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International Youth Day 2007 |
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On each year, youth from all over the world celebrate 12th August as
International Youth Day. On this day, young people voice their issues to be
fulfilled by the concerned authorities.
The theme of this year International Youth Day was “Be seen, be heard: youth
participation for development”. This year youth day is a reminder to
youth that their contribution to the development dialogue is valuable, and that
their participation matters. The Day also presents a great opportunity to create
awareness of the importance of youth participation and inclusion in the
societies in which they live. In Nepal, youth empowerment for self-development
and engagement in social, political and economic activities has not been
stressed enough, although it is vital to advancement of youth and their
communities. Youth are regarded as future leader but they should be regarded as
current partner of the nation.
To voice and play an active role in development by contributing their skills and
energy to the improvement of their communities different youth led youth
organization of Pokhara, celebrated this year International Youth Day for 10th,
11th and 12th, August, 2007 with their own effort.
In their organizational level, they organized their own activity such as
interaction program, eye donation program, sanitation program, poem recitation,
essay Competition and many more on 10th and 11th August, 2007. On 12th August,
2007, they jointly participated on Large Rally which was organized by Main
Celebration Committee, IYD-2007, Pokhara.
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10th
August 30, 2007 (First day of the Occasion) |
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On 10th August, three day program on International Youth Day-2007 was jointly
inaugurated by Ananda Raj Mulmi, Former President, FNCCI, and different Young
Entrepreneur of Nepal by opening the Program Calendar Banner of three days
activities.
The first program, which was an interaction, conducted by Alternatives with the
coordination of Main Celebration Committee on Janapriya Multiple Campus. The
topic of interaction program was "Youth Participation on Entrepreneurship
Development". On the program, Annada Raj Mulmi, Former President, FNCCI, Sunil
Goshali, President, Young Enterpreneur Society (YES), Ravi Shrestha, Founder,
Pokharacity.com, Devenson Praju, President , Young Enterprenuer Allaince (YEA),
Ramkrishna Gyawali, Journalist, Amit Rijal, Youth Media Person, Prakash Dev
Palikhe, Young Enterprenuer, Bir Bahadur Karki, Deputy Campus Chief, Janapriya
Multiple Campus and Jivan Baral, President, Alternatives, Nabin Bdr. Adhikari,
President of Youth For Change, Nepal shared their opinion on need of youth
participation on entrepreneurship development. The program was facilitated by
Samundra Paudel, Secretary, Main Celebration Committee and Coordinator, Youth
Initiative, Pokhara
The Second Program of 1st day was Essay Competition on "Youth participation on
development" which was organized by Voice of Student, Pokhara College of
Management. On this competition, 11 participants from different college
participated. On the same day student welfare committee of Kalika multiple
College, Kazipokhar also organized the speech competition and the main guest was
the president of youth for change, Nepal, Nabin. All together 20 student
participated on the programme.
The another program which was appreciated by most of the people was eye donation
program. The program was initiated by Roman Magsaysay prize winner Mahabir Pun,
and Former President of FNCCI, Ananda Raj Mulmi announced they would donate
their eyes. This empowered more than 100 youth to donate their eyes. |
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11th August 30, 2007
(Second day of the Occasion) |
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On the second day, 11th August, 2007, Yuwa Forum organized sanitation program on
which more than 100 young people participated. Energetic young people cleaned
the Chipledhunga, Mahendrapool area of Pokhara. On the same day, Voice of
Student of Pokhara College of Management, with the coordination of Main
Celebration Committee, adjusted more than 100 tin boxes of amount fifty thousand
at different street poles for the purpose of sanitation. In this sanitation box,
they have written International Youth Day-2007 and its slogan.
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another program, Creative Youth Forum organized Poem Recitation on which more
than 35 poets recite their poem next to the statue of Martyr Bhimsen Dahal. The
president of Suryodaya Mr. Rabindra and the President of Youth for change,
Nepal, Nabin also read their poem. On same day, Suryodaya Youth Club organized
interaction programs on "Good Governance, Constitutional Assembly and Role of
Youth" And Youth for Change, Nepal also conducted the interaction program on
PCCI Building and gave emphasis on the main slogan of international youth day
2007 the topic of interaction was “Youth Participation in Development". What is
interesting is that Youth for change, Nepal present a paper on the topic and
discussion was made of that paper. YC member Rabindra presented the paper “Be
seen… Be Heard… Youth participation for development” Nabin dai assist him |
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12th
August (3rdday of occasion) |
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On third day, about 1000 Pokhreli non-partisan youth jointly participated on the
major youth rally and voice for positive supports for uniting all young people
to show their capacity and positive efforts in building the Nation. On the
Speech different free youth leaders advocated that the youth must be permitted
the freedom of sharing their ideas and opportunities to express their concerns
on local and national policy and decision making. To become the agents of
social, political and economic reforms and as an active and meaningful
participant in charting our nation's future, they shared that youths should play
an active role in Constitution Assembly Election.
To ensure that the voice of the youths is heard, a major youth movement should
be lunched to make youth as current partner of nation, to the development future
leaders for the nation and to the propagation of democracy, justice, and human
rights. On that program, Jivan Baral, Persident , Alternmatives, Nabin Bahadur
Adhikari, President, Youth for Change, Nepal, Safal Ghimire, President, Pragya
Youth Forum, Thakur Prasad Bastakoti, President , Creative youth Forum, Rabindra
Raj Paudel, Prsident , Suryodaya Youth Club and other focused to be heard youth
participation on the development. The program was facilitated by Samundra
Paudel, Secretary, Main Celebration Committee and Coordinator, Youth Initiative,
Pokhara.
On the same program, new book named "Yuwa Aawan", of the HRERLIC Kaski was
lunched from street by 10 non political local youth leaders jointly. The street
play named "Jitnai Parne Yuddha" was also played on the program by Pragya Youth
Forum which is related with HIV/AIDS after the finishing of the rally.
Pokhara became "YUWAMAYA" in these three days; different media i.e. FM, Local
and National Newspaper, and Cable TV highlighted this celebration for all three
days through news, by their own interaction program and other activities to
aware youth issues. Not only that, Pokhereli Youth created one history on
celebrating International Youth Day jointly for three days . |
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