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V News Flash November-December 2000, Nepal

Celebration of December 5 wall of the office facing the East-West

2 Highway of Nepal by mentioning slogan (in
. Authentic Friends' Society, Lalitpur the national language): “Serve genuinely,
0 organised a 'Khir Bhojan' (Rice Pudding make success IYV 2001”. It was published
in the Express local paper published on
feeding) programme to the aged, orphan
0 people residing in the Pashupati
Bridhashram, the shelter inside the
December 1, 2000.
Contact Address: Mr. Dhan B. Rokaya
Phone: 977 81 40105, Fax: 977 81 40120
1 Pashupati temple complex on Dec 5, 2000.
More than the 200 aged people enjoyed the
special food on the occasion of IYV 2001. . The Refugee Women Forum (RWF),
The NGO had also produced T-Shirt that Jhapa district organised the IYV celebration
contained the name of the NGO on the front programme. There were 200 hundred
I side. The Back of the T-shirt was marked
with the big IYV logo with the four
volunteers from the RWF completed their 5
years of voluntary services in Sanishare,
Timai, Goldhap, Kudunabari, Beldangi I, II,
T objectives of IYV in national language. The
main sponsors for the programme were the and Beladangi Extension. The volunteers
Reiukai Nepal, the Himalaya Dairy and the were provided with certificates in
S Lalitpur Municipality. recognition of their valuable service
participated by UNHCR, WFP, CARITAS,
Contact Address: Mr. Shiva P. Amatya,
President, Phone: 977 1 528 197, LWF, NRCS and OXFAM.
Email: afs107@hotmai.com
O . SHAPARD, national NGO and Asian
U Volunteer Organisation, Sindhupalchok
jointly organised a celebration programme
in Chautara town on December 5, 2000.
R They conducted talk programme on IYV for
the students of class 9 and 10 in the Shree
Krishna Higher Secondary School, Celebration of December 5, 2000 in Jhapa.
Chautara town, Sindhupalchok district.
T Then 200 students from the 10 schools
rallied with slogan " 1 hour for volunteering
The day long program, the first time
organised IVD program for the refugees
works'. The rally went through the town residing in the camps in Jhapa and Morang
I and collected paper, plastics for sanitation districts in the Eastern part of Nepal, which
purposes. includes a meeting, debate competition,
M Contact Address: Mr. Saiman Ale, Vice-
Chairman Chautara-8, Sindhupalchok,
sports was held inviting all camp committee
members, teachers, government
E Phone: 977 11 20067
Email: alelove440@hotmail.com
representative to judge the activities. The
day was celebrated in befitting manner and
carried out a program along with prepared
. ENRUDEC, Banke based local NGO banners and playcards. The IYV 2001
organized one-day interaction programme message was given along with printed
on “Role of Social Workers on IYV 2001” materials to the participants. The prize and
on December 5, 2000. 20 participants (4 award distribution has taken place at the
women) took part in the programme. The end of the program for those young and
Same NGO also produced a fresco on the aged volunteers. The program was
 supported by UN Volunteer Mr. G. B.A.
I Gunasingha and by UNHCR and WFP.
Contact Address: c/o Mr. G.B.A.
Y Gunasingha, Phone: 977 23 80082
V IYV 2001 Launch through The
Volunteer Exhibition
Hon’ble Minister of Science and
2 Technology Mr. Surendra P. Chaudhary
launched IYV 2001 in Nepal by opening a
0 Volunteer Exhibition organized by IYV
2001 National Steering Committee for
0 Nepal, on 17 December 2000 in the
Bhrikuti Mandap hall, Kathmandu. A brief
report is given in the annex # 1.
1 For details: IYV National Coordinator
Phone: 977 1 262570, Fax: 977 1 226 500
Email: unv.nepal@undp.org.np
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O Hon’ble Minister Mr. Surendra P. Chaudhary cutting
the ribbon to launch IYV on December 17, 2000,
U flanked by UN Resident Coordinator, Member of
National Planning Commission, President of FNCCI
and the Japanese Ambassador.
R Member of the National Planning
Media coverage
T 1. Press release and News: On December
4, 2000, press release was jointly released
by IYV Secretariat and UNV Nepal. With
I the heading of "Annan: Increase efficiency
of public service", the Rising Nepal,
M national English daily covered news about
IYV on December 5, 2000.
E 2. “Goodwill ambassadors” was the
heading of the full- page coverage by the
national weekly ‘Nepali Times’, mostly
read by donors, expatriates and national
professional people in its issue for
December 8-14, 2000 period on of UNV
Nepal and IYV Nepal.
3. Live Discussion on the Kantipur FM
Radio: On December 14, 2000, the popular
programme- Mayos Taremam- of the
Kantipur FM Radio organized live
discussion programme on “IYV 2001”. Mr.
Hem Subedi, the host of the programme
discussed with Mr. Bhuvan Silwal, IYV
National Coordinator during the programme
8-9am.
4. Meet the Press on IYV Launch: Meet
the Press programme occurred immediately
after the IYV 2001 launch. The 18
journalists representing the National daily
news papers- Gorkhapatra, the Kantipur and
Kathmandu Post, Space time, Himalaya
times, Nepali Samachar Patra, Lokpatra,
Spotlight Journal, FM Radios-Sagarmatha
and Kantipur and Space Time TV Channel,
attended the programme.
‘The Meet the Press’ programme observed
immediately after the IYV launch.
Dr. Jagadish Chandra Pokharel, Hon’ble
Commission and Chair of the IYV 2001
National Steering Committee was the key
respondent to the programme. He was
accompanied by Mr. S. M. Shrestha,
Member-Secretary of the National Planning
Commission and Member of IYV NSC, Dr.
T. Pokharel, Member-Secretary of the
Social Welfare Council and Member of the
IYV NSC, Mr. M. R. Pandey, Joint
Secretary of the National Planning
Commission and Member of the IYV NSC,
Dr. P.P.Upadhyay, Director of the National
Development Volunteer Service and the
Member-Secretary of the IYV NSC, Mr.
Simon Forrester, UNV Programme Officer
for Nepal and Mr. Bhuvan Silwal, IYV
National Coordinator for Nepal.
 5. Live Discussion on the Sagarmatha
I FM Radio: Dr. P. P. Upadhyay, Director
of the National Development Volunteer
Y Service and Member-Secretary of the IYV
2001 National Steering Committee for
V Nepal (IYV NSC) took part in the popular
hard talk programme of the Sagarmatha FM
2. RUNVAN produced a range of
Greeting Cards in using the art that won
prizes in a contest organized for IYV
celebration. 800 cards were purchased by
the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to use
officially over the festive season.

studio. Mr Shobhakhar Budhathoki, a 3. The National Planning Commission/the

recently returned UNV from Koshovo also National Development Volunteer Service
took part in the discussion through the (NPC/NDVS) has advertised for the
2 phone line. recruitment of a new batch of NDVS
volunteers. At this moment, the target is to
0 6. Coverage of IYV 2001 Launch in
Nepal: On December 18, 2000, the press
recruit about 120 technicians for rural areas
in Nepal.
coverage following the IYV launch by
0 opening of the Volunteer Exhibition
included the following:
1 Newspaper Status Language
The Gorkhapatra National Dailly National
The Kathmandu Post National Daily English
The Himalaya Times National Daily National
I The Kantipur National Daily National
Nepal Samachar Patra National Dailly National
T Gorkhapatra national daily (national Hon. Minister Mr. Surendra P. Chaudhary observing
language) published an article entitled the exhibition stall of NDVS during the Volunteer
S “Volunteerism: A Way for Social Unity”
Exhibition on December 17, 2000.
written by Mr. Bhuvan Silwal. Similarly, an
4. Bank Account of IYV 2001 Secretariat
article entitled “An Introduction of IYV
has been established.
2001” by Mr. Rajesh Koirala appeared on
Current Bank Acct. # 1255-11, Nepal Bank
O The Kantipur national daily (national
language) published on December 20, 2000.
Ltd., UN Building, Lalitpur

U Spotlight, English Weekly (Dec 22-28,

2000) contained an article entitled ’87 Contact Details
R Nepalis Serving As UN Volunteer’ by
IYV National Coordinator
Henning Karcher, Resident Coordinator of
UN Agencies in Nepal. IYV Secretariat
NPC/NDVS Office
APPROSC Building, Ram Shah Path
T Haka Haki, monthly journal published by
NEFEJ published notice for the celebration
PO Box 2274, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel. (977 1) 262570 Fax. (977 1) 226500
of IYV 2001 in the 3rd issue of the year
I 2057 B.S.
Email unv.nepal@undp.org.np

UNV Programme Officer

M United Nations Volunteers
UNDP, UN House
Miscellaneous
E 1. On October 23, Interview with Mr. Gopal
PO Box 107 Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel. (977 1) 523200
Fax. (977 1) 523991
Shrestha, Ex- UNV in Indonesia and now Email simon.m.forrester@undp.org
UNV in Indonesia was aired through the
programme called Achel (i.e. literally Now- http:\\www.iyv2001.org
a-days) of the National TV. He was asked
about his experiences in the country and Jan.2001
lessons learnt from there.