10th Annual Sharing Program of Paschim Paaila

Edited by: Ms. Anita Bhuju, Network Coordinator, Paschim Paaila
-Ms. Puja Bisunke, Member, PP batch II

Paschim Paaila organized 10^th Annual Sharing Program on 19 October, 2019 at Bhaktapur Hospital, Dudhpati, Bhaktapur. The program was organized to celebrate the success of completion of 10 years of its service in the sector of WASH, emergency and environmental health and to share progress of Paschim Paaila of FY 2018/19 in presence of guests and paaila members.

The program commenced in chairmanship of Mr. Roshan Chaulagain, Treasurer. Mr. Bhushan Tuladhar, Chairperson of ENPHO and Environmentalist was Chief Guest, Mr. Rajendra Shrestha, Program Director of ENPHO was Special Guest and Mr. Manjeet Dhakal, Climate Analyst and, Mr. Phurba Sanhe Moktan, Immediate Past President of Paschim Paaila were Guests in the program. Chief Guest, Special Guest and Chairperson of the program, poured vermi-compost in flower pot to inaugurated the program. Vermi-compost used in the program was obtained from the vermi-composting practitioner of Vermi venture project. Ms. Anita Bhuju, Network Coordinator/Member Secretary of Paschim Paaila, shared the progress on activities and financial updates of FY 2018/19 of Paschim Paaila. Along with the progress sharing, Paschim Paaila team also presented milestones of 10 years’. In the program, Chief Guest, Special Guest, Guest and initiator paaila gave valuable remarks and wishes to Paschim Paaila.

Chief Guest, Special Guest, Guests and Chairperson of the program inaugurated “Journey of 10 YEARS’ of Paschim Paaila”, a document with compilation of 10 years’ activities, achievements and milestone of Paschim Paaila.

During the program, PP batch members were introduced among guests and participants of the program. PP batch is also one of the new initiative of Paschim Paaila to provide volunteering platform with certification to enthusiastic youths with 5 members in each batch.

Every year Paschim Paaila has been acknowledging the effort of volunteerism and dedication with the title “Paaila of the Year” award. Ms. Deepkala Rai, batch member of first PP batch of Paschim Paaila, was awarded as “Paaila of the Year 2018/19 Award”.

Paschim Paaila has also been providing fund as “Paaila Idea Fund” to encourage youths of Nepal for the creative ideas into action in WASH, SDG and Emergency intervention initiatives. This year the support fund amount for Paaila Idea Fund is Rs. 10,000 with contribution of Rs. 5000 from Guest of the program, Mr. Manjeet Dhakal as appreciation to the continuation of the concept.

‘Paaila means footsteps and in these 10 years Paschim Paaila have left good footsteps. This is the time when we have the highest population of youths (active population/ highest energy)- The Golden generation and Only youths can bring change. So, we should use the new means of technology to reach new youths addressing new issues’- Mr. Bhushan Tuladhar.

Suggestions of All the Guests:

With the changing time, our environment is changing and the issues to be focused are also changing. So, should focus on the changing environment and plan accordingly addressing the new issues.