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Tuesday, May 14, 2019

WASH FORUM Reloaded on “Exchanging waste to money: Opportunities and Challenges”

Paschim Paaila and Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO) jointly organized the very first series of WASH FORUM Reloaded (WFR) on 12 May, 2019 at Pasa Yard, Chakupat, Lalitpur. The main objective of the WASH FORUM Reloaded was to provide the platform for interactions, knowledge sharing and idea generation on different environment and health issues on WASH through entrepreneurship in WASH.

Ms. Urmila Lama, Executive member of Paschim Paaila, welcome all participants in the program with a welcome speech. The very first series of WASH FORUM Reloaded was organized on topic “Exchanging waste to money: Opportunities and Challenges” under the theme “Solid Waste Management” to share about techniques and technologies used by doko recyclers for recyclable solid waste management business and to highlight possible opportunities for youths in entrepreneurship of solid waste management.

Ms. Brinda Dewan, Urban Waste Manager from Doko Recyclers as the speaker of the program highlighted motivation for start-up business on recyclable solid waste management and associated issues and challenges faced in the business of recyclable solid waste management. Ms. Dewan also drew focus of participants towards lack of recycling factories for waste products such as glass, motherboard and bulbs as possible opportunity for willing to work in the sector of recyclable solid waste management business. During the program, the opportunity for youth was focused on advocacy for appropriate policy for solid waste management business and up cycling of waste to valuable products as small scale start up business.

WASH FORUM Reloaded was brought as version 60.1 of WASH FORUM. WASH FORUM was a monthly interaction forum for knowledge sharing and advocacy regarding water, sanitation and hygiene and disasters/epidemics as social issues, not merely health or, environment issues since April, 2010 in a topic on concerned issues of the time.  With new approach to WASH FORUM, WASH FORUM reloaded will be organized based on the broader theme for 3 to 4 series in specific topic fitting in the theme.

Also during the program, the winners of Facebook Photo Competition organized on the occasion of World Water Water Day 2019 on theme “Leaving No One Behind: Faecal Sludge Management for Safe Water” were appreciated with the certificate and gifts by Ms. Kamala K.C., initiator of Paschim Paaila. Mr. Buddha Bajracharya, President of Paschim Paaila briefed about WASH FORUM, concept of WASH FORUM Reloaded and thanked the participants.

Altogether, 35 youths, WASH volunteers and WASH practitioners attended the program with interactive session. Ms. Anita Bhuju, Network Coordinator of Paschim Paaila facilitated the overall program.

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