Youth Interaction: Hong Kong Red Cross and Paschim Paaila Youth Volunteers

-Ms. Anita Bhuju, Network Coordinator, Paschim Paaila

Paschim Paaila (PP) in collaboration with ENPHO and in support of Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC) organized two day youth interaction program organizing WASH program at Shree Dedhethumka Higher Secondary School, Interaction program at ENPHO hall and team building activities among volunteers of HKRC and Paschim Paaila on 17 and 18 July, 2019. In two day program, a WASH program was organized at Shree Dedhethumka Higher Secondary School, Kuntabesi, Kavre. On first day of program, HKRC volunteers, PP volunteers and school students were engaged in wall painting delivering messages on water purification methods at household level and handwashing steps and bio-sand filter installation. Also, Paschim Paaila team facilitated school students and HKRC team for training on making of homemade sanitary pad. On first half of July 18, 2019, HKRC team facilitated to aware school children on WASH including WASH behavior of students and difference of the daily process of HKRC team and school children, water filtration process and process of handwashing through innovative games. More than 500 students and teachers will be benefitted with installation of bio-sand filter and wall painting whereas 20 students are directly benefitted participating on awareness program and making of homemade sanitary pad.
Similarly, an interaction program was held among the youth volunteers of Paschim Paaila team and HKRC team at ENPHO Hall on second half of July 18, 2019. In the half day program, a volunteer from Paschim Paaila and a volunteer from HKRC was paired for introduction session which was followed by presentation on brief introduction of ENPHO by Ms. Sabuna Gamal, Assistant WASH Training Officer at Training Centre of ENPHO and of Paschim Paaila by Ms. Anita Bhuju,  Network Coordinator of Paschim Paaila. Similarly, Ms. Jasmine from Hong Kong Red Cross presented about Hong Kong Red Cross and International Humanitarian Service Leadership Program (ISLP) of HKRC. Ms. Stephanie and Ms. Grace, Youth Volunteers of HKRC shared experience of Nepal Service visit and Ms. Cherry Chau, Staff Officer of HKRC, expressed gratitude to ENPHO and Paschim Paaila team and said to look forward for future collaboration with ENPHO and Paschim Paaila team. Mr. Buddha Bajracharya, President of Paschim Paaila provided token of love to Ms. Cherry Chau on behalf of PP and HKRC team gifted souvenir to PP team. The program ended sharing messages among participants as interaction activity. Altogether, 15 PP team and 13 HKRC team participated in the program. Under the International Humanitarian Service Leadership Program of Hong Kong Red Cross, 12 HKRC youth volunteers visited Nepal as “Nepani” (Nepal + Pani) program.