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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 Nepal 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 Dukuchhap in August 7, 2020 and second program conducted at Khokana 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.