A report on meeting with VDC

This meeting with Taklung VDC, political leaders, social activists and others was more successful than other. This meeting was for project selection of the VDC. I was presented as permanent member of budget implementation committee of Taklung VDC and as leader of Dalit. There were 28 other members from all categories in project selection committee. That meeting took two whole days for come in result. It was so warm discussion and harder to make decision than last year. Finally the committee declared the 34 projects out of 115. The proposals were mainly focus on the Drinking water, Road, School, etc… The finalized proposals are:

Education:

1.       Shri Sinjali Secondary School                                  Rs. 334,000.00

2.       Shri Siddhasthani Secondary School                      Rs. 133,000.00

3.       Shri Jaldevi Secondary School                                 Rs. 133,000.00

4.       Total approved budget                                             Rs. 600,000.00

Drinking Water

1.       Deuralichhap Drinking Water                                  Rs.  15,000.00

2.       Danda Gaun Drinking Water                                    Rs.  20,000.00

3.       Bahunthok Drinking Water                                      Rs.  25,000.00

4.       Dharapani Drinking Water                                       Rs.  15,000.00

5.       Bhyakure Drinking Water                                         Rs.  20,000.00

6.       Dware Drinking Water                                              Rs.  15,000.00

7.       Daregauda Drinking Water                                       Rs.  25,000.00

8.       Toren Drinking Water                                                Rs.  15,000.00

9.       Total approved budget                                               Rs. 150,000.00

Village Roads

1.       Bhaisepole to Pokharidanda                                      Rs. 100,000.00

2.       Jumlichautara to Raginas                                            Rs. 150,000.00

3.       Gurdum to Maskichhap                                               Rs.   30,000.00

4.       Pokhari to Teuwatar                                                    Rs. 120,000.00

5.       Total approved budget for Village road                    Rs. 400,000.00

Agriculture

1.       Training on vegetable farming                                  Rs. 60,000.00

2.       Total Approved budget for Agriculture                   Rs. 60,000.00

GOs/NGOs

1.       Health post for deep freeze                                       Rs.  25,000.00

2.       Area Police post for physical stuffs                          Rs.  10,000.00

3.       Chandi Saving & Credit cooperative                         Rs.  25,000.00

4.       Jugdi fruits & vegetable collective center                 Rs.  60,000.00

5.       People users' grocery cooperative                           Rs.  30,000.00

6.       Local Development fund                                            Rs.  50,000.00

7.       Health post for concrete toilet                                  Rs.  30,000.00

8.       Allowance for Health worker                                    Rs.  27,000.00

9.       Total approved budget for NGO/GOs                       Rs. 230,000.00

Dalit Development fund

1.       For ward no 7, 8 & 9                                                  Rs. 30,000.00

2.       For Smoke free stove (300 each for 60home)        Rs.  18,000.00

3.       For Toilet (2,500 each for 10 home)                        Rs.  25,000.00

4.       Consolation prize for topper Dalit student              Rs.  12,000.00

5.       Total approved budget for DDF                               Rs.  85,000.00

Women Development Fund

1.       For Cutting and Sewing Training                              Rs. 85,000.00

2.       Total approved budget for WDF                              Rs.  85,000.00

Youth & Sports and Low number caste:

1.       For united the youths throw sports                        Rs. 40,000.00

2.       Awareness program to low number caste              Rs. 40,000.00

3.       Total for youth & sport and low number caste      Rs. 80,000.00

Miscellaneous

1.       Furniture for VDC                                                     Rs. 10,000.00

2.       Salary for Jr. Technician for VDC                            Rs. 48,000.00

3.       Travel for VDC secretary                                         Rs. 38,000.00

4.       Total approved budget for Misc.                             Rs. 96,000.00

In that meeting I purposed to the mass for approve ADWAN's five year plans on "Taklung Model Village Project". I briefly described about the activities, plans, implementation plan and the targeted goal of the program. It took more than 2 hours for make acceptable for approved our program under circumstance of VDC's program.  Finally our five year plan was selected for further approving process in area level's plans and then it forwarded to DDC for affiliate the project in DDC's yearly plan.  The Taklung VDC is geared up for cooperation with ADWAN in the issues of Dalit and poor non Dalit women in the sector of health and hygiene. VDC will provide the sum of Rs. 300.00 per chulo for Dalit household. That means 60 dalit household can make chulo without cost this year. The chulo promoters will pay Rs. 600.00 (Rs. 300.00 from VDC, Rs. 300 from ADWAN) for each chulo. It was fruitful output of this meeting in favor of ADWAN and women of our Group. And another hand VDC requested us to cooperation for build toilets in Dalits' home. For that project VDC provided sum of Rs. 2,500.00 each for 10 household and they proposed same amount from ADWAN. That means we have to pay sum of Rs. 25,000.00 for this project. The cost of the monitoring & Evaluation, Transportation & logistic, Report etc… will spend approx sum of Rs. 10,000.00. It is great opportunity from VDC for ADWAN to implementing an activity "A household A Toilet" under Taklung Model Village Project.

In that meeting the leaders of the three political parties from the district were presented. They also agreed to support our project when we need help from them. So, the Taklung Model Village project is most important for implement in Taklung. All people are excited to see Model and want to be model. I advised them for making model village at first we have to become model ourselves then we can make the Taklung model. All people have equal responsibility for making change and become a model. All participants gave positive comment on this project. Thank you all.

Kamal Babu Pariyar

Program Coordinator

ADWAN, Nepal Chapter.

कही चुलो छोएको निउँमा दलितको हत्या गरिन्छ, कही चुलो बनाउन दलितलाई घरघरमा निम्तो गरिन्छ

काठमाडौं- हालका प्रधानमन्त्री डा. बाबुराम भट्टराई अर्थमन्त्री छँदा नेपाल सरकारले जारी गरेको २०६५/६६ को ९० बुँदे निति तथा कार्यक्रमको ७६ औं बुँदामा "नेपाललाई 'छुवाछुतमुक्त मुलुक' कोरुपमा घोषणा गरी कार्यान्वयन गरिनेछ । दलित विरुद्धको सामाजिक भेदभाव र छुवाछुतलाई दण्डनीय कसुरको रुपमा परिभाषित गरी कडा कानूनी सजायको व्यवस्था गरिनेछ" भनेर उद्घोश गरिएको थियो तर त्यसयता ठीक उल्टो नेपालमा दलितलाई दोश्रो दर्जाको नागरिक बनाउने, सार्वजनिक स्थलमा बन्देज लगाउने र तथाकथित उपल्लो जातकालाई छुँदासम्म दुर्व्यबहार गर्ने र ज्यानै लिने अमानवीय कार्य रोकिएको छैन बरु बढ्दो छ।

कही चुलो छोएको निउँमा दलितको हत्या गरिन्छ,
कही चुलो बनाउन दलितलाई घरघरमा निम्तो गरिन्छ

Photo from facebook post

उता कालिकोटमा चुरोट सल्काउन लाग्दा तथाकथित उपल्लो जातको चुलो छोएको आरोपमा मनबिरे सुनारको कुटपिटबाट ज्यान गएको छ भने यता गोर्खाको ताक्लुङमा धुँवारहित आधुनिक चुलो निशुल्क बनाइदिने घोषणा गरेकी गीता परियारलाई उपल्लो जातका महिलाहरुले आफ्नो घरमा प्रबेश गर्न दिएर चुलो बनाउन दिएकाछन्। सरकारको ध्यान जतासुकै गएको भएपनि नेपाली माटोमा यि दुई बिरोधाभास घटना र परिबर्तन दलित समुदायभित्र घट्दो छ।

अँध्यारो पक्ष
मङ्सीर २७ गतेको कान्तिपुरमा छापिएको "चुलो छोएको आरोपमा कुटपिटले मृत्यु" शिर्षक समाचारअनुसार दिनभरी दाउर काटेर साँझ घरमा आएका थकित मनबिरे सुनार गाँउकै जसबहादुर शाहीको चिया पसलमा चुरोट किनी चिया पकाउने चुलोमा चुरोट सल्काउन लाग्दा पसल मालिक्नी बालकुमारी शाहिले तथाकथित शब्दहरु प्रयोग गरे पश्चात भएको दोहोरो भनाभनको क्रममा त्यही पसलमा मदिरा सेवनगरी मत्थ भएका माओवादिका ईलाका सदस्य मिमबहादुर शाही र अर्का दिपबहादुर शाहीले कुट्पिट गर्दा सोही गाउँका ३१ वर्षिय मनबिरे सुनारको ज्यान गएको छ । कुटपिटपछी मरणासन्न अवस्थाका मनबिरेलाई छिमेकिले बोकेर स्थानिय मेडिकलमा लागेका थिए तर उक्त मेडिकलले नसकी जिल्ला हस्पिटल रेफर गरेपछी हस्पिटल लैजाने क्रममा उनको बाटोमै मृत्यु भएको हो । पोस्टमार्टम रिपोर्टअनुसार मनबिरेको आन्द्रामा धेरै क्षती पुगेको भनिएको छ ।

आफ्नै पार्टीका उपल्लो जात भनाउँदा युबाहरुबाट एक निर्दोश दलितको म्रुत्यु हुँदा र आफ्नो पार्टीको सरकारले ३ बर्ष अघि गरेको नेपाललाई 'छुवाछुतमुक्त मुलुक' सम्बन्धी घोषणाको अबहेलना हुँदा प्रधानमन्त्री डा. भट्टराईको सरकार सम्बेदनशील हुन नसक्नु कम्ती बिडम्बना होइन त?

उज्यालो पक्ष



Gita Pariyar with improved Smoke Free stoves in Bramin's home

 अर्कोतिर सरकारको मुख नताकी दलित समुदायले आफै गैरदलित समुदायसंग हातेमालो गर्दै चेतना र शसक्तिकरण अभियान छेड्ने हो भने साँचो अर्थमा छुवाछुतको अन्त हुन सक्दो रहेछ भन्ने द्रिटान्त गोर्खा जिल्लाको ताक्लुङ गाबिसमा देखिएको छुवाछुतरहित बातावरणले बिकास र सामाजिक परिबर्तनको ठुल्ठुलो कुरा गर्ने नेताहरुलाई बलियो जवाफ दिएको छ।

नेपाल दलित महिला उत्थान संघ 'एड्वान' (ADWAN) को गोर्खाको ताक्लुङ गाबिसमा "ताक्लुङ नमुना गाबिस परियोजना" अन्तर्गत सन्चालित धुंवारहित सुधारिएको चुलो निर्माण कार्यकी प्रमोटर गीता परियारले गैरदलितहरुको घरमा आधुनिक धुँवारहित सुधारिएको चुलो बनाइ धन्यवादकी पात्र बनेकिछिन्।

उनले गैर दलितले घर भित्र पसी चुलो बनाउन दिए नि:शुल्क चुलो बनाउने अभियान चलाएकिछिन् । गत २ महिना यता उनले २८ वटा चुलो बनाइ सकेकिछिन् । उक्त २८ मध्ये ६ चुलो गैर दलितको घरमा बनेको उनले जानकारी गराएकिछिन् । उनले पहिलो चुलो ब्राह्मण (हरी माया खनाल) को घरबाट सुरु गरेकी थिईन् भने टकनारायण श्रेष्ठ, कमलीमाया थापा मगर तथा अन्यको घरमा बनाई सकेकीछिन् साथै दर्जनौं गैरदलितको घरमा चुलो बनाउने लक्ष लिएकी गीताको भनाइअनुसार सयौं गैर दलितहरुले चुलो निर्माणकोलागि नाम दर्ता गराइ सकेका छन् ।

छुवाछुत अन्त्य गर्ने नमूना तरिका



Hari Maya Khanal who entered a Dalit in her home

 गीता परियारलाई गैर दलितहरुले त्यत्तिकै आफ्नो घर भित्र छिर्न दिएका भने होइनन्। यो चेतना जाग्रित गराउन नेपाल दलित महिला उत्थान सङ्घ (एड्वान) र एड्वानको अमेरिकि बहिनी संस्था इम्पावोर दलित वुमन अफ नेपाल (Empower Dalit Women of Nepal-EDWON) को बिगत ११ बर्षदेखिको निरन्तर सामाजिक र आर्थिक अभियानको देन रहेको छ।

यि दुई संस्थाको सहयोगमा अहिले उक्त गाउँ नमूना गाउँ बन्ने तरखरमा छ। गाउँका सबै जातका महिला मिलेर सहकारी बैक खोलेकाछन्। कृषिमा आधुनिकिकरण गरेर खाध्यान्नमा आत्मनिर्भर मात्र होइन आर्थिक उपार्जन गर्दैछन्।

संस्थाकी संस्थापक तथा वर्तमान अध्यक्ष विष्णुमाया परियार हुन्। उनी EDWON अमेरिकाकि संस्थाकि पनि संस्थापक हुन्। उनले अमेरिकाको क्लार्क विश्व बिद्यालयबाट 'अन्तरराश्ट्रिय बिकास र सामाजिक परिबर्तन' बिषयमा स्नातकोत्तर (एमए) गरेकिछिन् भने नेपालमा गरेको प्रसंसनीय कार्यकालागि एक दर्जनभन्दाबेशी अन्तरराष्ट्रिय पुरस्कारहरुद्वारा सम्मानित हुन सफल भएकिछिन्।

एड्वोन अमेरिकाले बिगत ५ बर्षदेखी झन्डै आधा मिलियन (५ लाख) अमेरिकि डलर अर्थात ३ करोड ७५ लाख रुपैयाँ बराबरको अनुदान सङ्कलन गरी नेपालमा महिला शशक्तिकरण सम्बन्धी नेपालका दलित महिला, बालबालिका र अन्य बिपन्न समुदाय उत्थानकालागि बिभिन्न कार्यक्रमहरु सन्चालन गर्दै आएको छ।

संस्थाको अनुदानद्वारा नेपालका ७ जिल्लाहरु गोर्खा, ईलाम, झापा, अर्घाखाँची, बाग्लुङ, मुगू र सर्लाही जिल्लाका २५ सयभन्दा बेशी गरीब दलित र गैरदलित महिलाहरु, ३ हजारबेशी बालबालिकाहरु र दशौं हजार जनता लाभान्बित भएकाछन्।

निस्कर्श

दलित समुदाय उपर हुने भेदभाव र छुवाछुतको अन्त्यकोलागि सरकारले गरेको घोषणाले मात्र कुनै परिबर्तन ल्याउन सक्दैन। गाउँमा दलित र गैरदलित समुदायबिच निरन्तर सामुहिक चेतनामुलक अभियान, आर्थिक र शैक्षिक अभिब्रिद्दी गर्न सकेमा मात्र समाजमा परिबर्तन आउन सक्छ।

-Kamalbabu Pariyar in Kathmandu

Improved Smoke Free Stoves (ISFS)

A project Proposal On "Improved Smoke Free Stoves" (ISFS)  Submitted to: Empower Dalit Women of Nepal (EDWON) P.O. Box 550076 N. Waltham, MA 02452-0076 Email: www.edwonus@gmail.com www.edwon.org   Submitted by: Association for Dalit Woman Advancement of Nepal (ADWAN) Website: www.adwannepal.com P.O.Box:15142 KPC 864  Shanti Marg, House no.75, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel: 977-1-4417165, 4426905, e-mail:adwannepal@gmail.com 2012

ADWAN's trained promoters making smoke free stove

Introduction:

If you are lucky in life, you can sometimes solve difficult problems by making one major change. In Nepal, the traditional cooking stoves impact the family, community, and environment in dangerous ways.  Stoves are usually constructed inside the house without chimneys.  The women spend many hours a day cooking for their families and breathing invariable smoke. Young children are exposed all day while their mothers cook. We found steady stream of patients with respiratory illness, coughs, asthma and related problems. In addition, the traditional stoves were never designed with efficiency in mind so they consume large amounts of firewood. Environmental damage and deforestation is highly increasing in Nepal. ADWAN works with saving women group members to build improved stoves in needed communities. By utilizing designs such as the “Breaks Stove”, improvements in health and well-being of families can be seen almost immediately.  These stoves eliminate the health risk by taking the smoke out of the house with a chimney as well as minimize the amount of firewood needed by up to 65%. The cost of building a break Stove is US$12.00 including materials and wages. Please consider an individual donation to help a family in need and save the poor women from various diseases. Thanks to remarkable help for real change.

Goal: "To decrease smoke related disease to Dalit and non Dalit women and Children".

Objective: "To stop environmental damage, deforestation and improve in health and well-being of family".

Activities:

1. Awareness workshop on improved smoke free stoves in VDC level,
2. Promoter training for making smoke free stoves.
3. Stoves making program.
4. Evaluation and Monitoring.

Outputs:

The project includes awareness workshop on spot improved smoke free stoves, Sharing, and interactions with stakeholders as its major activities for the expected result. The project activities will have resulted the following measurable outputs at the end of the project.

By the end of the project the following;

Ø  All household will have laced by improved smoke free stoves.

Ø  The women and children will have been free of risk against disease causing from smoke.

Ø  The environmental damage and deforestation will have decreased.

Ø  The health and well-being of family will have established.

Conclusion:

ADWAN is planning to build chulos in the area of its project area in western part of Nepal called Gorkha district. There are 650 household affiliated in ADWAN in this project area. According to our A house A toilet, we planned to build 100 chulo in 2012, 135 cholo in 2013, 135 chulos in 2014, 135 chulo in 2015 and remaining 145 chulo will build in 2016.

Monitoring & Evaluation:

Dalit community and beneficiary and program team will jointly monitor the progress status, review achievements, issues and evaluate the outcome of the program internally. The progress report will be prepared on the basis of program beneficiaries and shared with stakeholders and donor. The program review and reflection, social audit, learning and feedback mechanisms will ensure accountability of ADWAN to beneficiaries and funding agencies. Similarly, the informal discussion and sharing will be made regularly among office bearers of ADWAN and program team about progress status and issues. 

A final review and reflection meeting will be organized with beneficiaries of program, stakeholders from cluster at the end of the program. An internal evaluation will be conducted during last month of year by year.  Final evaluation will be made by mobilization of independent professional after the completion of the project. The field verification, focus groups discussion, interactions and interview will be done to evaluate the program at the end of the program.

Management and Communication:

The project will be implemented in a result based management system. The project will apply work plan based implementing strategies and set indicators to measure the output, outcome and activities of the project.

The Association for Dalit Women Advancement of Nepal (ADWAN) is the sole implementing organization and has the overall responsibility. ADWAN has trained stoves making team and facilitated them for effective planning and implementation of the program. This team will be the top body of the program management and hold its meeting once in a quarter.

The proposed budget is:

S.N.	Particulars	Unit	Unit rate	Amount
01	Build Smoke Free Stoves-2012	100	US$ 12	1,200.00
02	Build Smoke Free Stoves-2013	135	US$ 12	1,620.00
03	Build Smoke Free Stoves-2014	135	US$ 12	1,620.00
04	Build Smoke Free Stoves-2015	135	US$ 12	1,620.00
05	Build Smoke Free Stoves-2016	145	US$ 12	1,740.00
	Total			7,800.00
06	Overhead (15%)			1,170.00
	Grand Total			8,970.00

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