Published by: Mandira
Published date: 16 Jan 2022
Several governmental and non-governmental organizations are involved in social reformation activities. Youth clubs, women groups, mothers' group etc are working at local level. Many individuals are also contributing. Various bodies of VDC and municipalities have their own programs. It is everyone's responsibility to cooperate with them. The following table shows the main non-governmental or organizations working locally in Rasuwa district.
Social organizations working in Rasuwa district along with their activities
| S.N. | Name | Activities |
| 1. | Paldopik Youth Club | Conserving Buddhism and environment |
| 2. | Manekor Society Nepal | Conserving things of social, education and historical importance |
| 3. | Lali Gurans Group | Running programmes for community development |
| 4. | Uttargaya women's Group | Helping women to get organized and make savings |
| 5. | Janajagaran Manch | Encouraging savings and co-ordinate with the concerned bodies |
| 6. | Lahare Pauwa Buffer Zone Committee | Running programmes of public awareness and environmental conservation |
| 7. | Kalika Youth Group | Running program of urban cleanliness and conservation of cultural heritages |
| 8. | Long Foundation Nepal | Running programmes of education, economic and physical development |
| 9. | Small Enterprise Organization | Giving training on short-term skill and employment generation |
| 10. | Canvas | Given training to journalists and exploring and working towards exploration and conservation of historical and cultural aspects |
Read these reports:
| 1. Lila Paudyal, Manager of Annapurna Women's Community Organizations in Jutpani, Chitwan says: "We women have become the police in this village as far as card-playing is concerned. We have been very active in wiping out gambling from the village. The children used to spend money given to them by their parents for some family expenses in the gambling dens, often lose and not come home.
The women in our group started visiting these dens and starting tearing the playing cards. We urged the Ward Chairman and the police to intervene. In the beginning, the men tried to cover up and make us seem unnecessarily meddlesome. Ultimately, the authorities saw that we had been right and clamped down on the offenders. The police thanked us for our campaign." 2. The women in Benimanipur VDC, Nawalparasi, have achieved a lot of success in battling and gambling from their village. The men are forced to hide when they pick up the bottle or the pouch, officials in the VDC say. The women of Shanti Samuha even posted notices all over the VDC urging people to help in their advocacy against alcoholism and gambling. Below is what one of the members, wives of a reformed alcoholic has to say of her 'reformed' husband. "....Now he's a totally different person. It must have been the social pressure...it must have been the awareness messages that we got through the programme. My husband has changed! Thank You VDP!" |
| Internally displaced Dalits rehabilitated in Baglung district
Dalits who were displaced out of Bungadobhan Syaula village of Baglung due to political reasons and living in the district headquarters have been rehabilitated with the joint efforts made by Jagaran Media Center, Federation of Nepalese Journalists and collective Campaign for peace. With their property formerly confiscated back, 50 dalit families are now leading a normal life in areas in which they have struck their roots for generations. |
Role of mothers' groups in social reformations
'Aama Samuha' ('Mother Groups') are gaining popularity in the field of social reformations and community in the western Nepal about 2 decades ago. Comprised of adult women these groups perform a wide range of functions such as general community welfare, health education and support, income-generation, money-raising etc. Many donor agencies are eager to distribute their aid through these groups.
Role of National Organizations for Social Reforms
Hundreds of Nepali organizations both governmental and nongovernmental are working in the field of social reformations. The following table shows some of those NGO's along their respective activities.
| S.N. | Name | Activities | |
| 1. | Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Centre (CWIN) | Working for the conservation of child rights and fighting against child labour exploitation. | |
| 2. | Informal Sector service (INSEC) | Protecting and promoting human rights. | |
| 3. | Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) | Helping environmental protection and development. | |
| 4. | Maiti Nepal | Working against girl trafficking and women exploitation and helping victims in their rehabilitation. | |
| 5. | Lutheran World Federation Nepal (LWF Nepal) | Working to empower the poor and disadvantaged groups and helping the Bhutanese and Tibetan refugees | |
| 6. | Centre for victims of Torture Nepal (CVICT) | Working to rehabilitate victims of torture and trauma, and to advocate for the prevention of human rights violations and abuses | |
| 7. | Backward Society Education (BASE) | Creating an explosion free society through awareness raising and skill development in rural areas. | |
| 8.. | Communication Corner | Providing technical knowledge, research, services, radio programme production training and media consultancy. | |
| 9. | Gurkha Army Ex-Servicemen Organization (GAESO) | Working for the welfare of the ex-Gurkha British servicemen. | |
| 10. | Eco-himal | Helping to raise the living standard of people living in Himalayan region. | |
| 11. | Sancharika Samuha (SAS) | Developing gender sensitive media. | |
| 12. | National Labour Academy (NLA) | Promoting the welfare of the laborers | |
| 13. | Himalayan Project | Working towards promoting education and culture in remote areas. | |
| 14. | Health Net Nepal | Serving the Nepalese health community by providing affordable Internet service, access to health information, and technical support for several regional information-sharing initiatives. | |
| 15. | DidiBahini (Gender equality in Nepal) | Working towards achieving equal involvement of men and women in all development activities. |