Category News & Stories Related to The Work of Dilasha Aviyan

A son of public school’s principal

Young, one among 3 children, son, living in a government’s facility, is used to tobacco and alcoholic beverages. He often regrets, close to the school where his father used to be the boss, running a retail shop and looking for opportunities to earn. He has his own family but is supported by his parents. He also had a chemist’s shop, selling medicine and providing jobs opportunities. But he became used to drugs that he could not run it well. His wife helped to stop it by managing to have it at home rather than outside. But that did not help. He also had several conflicts that he had to return to his parents.

Based on this case, it is teenage, egos and challenges that direct someone in future career path. Living in a government’s facility this person involved in discriminating against others, little age below his age, living in rent. Mainly, there was a public tap, early morning, locals to collect water, he was not necessary to intervene but he was supporting someone else. And even, using his father’s power, insisting the water controller, the government employee to stop water, interfering. When some young children were speaking up, he even got violent, collecting a few other guys, and physically violent.

In the same area, one of the founder members used to live in their own house. Those living in rent, in need, used to get help. That was something related to the son of someone important person and neighbour. When one person, in the teenage is discriminating and the other is defending, obviously 2 different ways of living life. Certainly, that person was irregular to school, bunking, going to watch movies, instead of going to school. In that situation, the person defending those suffering of not getting collect water, was regular to school. That was the time that person left private school and joined public school. “That was the time, controversy studying at public school, private schools or calling boarding schools were the quality place for education compared to the public school”. But when a student flunks, there is a challenge to get promoted and the student needs to continue from starting from the same grade. And it will be the junior. It is a shameful situation. Therefore, those studying at private or boarding school select public school and get opportunity to continue in the grade. That helps to maintain 1 year loss. However, in upper grade in 8, 9 and 10, the course is difficult and similar. Because both students either from boarding or public have to appear in national examination that the question paper is the same. Just the difference is boarding students’ writes in English and those from public school answers in Nepali except English subject paper. In the case of the son of the principal, could not face even after joining public school. Because he missed basic parts of learning instead his mind was full of the unnecessary and made pictures that he saw in movie hall bunking classes. Besides, he was also involved in selling tickets in high price that he was taught by some other person who was a school dropouts. They used to wait for the time when a new movie used to be released. For a while when they earned, they were happy. The trend went further and he did earn but that did not last long. Life become a compromise that to fulfil it, he is giving priority to his children’s education. Education is important, it gives opportunities and ways to move ahead even facing challenges. It is most important that children also get opportunity to learn and experience life skills lessons on time. To make is sure, Co. Mi. is focusing that its initiation to start a learning place in community will have such opportunities that children gets opportunities to strengthen their thinking power. And capable to focus on the need and priority.

अभिमुखिकरण /Orientation

मिति/Date: २०८० जेष्ठ २८ / June 2023, 11

बालबालिकालाइँ विद्यालय समय भन्दा बाहेक अरू समयमा कसरी पठन पाठनमा ध्यान लगाउँने र उनिहरूलाइँ शिक्षालाइँ पहिलाे प्राथमिक्तामा राख्न सहयाेग गर्ने भन्ने विषयमा १ दिनकाे अभिमुखिकरण कार्यक्रम सम्पन्न भयाे । यस १ दिने कार्यक्रममा १४ वटाबाट सहभागीहरू पठाइएका थिए । याे कार्यक्रम देश का विभिन्न जिल्ला अन्तर्गतका गाउँपालिकाका वडाहरूलाइँ दिने साेँच रहेकाे छ । A 1-day orientation program was held on how to help children focus on their study outside of school hours and to keep education as their first priority. Participants were sent from 14 countries for this 1-day program. This program is planned for the wards of the rural municipalities under different districts of the country.

  • सहभागी जाे वडाले छनाेट गरि उपस्थीत भएका थिए उनिहरूलाइँ सहजीकरण गर्न एउटा मार्गदर्शन वा सहयाेगकाे लागि पुस्तिका पनि व्यवस्था गरिएकाे थियाे । The participants were selected by the ward to attend. To help them facilitate a guidebook was given.

अगाडिकाे याेजना/ Looking forward:

  • सम्बन्धित सहभागी वडाका अध्यक्ष तथा अध्यक्ष समितिसँग भेटघाट र सहयाेग गर्नकाे लागि सहयाेग सम्बन्धित विषयबारे प्रस्तुति /Meeting with the chairman and chairman committee of the respective participating ward and presentation on the subject related to assistance.
  • उपलब्ध श्राेतबारे जानकारी लिने असार २०८० महिनामा /finding out the available resources at ward under their planning and budget – month of June 2023.
  • सहभागीहरूले याेजनाअनुसार सर्वेक्षण गर्ने र अभिभावक भेला गराउँने असार २०८० महिनामा /14 participants will do survey and parent’s meeting- month of June 2023 to mid July 2023.

Progress:

In two villages within two rural municipalities, Console Mission (CoMi) has initiated a community learning center called Our Study Place by renting rooms, serving a total of 48 students. The journey between the villages takes locals more than an hour. Children from both villages walk to the same school, which offers education up to grade 8 and is operated by the government. The efforts of CoMi have been recognized by the school’s principal, the local chairperson, and their team. Recently, in October 2024, a three-month report was submitted to the ward and the municipal office.

Bashanti, a teenage married mother, is learning how to organize monthly parents’ meetings at an OSP in 2024. After completing her grade 10 by taking the SEE examination conducted by the government, she was expected to continue her studies. However, due to challenges, she was compelled to marry. Her husband, who is of the same age, also stopped his studies.

The office of Bagmati Village Municipality Started Setting Budget for Students Continue Further Study after completing SEE successfully

Effective impact of shifting responsibilities with authority to the local level in Nepal can be seen. But they require assistance from well managed authorized body like NGO.

It took long time, many years, that need itself become so powerful that the government of Nepal allocated the responsibilities and authorization capacity to the local level. For long time Nepali people suffered. Even after democracy, unchanged system affected the people living in the local area. The Public services and Public Service bearer had to travel to the central for approving for the materials that is quickly needed. For example, need stationery items for school.

The Village Development Committees was changed into Ward and Several Wards were Structured into Municipality that is quick in responding the need of the locals in the rural areas.

In 2019 when 3 girl’s students decided for technical course, they were encouraged both financially and psychologically. Then they were preparing for entrance living with Dilasha Aviyan financially supported for coaching class by another education focused organization. Their result of grade 10 taken by the government was not out yet. However, it happened all 3 of them and there were other students too planning for grade 11 become successful. But among the 3 students, the required grades in 1 subject did not meet. She joined coaching class and reappeared for the examination, and she did get the required number. Until then she was already admitted in course along with other 2 students. It was something for the people of their area. They were from same ward by from different villages called Bulakhi Chawor and Jhakri Danda. After admission, these students were suggested to apply for fund at their related government office. They collected a letter of admission from their respective educational institutes and applied. And it was accepted that they received good amount because the scholarship that they were receiving was not enough to manage all their need.

The needs were:

  1. Textbooks
  2. Notebooks
  3. Stationeries
  4. Dress
  5. Tour and travels
  6. Practical examinations
  7. Extra curriculum activities fee
  8. Examination fees to the affiliated or examination management legal body
  9. Daily travel cost
  10. Daily tiffin
  11. Food expenses
  12. Living expenses

Features and characterstics of technical/vocation courses:

  1. Short compared to other course from less than a year to 3 years
  2. Costly
  3. More practical focused
  4. Possibilities to get job quickly after the completion of the course
  5. Interaction with business, companies and factories

Health Club

A Health Club could be a sustainable preventive health solution. A established community group in the community could be fruitful and play an important role to establish a team like Health Club.

Less member, illiteracy and social distractions are the causes that specific training to the specific people is challenging. We need to work together by brining everyone as a part of the community.

We have 2 solutions that we are going to try:

  1. Taking opportunity during the time that they meet.
  2. Building relation with the faith-based or known impact groups by visiting and calling for the training.

Prayer points:

– The leader of the faith-based 2 communities of Chaughare changes their decision made during the meeting later after they reach back to the village.

– Though activities are planned well like setting date and whole management for the activities, they could not stick with the plan.