VOL. 11 ISSUE 3 JULY - SEPTEMBER 2020

LOO NIVA CHILD CONCERN GROUP

Quarterly Loo Niva E-Newsletter

AISP EVENTS Courtyard Classes (Pidhi Kakshya) Conducted

Loo Niva has conducted 25 Pidhi Kakshya Objective at Lalitpur District. Loo Niva has conducted advocacy meetings, awareness raising To promote information sharing program and relief support in vulnerable on local education plan and policies of their own rural areas and facilitated. Have a look at the municipality, enhance actions of Loo Niva.. community parents' capacity on through improving awareness, prevention and sensitization of The program was designed after consulting with the local COVID-19 and aware on stakeholders. They were very much happy to get the parenting care during COVID-19. proper information on state facilities & awareness on COVID-19. The program has reached to 304 parents where 160 were male and 144 were female. The program was facilitated by local youth social leaders, Loo Niva July 2020 volunteers in support of Loo Niva Social Mobilization Officers. The program was conducted by maintaining social distance and all the participants were provided Bagmati and Mahankal Rural mask, hand sanitizer and soap. Municipality, Lalitpur "I was really surprised when I came to know about the education budget which released from local government. The budget aimed to uplift the education status of marginalized community. I was totally unknown on this kind of system. So, we do not ask for any kinds of educational services from our local government. But 160 Male after participating this program I came to know about the education budget and facilities which can be received from local government. I also came to know about the positive parenting especially during this pandemic situation due to COVID-19. This program helped me to open my eyes. I would surely share all the information what I received from parents to all my friends. Many thanks to Loo Niva for organizing such a needy program in our community." – Mr. Megh Bahadur Baram, participants of Gimdi. 144 Female Supported for Internet Connection in Public Schools.

The government has proposed online teaching-learning, but a majority of the schools and students in the country do not have internet and less computers. Loo Niva has supported to install the internet access in 2 public schools of Ashrang, Lalitpur in the month Objective of August 2020. To supported for Internet Loo Niva has allocated the budgets for match fund to project Connection in Public Schools. schools in this year 2020. Loo Niva supported to the Bidhyadiswori Secondary School and Balmanorama Basic schools of Ashrang through this match fund support program. Schools are very much happy to get this support. The schools are planning to give the computer education to their students. They have also plan to conduct the computer education program and e-library in their school as well. August 2020

Ashrang, Lalitpur

Bidhyadiswori and Balmanorama schools of Ashrang

LOO NIVA E-NEWSLETTER | PAGE 2 Child Club Activities

Objective

To encourage the children to give continuity their education and also motivate to work creatively in this period.

Child Clubs of Gimdi and Ashrang wards of Bagmati Rural Municipality have continued their activities during the pandemic situation due to COVID-19. They have organized 6 drawing and 2 poem competition in the month of August 2020. Children are very August 2020 much excited to have opportunity to participate in the program. Social Mobilization Officers of Loo Niva have technically supported to conduct the child club activities in Gimdi and Ashrang wards. The Gimdi and Ashrang wards of programs were conducted in the courtyards of community and Bagmati Rural Municipality conducted in cluster wise. Most of the children felt amazing to have that kind of event in their courtyard during COVID-19 period. Loo & Niva has provided the gifts to the best performers in the event as Ajaymeru Rural Municipalities well. of Dadeldhura district

Social Mobilization Officers of Loo Niva have technically supported to conduct the child club activities in Gimdi and Ashrang wards. The programs were conducted in the courtyards of community and conducted in cluster wise. Most of the children felt amazing to have 120 participants that kind of event in their courtyard during COVID-19 period.

Similarly, Loo Niva has supported to conduct the child club activities in Ajaymeru Rural Municipalities of Dadeldhura district as well. Community child club of Ajaymeru has conducted five different event during this pandemic situation. They focused their activities on extracurricular activities like drawing competition, essay competition, poem recitation. All the children felt very happy from the activities organized in their community. All the events were conducted by maintaining social distance and providing face mask and sanitizer to all the participants. There were altogether 120 participants in the program. The program could give refreshness to the children during this pandemic situation and also encouraged and motivated them to give continue their study and work even in this pandemic situation.

LOO NIVA E-NEWSLETTER | PAGE 3 Child Club Awareness

Objective To share the tool and technique on positive behaviors, state facilities in education in and the process of claiming, promote inclusiveness in school activities.

Loo Niva has conducted 27 courtyard classes to the children during the month of August at Lalitpur District. The program has provided the awareness on the COVID-19 and its steps for precaution. August 2020 The program has reached to 361children where 176 were male and 185 were female. The program was facilitated by the child club graduates students and technically supported by Loo Niva Social Mobilization Officers. The program was conducted by maintaining social distance and all the participants were provided mask, hand sanitizer and soap. Bagmati and Mahankal Rural Municipality of Lalitpur District

Children were aware on the COVID-19 and tips for having precaution. Children also got the ideas on the technics for giving continuity their study even in this pandemic situation.

176 Male

185 Female

LOO NIVA E-NEWSLETTER | PAGE 4 Capacity Development on Thinking Process

Loo Niva staffs were provided skills on positive thinking process through capacity building program on 17 September 2020. The program was on timely designed and delivered which aimed to encourage the staffs in work with full positive energy in this Objective pandemic situation due to COVID-19.promote inclusiveness in To encourage the staffs in work school activities. The COVID crisis affecting the world today requires a level of with full positive energy in this response that goes beyond the capacity of any country. Every crisis pandemic situation due to COVID- brings both positive and negative impacts. But the positivity is only 19.promote inclusiveness in one which can bring the hopes from negativity. How we adapt is school activities. depend on how we think. Our think controls the behavior of human being. So, we must think right in right place with right manner. This program was aimed to increase the capacity and skills of Loo Niva staffs on the process of perceiving things and develop them into thinking process. The program was well facilitated by youth motivational speaker Mr. Hira Lal Khadgi. Staffs of Dadeldhura field office and south Lalitpur joined in the program through ZOOM apps. 17 September 2020

Via ZOOM app

Facilitated by: Mr. Hira Lal Khadgi Motivational Speaker

LOO NIVA E-NEWSLETTER | PAGE 5 ESP event Education Support Program

Objective To help the staffs' encouragement and back in work with full positive energy in this pandemic situation Loo Niva distributed education materials to the sponsored students with due to COVID-19.promote the aim of helping them to study from their home in this pandemic inclusiveness in school activities. situation. The education material distribution program was conducted in different clusters - The first program was conducted in in August 7, 2020 and second program conducted at on 13 August 2020. Loo Niva also collected the information on present situation of all sponsored students and collected the greeting letter which will send to their respective sponsors of Finland. 90 (Male - 41. Female - 49) 32 parents First Program (male-13 and female-19), 7 teachers (7male) and 27 students (12 male and 15 female) and other were Loo Niva staffs and volunteers participated in August 7, 2020 the program. Loo Niva has conducted the parent's interaction meeting on stress management and parenteral care during COVID-19 in the same time. Dukuchhap, Lalitpur Parents accrued the information about well parenting care and importance that is needed for overcome stress and confusion of the children and cover the school lessons somehow in this pandemic situation. It has provided toll free number 1133, 100,104 and Second Program 1098 for emergency psychosocial support. In this present situation, children are not going to school; they are forced to August 13, 2020 stay at home. I have always been worried about my child's education and their future. I used to scold them for not giving time for their study. Only engaging in mobile and concentrating on other things. Sometimes my children get angry with me for telling them to focus on their study rather than playing and doing other things. During this time they used to support me Khokana, Lalitpur with the housework and in a field they really enjoy and they loved to engage in different house works and field works more than reading the books. But I got worried and used to scold them not concentrating on their study. But When I participated in the awareness program conducted by Loo Niva I was compelled to think about what I am doing it is right?. I came to know reading books is not enough but also practical knowledge is more important than theoretical knowledge. My children were also gaining practical knowledge through household chores. I realized that I have been doing wrong and abusing them without any reason. They are learning not only from books but also getting practical knowledge and the house is the best place of learning. Today's program I learned how to understand, deals, and take care of the children during this situation. I would like to thank Loo Niva for providing such an awareness program which is much needed in this situation for us. For surely I will apply what I have learned from the program and definitely will apply in my home too. - Dil Bahadur Tamang, a parent of Dukuchhap ward of Godawari Municipality, Lalitpur.

LOO NIVA E-NEWSLETTER | PAGE 6 Be the Change, Dream Big, Act Wise’ Webinar with Youth Students of Education Sponsorship Program.

Objective

To uplift their career during pandemic situation due to COVID-19.

On September 18th Loo Niva organized a webinar on the very timely topic - Be the Change, Dream Big and Act wise to uplifted their career during this pandemic situation due to COVID-19. Over 18 September 2020 40 active students participated in the program and contributed to discussion program. The program was conducted virtually via ZOOM apps. The program was facilitated by youth motivator/ mentor and photographer Mr. Hira Lal Khadgi.

The Program was moderated by Ms. Sabina Bhandari, Program Via ZOOM app officer of Loo Niva. Mr. Krishna Govinda Maharjan shed lighted on the objectives of the program and also welcomed to all the participants in the program. Mr. Khadgi ran the whole sessions of capacity building with interactive way. He used group discussion method where all the participants shared their thoughts how they are feeling in this particular situation and also share their experience during the program. 40 Participants All the participants obtained skills on technics of goal setting in individual life. They were able to do self-realization, skills to identify their potentialities which are necessary for uplifting their career. All the participants got knowledge on the process of making career planning through this program. Facilitated by: Mr. Hira Lal Khadgi Motivational Speaker

LOO NIVA E-NEWSLETTER | PAGE 7 SEEN Activities Match Fund Support Loo Niva has supported to conduct Local Government Education Program of Ganyapdhura Rural Municipality (RM), Dadeldhura. The Objective meeting has been held with the presence of Head Teacher, Village Share alternative learning education committee (VEC) members & elected representatives to process which needs to use discuss & share about formulated education policy as well as during COVID-19 pandemic discussion about alternative learning process which needs to use situation. during COVID-19 pandemic situation. The event has been conducted on 20 September 2020 in meeting hall of Ganyapdhura RM. There were 37 male and 5 female, in altogether 42 participants 20 September 2020 were participated in meeting. The major achievements of the program were well informed and discussion on the present education status of Ganyapdhura RM and well informed on budget Via ZOOM app and planned programs of F/Y 2077-2078 BS, well discussion on formulation of education policy and collect the views from all participants. Finally made action to provide printed education policy to all stakeholders for effective implementation of education 37 Male 5 Female policy started alternative learning process for student as per the guideline.

Youth Champions Meeting

31 July 2020

7 Male

Youth champions – a fresh way of engaging youth people as central actors in the development of education – architects of the education of their own community and society in general. Youth people who believe in and work towards a vision of a society where all children 5 Male were empowered through quality education to realize their full potential and contribute to transforming societies where right to education with inclusive becomes a reality. Loo Niva has developed this idea and has been regularly motivating and encouraging them for organizing different event in community. Recently, it has conducted meeting with youth champions. The meeting was conducted on 31 July 2020.There were altogether 12 members participated in the meeting. There were 7 males and 5 females participated and discussed on current education issues in their respective communities. All the champions made work plan on in the meeting.

LOO NIVA E-NEWSLETTER | PAGE 8 Awareness Program for Parents Objective To aware the parents on the Corona Virus and its effect, parenting care and role to continue their children's education in pandemic situation.

171 Male

Dadeldhura, Loo Niva has conducted the awareness classes for parents during this pandemic period in the communities. The program has focused to aware the parents on the Corona Virus and its effect, parenting care and role to continue their children's 288 Female education in this pandemic situation. Altogether 20 events have been completed out of them 10 events in Ajayameru and 10 events in Ganyapdhura RM. There were altogether 405 parents participated, among them 171 male and 228 female. The education champions facilitated the programs.

District Level Education Network Reformation Objective Loo Niva has supported to conduct district level education network reformation with coordinating Education Development and To reform the district level Coordination Unit of Dadeldhura district. The meeting has benn education network, share the conducted on 4 August 2020. Education network is the loose forum role and responsibility of social organizations working in the education field in Dadeldhura of the education networks, district. Altogether there were 20 participants in the meeting among discuss the alternative method them 18 were male and 2 were female. The main objectives of the to continue the children's study meeting was to reform the district level education network, share the role and responsibility of the education networks, discuss the in pandemic situation alternative method to continue the children's study in this pandemic and share the educational issue situation and share the educational issue and its current status of and its current status of district district with all the members. with all the members.

The meeting has succeed to reform the network and also planned to work in the field according to the present situation in the district. 4 August 2020

Dadeldhura District 2 Female 18 Male

LOO NIVA E-NEWSLETTER | PAGE 9 District Level Education Watch Group Reformation

Loo Niva has reformed district level Education Watch Group on 11th August in the presence of the social organization which works in 11th August 2020 education in Dadeldhura district. There were altogether 16 participants in the meeting, among them 11 were male and 5 were female. In the meeting, there were representation from journalism and NGOs working in education sector. Dadeldhura District

The meeting has succeed to get the new committee members with the leadership of female coordinator Mrs. Padma Gurung in 5 Female Dadeldhura district. It has also made new an action plan for the rest 11 Male of the months of this year 2020 and also for next year 2021.

Teaching Tool Kit Distribution Objective

To build the child friendly classroom with having tool kits for learning.

August 2020

Loo Niva has supported teaching education tool kits for 9 public Ajayameru & Ganyapdhura schools of Ajayameru and 7 schools of Ganyapdhura rural Rural Municipality, municipality of Dadeldhura district in the month of August 2020. Dadeldhura District Now, in total 32 schools has been supported by Loo Niva. The education tool kits included all the child friendly teaching materials.

The main objective of the program was to build the child friendly classroom with having tool kits for learning. Teachers and students are happy to get the education tool kits in their school. Schools are hopping that it will create the learning environment at school and also increase the attendance rate of the students and uplift their learning skill.

LOO NIVA E-NEWSLETTER | PAGE 10 District level Education Watch Group Meeting

Loo Niva has supported to conduct meeting of district Education Watch Group dated on 15 September 2020. Altogether 10 people 15 September 2020 participated in the program, among them 6 were male and 4 were female. The meeting has successfully discussed on the present education status of district and alternative method of teaching learning process. The main agendas of the meeting was to discuss in possibilities on the practical implementation of alternative 6 Male 4 Female learning guideline of 2077 prepared by Nepal Government & meeting with radio and Rural Municipality to discussion and review on the Radio classes. The meeting has succeed to make action plan for further steps.

Joint Advocacy Mass Event

Loo Niva supported to conduct the joint advocacy campaign on Objective spreading the safety measures and precaution from COVID-19 in Dadeldhura district. The event was initiated by NGO federation of To spread the safety measures Dadeldhura district and Nepal Police Dadeldhura Chapter. Loo Niva and precaution from COVID-19 has supported Nrs.5000 to the program. The event was conducted in Dadeldhura district on the occasion of world service day and conducted for 7 days started from 24 September and ended on 28 September 2020.

24 -28 September 2020

Dadeldhura District

LOO NIVA E-NEWSLETTER | PAGE 11 Policy Dialogue on the Draft Education Policy of

Loo Niva has supported technically and financially to the Education Watch Group to conduct the Policy Dialogue on the Draft Education Policy of Bagmati Province. The program was conducted on 3 September 2020 through virtually. The main objectives of the 3 September 2020 program were to present the policy provisions of the draft education policy of Bagmati Province among stakeholders, discuss and critical observations over draft policy and compile all the observations, feedback and suggestions and submit to Bagmati province Objective government.

In the program Mr. Mr. Dipendra Subedi, undersecretary of Social To present the policy provisions Development Ministry,Bagmati Province presented the precise of the draft education policy of presentation about the draft education policy of Bagmati Province Bagmati Province among in the program and Mr. Shyam Shrestha, Former Parliamentarian stakeholders, discuss and and Member of High Level Education Commission gave his critical observations over draft presentation on the version of civil society in the draft education policy and compile all the policy of Bagmati Province. Gangalal Tuladhar (Ph.D), Former observations, feedback and Minister, Ministry of Education, Prof. Mana Prasad Wagle (Ph.D), Senior Educationist and Meenakshi Dahal (Ph.D), ECD Expert were suggestions and submit to the commentators of the program. They have put the valuable and Bagmati province government. constructive suggestion and recommendation in program.

The participation of senior educationists,civil society leaders, media Solidarity partners person, child rights experts and representatives of development partners to discuss over the proposed draft has helped to enrich the AATWIN , CINET, CZOP, HRTMCC, policy. The comments from the commentators and other NCFLG, NCGR, Men engage alliance, NCPA, OP3CRC, Inclusive Education participants has helped to identify the existing flaws in the policy. Forum, Consortium, NAOSC, The program was initiated by Education Watch Group where 82 NACRO, SPCSN, DUCOM. participants from different sectors participated in the program. All collected recommendations are handover to the Social Development Ministry of Bagmati Province. Collaborating Partners

Child Nepal, Patan CBR, Yuwalaya, Ashman Nepal, JCYCN and Loo Niva.

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