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Introduction of An
Organizer
With the
vision of organizing oppressed, underprivileged and dalit
women of Lamjung district and raising awareness among them on their and
their children’s health a non-governmental organization with the name of
Ideal Women Skill Development Multipurpose Center (IWSDMC) was established
in 2046 B.S. Empowering the women and developing their self esteem by
enhancing their physical, psychological and mental abilities are the main
focuses of the organization.
Introduction of the Protection Home
With the aim of meeting the challenges Ideal Women Skill Development
Multipurpose Center (IWSDMC), a Besishahar, Lamjung based NGO has taken
initiative to rehabilitate children under the age of five by establishing
"Protection Home for Conflict Afflicted and Helpless Children." The Home
provides shelter for the children who have lost either single or both
parents, and have no means of earning livelihood. They are currently
provided pre-primary education in nearby private school. Two full time lady
employees provide daily care for the children. The plan is to provide these
children up to SLC level education and/or skill training to help them stand
on their own feet.
We have been
providing partial financial support to 95 such conflict hit and helpless
children for the purpose of books, school fees and school dress in the year
2005. There are more children in Lamjung who need such support. Because of
our financial constraint, lack of sources and space at Home, the
organization is unable to provide all of them the shelter they rightfully.
Right now we are protecting 15 children in our custodial, in addition to 95
who are getting scholarship. To continue the support, we offer all national
and international people and organization to help in this work. At the first
effort, we brought 10 children under the age of five, who had lost either
both or one parent in institution. Two more children joined the group
immediately. Now we are protecting 15 children. Three volunteers including
two women have been taking care of the children in managing the Home. A
nearby private school has provided free pre-primary education to the
children. The local hospital has provided free health service. The loss of
the parents has been from either side, the State Security Force or the
Maoists. The Home does not make any distinction between them and houses
children of all backgrounds-gender, caste, ethnic, occupation or politics of
their parents. Demands are coming to the home from all the parts of nation.
The Home is now looking for support to extend the services to more children.
The one year of experience indicates that the program, in the context of
Nepal today, has been highly desirable, realistically achievable,
sustainable and equitable. As the Home keeps the children of all backgrounds
with homely environment, their living and growing together under careful and
kind guidance, provides a way for reconciliation of the impact of the
present political conflict
The major task which
are operating now through the protection home.
We have divided 3 categories to identify and analysis the real conflict hit,
disable, helpless and talent children through the help of Local Mothers
groups of each community of their VDC , Village Development committee (VDC)
and Local Administration and by which support would be more effective.
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We are
providing partial financial support to conflict hit, disable,
helpless and talent children for their basic needs- food, clothes,
skill, education, health and entertainment, who are currently in their
own home or their relative's home. |
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We are
committed to support the rightful conflict hit, disable, helpless and
talent children for their basic needs- food, cloth, skill, education,
health and entertainment by joining the hands with local Mothers group
through community base so that they can be rehabilitated as far as
possible locally. |
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We are
protecting rightful children in our custodial, who don't have anything
or their own parents by providing them food, shelter, education, skill,
health and entertainment. |
Protection Home provides following facilities to protected children besides
food and shelter
1. Library Facility - Books, Newspapers, Magazines etc.
2. Games - Indoor-outdoor games
3. Music
4. Arts
Management Committee
To run the Home efficiently, a management committee under the chairmanship
of former Parliamentarian LekhNath Adhikari and five other sub-committees
have been formed. All the members of the management committee have many
years of experience in the field of social service, education, government
office, NGOs, INGOs, etc.
Activities of an Organizer
Among other, the following are the activities implemented by the Center.
a. Adult Literacy
b. Legal Literacy
c. Reproductive health services
d. Kitchen garden
e. Skill training
f. Sanitation programmes
g. Environment and natural resource conservation
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