influence Ministy of Youth and Sports (MoYS) to develop youth friendly policy

To advocate for better coordination between the line-ministries so that the available youth targeted policies are duly implemented.

To advocate youth participation from decision level to implementation level in every sector.

The consultation focused on “National Youth Policy” and “Youth Entrepreneurship”, current context, situation analysis and reflection on the role of MoYS towards Youth. The workshops organized targeted Young Entrepreneurs, Civil Society Youth Leaders and Young Women Leaders. The Civil Society Youth Leaders focused on crosscutting needs and issues of the youths while the rest of the groups (entrepreneurs, political leaders, women and representatives from marginalized communities) were centered on their own area of concern or specialty.

The program commenced with a presentation by Mr. Brabim Kumar K.C., General Secretary, AYON on “National Youth Policy from Youth Perspective”. The presentation incorporated the perception of Youth, contradicting definition of Youth, issues of Youth in present context, status of Youth in Nepal and problems of unemployment, underemployment, and school dropout prevalent among youth. He then shifted his focus to National Youth Policy (NYP) of Nepal and how this policy of Youth has been able to or has attempted to address problems as such. He pinpointed some positive things about NYP which are as follows.

Positive attributes of NYP 2066

1. Youth Consultations done prior to the formulation of NYP

2. It has identified 17 vital Strategic Working Sectors for Youth

3. Gender Inclusive

4. Female participation

5. Provision of review in every 5 years

While reviewing the NYP critically, following points were put forth in the presentation:

1. Lack of involvement of Youth Entrepreneur

2. Demands review of other sectoral policies

3. Some confusion on Education

4. Mainstreaming of existing educational vocational training can solve many problems of youth and education required

5. Huge age gap in the definition

6. Youth Mobilization

7. Youth Employment

8. Ethnic issues

Youth Information and Resource Center (YIRC) Inauguration

Youth Information and Resource Center has been recently developed in AYON secretariat in joint collaboration between AYON and YPEER with the support of UNFPA Nepal. The resource center is aimed to ensure the access of information and utility of resources for the development and empowerment of Youth.
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Walk for Nepal (WfN) Awardees Announcement Ceremony

Association of Youth Organizations Nepal (AYON) organized a “Walf for Nepal (WfN) Awardees Announcement Ceremony” program on 15th March, 2012 in AYON Secretariat. Walk for Nepal (WfN) is a walkathon administered by Nepal ko Yuwa (NKY), a global Nepali youth movement striving for positive impact towards individual and societal growth. Walk for Nepal is organized in the spirit of civic collaboration, practical philanthropy and youth innovation.

Nepal ko Yuwa (NKY), in partnership with Boston Youth Nepali Youth Movement and Association of Youth Organizations Nepal (AYON), organized the first ever Walk for Nepal (WfN) in Boston on November 6, 2011 and raised over $19,000 for various social causes. The team raised $7,680 to fund selected projects in Nepal. NKY listed seven projects vetted by AYON on the WfN website for a popular voting contest. In the spirit of democratic process, voting was limited to ‘one vote per computer.’

The top three contenders successful to gain the majority of votes through the online voting poll were announced and were handed over with the cheques for their respective projects in the ceremony held in the premises of AYON Secretariat. The successful top 3 projects were

1.Heartbeat Organization: Dream Center for Street Children

2.Sano Paila Making: Making Life Possible after Drugs

3.Society of Environment Alerted Manpower (SEAM) Ilam: Towards Plastic Free Ilam

The seven projects received 2,812 votes in total. Heartbeat’s “Dream Center for Street Children” received the highest number or votes (1,347) and won the first prize: US$ 3,840.0, Sano Paila’s “Making Life Possible after Drugts” received the second highest number of votes (548) and won the second prize- US$ 2304.0 and SEAM Ilam “Towards Plastic Free Ilam” reveived 404 votes and won the third prize of US$ 1,536. Five social cause organizations (Empowering Dalit Women of Nepal, Friends of Maiti Nepal, Help Nepal Network, Nepalese Children’s Education Fund and Naya Health) had participated in Walk for Nepal, Boston to raise a total of $7,680.

Mr. Rabbindra Mishra from BBC Nepali Service was the Chief Guest for the event who handed over the cheques and shared his words of wisdom regarding “Practical Philanthropy”.

WfN walks to cultivate a culture of civic collaboration, practical philanthropy and youth innovation among Nepalis and friends of Nepal throughout the world.

We walk together. We walk for social causes. We walk for Nepal. Nepal ko Yuwa plans to organize similar walk events in several cities in the US again this year.

AYON

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