Report on
Taklung Model Village Project
Taklung-2, Gorkha
18th Oct, 2011
Sponsor Organizer
EDWON ADWAN
INTRODUCTION
This Program was held for the purpose of sharing about ADWAN's program for making Model village. The main subject of this program was increasing support and cooperation from district, VDC, Community and CBOs for achieve the goal. The program was spirit out the basic principles for Model Village Project. In conclusion, the model village project is not easy as we purposed and implementing. It needs lots of things to develop for announce the Model Village. I created lists of the various activities we got from district bodies regarding MODEL VILLAGE PROJECT.
Preparation:
All printing and other materials are prepared in Kathmandu. Kamal wrote the concept note about the program and arrange all the fundamental meeting with groups, clubs and other related villagers for managing the program. Deaurali and Smriti Youth Clubs take responsibility to manage the stage. Ab ta Uthau sathi women group take responsibility for arrange the food, breakfast, water and others. Ram, Khadga went to Gorkha for distribute the invitation letter. Bindu arranged the vehicle from Kathmandu to Gorkha and Kamal arrange the vehicle from Gorkha's guests. All the preparation was done in the scheduled time.
Finally we finished the stage decoration around 11 am on 18th October and the program started from 12 noon and running until 5 pm. There are ten participants from Kathmandu, eleven participants from District and 77 participants from our groups. There are lots of people are presented from Clubs, Mother groups, IPM participants etc… The program was more successful than preparation.
Informal Program:
All the representative has look IPM Class, Smoke Free stove, ginger and visited with groups, sponsor students, micro loan taker etc and went to the program stage after took food.
At the 12:15 the formal program was starting by Gaura Nepali. The program was forwarding by the take places from the presidency. Founder and President Bishnu Maya Pariyar took the place of presidency and the District Education Officer took place as chief guest. The guests' announcement started from the person from District Development Committee and as their status. The guests are from all the office of the district, all headmasters from all schools of Taklung, VDCs members, Political parties, CBOs, Clubs, Social activists, Dalit Activists, Women activists, etc…
Ram Nepali Program Director read the paper about project done by ADWAN and Khadgabir Thapa senior program director read the paper about the new project to the mass.
Voices and Commitment from Speakers:
1. Ram Bahadur Tiwari:
Ram Bahadur Tiwari was a speaker from the Lower Secondary School's Headmaster's side and said, I am ready to support from my side and our lower secondary schools' side for this project as our capacity and knowledge. It is great plan to make the Taklung Model in all ways like, education, agriculture, village bank, Micro entrepreneur, fundamental development. As a teacher I commit to walk with ADWAN to achieve the goal for announcing the Taklung as MODEL VILLAGE in Gorkha District. Thanks to ADWAN and all.
2. Babu Ram Lamichhane
Babu Ram Lamichhane spoke in place of Thakur Prasad Tiwari, headmaster of the Sinjali Secondary School because Thakur sir was absent due to her mother's death. At first Babu Ram Said, thanks to Bishnu for her excellent work for needy child and women. And also thanks to remembering born village and aim to make different than other. In this contest we are ready to walk with you. What kind of role you want from us and how much we can do for success of this project, I am speaking from high school's side so the teachers and education will be important key to achieve the goal of Model Village project so, that we are ready to do some physically, mentally and socially contribution to make different our born place. We are with ADWAN for all time for achieving the goal of this project. Thanks.
3. Harisaran Swoti 
Harisaran Swoti is a district Coordinator of the Bio Energy Gorkha and Energy Renewable Division office, Damauli. He was also the organizer of smoke free stove training, Gita and Sarmila was the participant trainees in this training held in Gorkha. He said, I want to thanks to ADWAN for provide me time for keep some words in such like this great program. And the smoke free stove is also a main part of the Model Village Project, so I want to say that, our office is ready for walk with ADWAN in this path. It is great opportunity for us too, to visit new people, new places for betterment of the society. Our office will always ready to do work with ADWAN if you need us. Thank you very much for inviting me, giving chance to change society and giving opportunity for working with ADWAN. Thanks.
4. Hari Bahadur Sunar
Hari Bahadur was presented in place of Rishi Ram Dhakal, the VDC Secretary of Taklung because he was in northen side of district. He commented from the VDC side and said, We are eager to intry this program in the annual program of the VDC and want to do work with this organization. It is great opportunity for this VDC and the people who lives in Taklung. So we feel proud with this organization for great works done and doing. We are happy to walk with this organization for make this VDC different and developed in every path like, education, health, water, irrigation, fundamental constrution, electricity etc… I want to say that, in coming annual budget emplimentation meeting we submit this project in our annual development schedule and do any types helps to get success. Thank you very much for giving chance to keep some words.
5. Balaram Lamichhane
Balaram Lamichhane is the leader of the Nepal Communist Party UML in VDC level. He said that, His parti and he is always with them who wants to change the community, village, district and nations. We are very happy with our sister Bishnu Maya Pariyar because she did lots of works in this village and other but she didn't get the actual response from this village. But she didn't stop her work and now she wants to change this VDC into the model village, it is not easy work but she wants to do. I want to solute this brave women and wants to say, remember us every time, every where me and my party will ready to help you on this project and we are alwas with you and organization for change society and develop the village. Thank you very much for give me the time for express my two words thanks again.
6. Bhoj Narayan Shrestha
Bhoj Narayan Shrestha is the greatest social worker and the leader of the Nepali Congress in VDC lebel. His short but more valuable speech is, Thanks to Bishnu Daughter for your great achievement in all. Her work are in front of our eyes like; child education program, ginger farming, Sponsorship program, developed agriculture training, Micro enterpreneur etc… Like her, if we get ready to do only one work ourselves Taklung will become Model Village. So; lets get ready to do some for our born place with ADWAN. If we do not support, if we don't walk with ADWAN it is hard to achieve goal. If ADWAN get fail to achieve the goal in reality we will be looser because we don't do any things for made our village different and Model. So I want to say all men, women, youths please come with ADWAN for change our village. Thank you very much for giving me a chance to speak.
7. Dhrub Prasad Khanal
Dhrub Prasad Khanal is a district member and leader of Village level of UNCP Moist. In present he is a main key of the taklung VDC and all works in Taklung. He focussed his speech in education and unity and said; The change is not possible without education and Unity. So I want to say to ADWAN Please think change the educational part at first and try to united mens too in this program. I knew only women are united in this organization but the Model Project will not be success without mens. This concept is very good and great if we can united all people of Taklung, this will be the main part to get success in this project. I want to say here from the side of me and party, we are eager to help and wants to walk with giving hands to hands to ADWAN for change the Taklung. We are with ADWAN for achieve the goal and say Taklung became Model Village. We feel proud to be a member of Model Village. Thank you.
8. Gun Bahadur Thapa
Gun Bahadur Thapa is a director of pest management section of District Agriculture Development Office, Gorkha and special technical trainer of IPM-Taklung. He always in fevel of our organization and said, I am always ready to help and support to ADWAN's work in this district. In this situation our mission is also make people sustainable farmer and it is also a part of Model Project so me and my office always ready to support in technically and physically for this great project. I already became a part of ADWAN as a IPM special trainer so, hope I will get opportunity to do work with ADWAN and the people of this village. Thank you very much for inviting and giving chance to keep some words in this great program. Thanks.
9. Pradeep Thapa Magar
Pradeep Thapa, advisor of ADWAN, Senior Editor of USNepalOnline.com said, First of all Thanks to ADWAN/EDWON for providing me a chance to keep some words in this great program and giving chance to see this beautiful village and villagers. I see more success than bishnu told. It is great opportunity for taklung who got the brave lady as Bishnu. She is from lower caste but touching all caste's head. That means education is the head of all she helping all caste's child and girls with this valuable task she touching all heads. I think she is a dimond, just you have to find and know it. Many people from Taklung are in the foreign and have higher status I found that but every one didn't see back to village like Bishnu. So, Please give her million hands of support for achieve goal and made Model Village. It is great opportunity for all people of Taklung for change ownself and ourselves. United all and go head you will receive Taklung Model Village. Good luck and Thanks.
10. Kajiram Roka
Kajiram Roka is the president of NGO Federation, Gorkha and KOSDER-Gorkha. He is from Dalit and active candidade of Gorkha district. At first he request us to affiliate in to NGO Federation and come together for all work in district level. He said, my organization is only one organization tackling with stake holder in district level in Dalit issues. I want to request ADWAN for join the federation and give me chance to work with this organization. Me and my organization always ready to do work and walk in same step with this organization. So, please send only a letter requesting affilition I will accept emmidetely and register this organization in federation. Then it will be easy to work with stakeholders in district level. It is my great pleasure to get chance to come and join this program and want to say we will be in same plateform in future thanks.
11. Pratima Gurung
Pratima Gurung is a Movie Director and tele seriel maker. She is also journalist. She is supporter of Bishnu didi in NRN Election time. She is very happy with our program in Taklung. She said, Bishnu didi is couragious and brave women. I found she in extra ordinary women who have power to do extra ordinary works. She became my Idol, I am thanks full because I got this kinds of opportunity to come Taklung, to see changes done by ADWAN, it is not a simple work to change society and make all people social. Great work Bishnu didi and keep it up. I will make short vedio of Bishnu didi with her work if I got change to come again in Taklun with Bishnu Didi. Thank you very much to Pradip Dai for introduced with Bishnu didi. Thanks to all.
12. Bhusal Dai
Bhusal Dai is from NRN-US. He told about the works of EDWON and role of Bishnu didi in USA. He said, I'm impressed with ADWAN and Bishnu's work in Taklung hope fully running same in other project area too. Bishnu I want to thanks to you for your all efforts in favor of your villagers both dalit and nondalit. It is great things you forget the all kinds of discriminations you get from upper caste and you did and doing lots of support to them too. It is really good things and sign of great person. I hope this Taklung Model Village Project is most important project for you and ADWAN because it leaves hard stamp of your reputation and the organization's reputation forever. Best of luck. Thank you.
13. Kalpa Basnet
Kalpa Basnet is a executive director of Local Development Trust Fund and presented from DDC. He is little bit disappointed with us and said; you did lots of work without the collaboration of DDC. It is main reason; your organization can't come in famous and can't get any support from the district level. We know this organization from many years when we lunching our program in Taklung but DDC didn't know about it. Now all stakeholders are here in same place and know about this organization but you have to come to DDC office and submit your program proposal in district's yearly program schedule then you get right to work with DDC and VDC. After this; DDC and VDC will work with this organization for achieve the goal. And organization can ask for additional support from the DDC and VDC. Thank you.
14. Loknath Poudel
Loknath Panta is a District Education Officer of Gorkha Education Office. He was the chief guest of this program and said, First of all thanks to ADWAN for invite me as a chief guest. It is great time for me because I have to chance to meet the people of Taklung and brave women Bishnu. I heard and read the concept note about the task of this organization. Really it did and doing great jobs. Especially in education sector its work are uncountable. I heard the change from Child education program, I heard the support to girls for higher education and technical study, it touched me and wants to say that the education office will support to the child education class. It can handover to education office or can work jointly.
About the Model Village, I think education (every kinds of) is most important part to make the Model village. If you need any support from district education office please come to visit us we are ready for support this organization if those are within our source and capacity. For good education, the school environment will be first thing to give and take better education. I want to request to ADWAN please think once for school environment we will be with you for this work. If you want you can change the school building, floor, boundary etc… for better education. Good luck for Model village, sustainable agriculture and economic development for everyone of Taklung VDC. Thank you.
15. Bishnu Maya Pariyar
Courageous, kind, loyal, enthusiastic, change agent and our hero and founder and president Bishnu Maya Pariyar announced about "Taklung Model Village" at the starting time then at last she approved the five sentences ghosana patra. She told her history from her childhood to USA. How she reached in USA and how she got helping hands for the ADWAN's project.
She remember her parents especially her father. She thanks her father (her idol) with huge neck and drops of tears in her eye.
At last she expressed lots of thanks to all participants, helpers, journalists, ADWAN Team, Women Groups, Clubs and all. Then she announced that the program was end. Thank you.
Output of the Program
Kamal Babu Pariyar
How a Model should be?
Effectively maintaining the water bodies and providing safe drinking water.
Provision of sanitary facilities, effective disposal of solid waste.
Protect the environment by planting trees, kitchen gardens and smoke free chulo.
Providing education for all with computer education & governance.
Ensuring the health facilities and campaigning.
Ensuring social security by supporting orphans, widows, mentally retarded peoples and Senior citizens.
Eradicating untouchability & establishing community harmony.
Youth development.
Sustainable agriculture and economic development.
Regarding those tips I think we are in the first step for insuring our goal. It will takes more than five years for announce the Model Village Project. The key for Model Village Project defined by this program are:
1. Basics Needs:
Road facilities
Sanitation
Water Distribution
Electric facilities
Energy Saving
All those will do with using the funds from the Model Project and from other various related government sectors.
2. Education
Every child has right for their education. This is not just a slogan. It has become a reality in ADWAN's project areas. It is ensured that all the children of age from 3 to higher are attending school. The major key for education is well infrastructure development is more important to give children a good learning environment. Good flooring, paintings with moral messages in the school compound wall, racks for the library and computer facilities are giving children a support to learn. The Model project and the local people themselves will ensure that none of the children drop out from schools is the major key for announce the Model Village. This will made possible by the coordination between the Project implementer, local people and the school.
Following are the programs to be lunched for make a Model Village:
- Education to School Children
- Women empowerment programs
- Entrepreneur Development programs
- Agriculture Development programs
- Youth Development programs
- Meditation and other motivational programs
This will help for the sustainable social and economic development and ensures community participation and contribution.
3. Health
Ø Sustainable Medical care for the village people.
Ø Maternity and Productive Health care.
Ø Dental care facilities.
Ø Environmental health
4. Women Empowerment
ADWAN has been organized Women as Self Help Groups and some women have been trained for producing various small scale livelihood productions like candle making, incense making, Bag weaving, Cutting and Sewing, Animal keeping, micro retail shop and smoke free Stove making. The Women Empowerment and skills give confidence themselves is most important key for make the Village Model. More than that, they are taking up added responsibility in the family and the village development
5. Social Justice
We know caste system still prevails in Nepal. It may not be much visible in cities. But the caste conflicts and discrimination based on caste live in villages. To address this issue and to prove that even in villages people of different casts could live together friendly and peacefully is also major key for make Village Model. The evaluation of the program and photos were taken by Kamal Babu Pariyar.
THANKS
I wish to thanks all participants for their enthusiasm, cooperation, and friendship. Especially thanks are goes to respective Eva Kasell, Bishnu Maya Pariyar, Joan Goldmann, Amelia Beriting, Gerard Frank, Pradip Thapa, Khadgabir Thapa, ADWAN & EDWON boards and its staffs. Thanks from the inner core of heart to Sanu Babu Ale, Deurali Youth Club, Ab ta uthau Women Group, Komal Women Group, Balkanya Women group, Jagrity women group for their great support to arrange accommodation for all participants. Thanks to Yubaraj Pariyar for providing tent and arranging those. Lots of thanks goes to Niran Thapa and Maski bhena for arrange the material from kuringha. Garland of thanks to Dam Nayaran Shrestha, Resham Babu Shrestha, Ramu Thapa and Rajan Babu Pariyar for providing excellent support during this program.
Report Prepared by:
Kamal Babu Pariyar
Program coordinator
ADWAN, Nepal chapter
