empowerment

How does empowerment happen?

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What is empowerment? What are processes underpinning it ? What does empowerment really mean? Can be facilitated by outsiders? A conceptualization that looks at a) self awareness and b) self actualization.

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EMPOWERMENT? IT IS ALL ABOUT GETTING "ELEVATED"

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Today is the International Day of Persons living with disabilities. Admitting and recognizing that we are all vulnerable is key to reach, elevation, the real status of human empowerment.

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF GIRL CHILD OBSERVED

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The international Day of Girl is an important celebration but one commemoration day is not enough. We need to link these kind of events with long term advocacy initiatives at national and local level. Think of a national GIRL Coalition that brings together multiple actors like NGOs, INGOs and Donors. Think of mainstreaming girl related issues at local level in the existing forums.

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 2015

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This year theme is Civic Engagement. Civic engagement should not be thought just in terms of democracy promotion and youth involvement in politics but in terms of tangible way to empower the nation.Some practical ideas on how to harness the power of youth.

International Day of Persons with Disability. A call for empowerment

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“I am a different human, I have a not fallen from the moon either, although I cannot see, this is not my sickness… I view my disability not as a problem but as property”.

Democracy and Development: when freedom counts most ( Part II)

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What comes first, democracy or development? Is one indispensible to the other? It is hard to say as democracy’s dividends take long to bear fruits in the forms of tangible improvements in the lives of the citizens. Oftentimes democracy brings instability and chaos. But within this dichotomy, there is one element, freedom that is indisputably a key to endow the citizenry with dignity, self respect

Welcome to the Blind Rocks Youth Club

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And today, 28th of June at the Hallo of Thames College, Old Baneshor, another memorable  event got added in our list as we successfully inaugurated our 'Blind Rocks Youth Club' under the chairmanship of our chief guest 'Madan Krishna Shrestha' and other honourable dignitaries.Major attraction of the program,Blind Race was itself a demo of inclusion,trust and co operation.We hope motivational seminar by respectable mentor Raman Nepali proved real useful to all the participants.

Overcoming Barriers: Using ordinary solutions to reach extraordinary ends

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Change is possible.If all united, disabilities can be overcome in a better and more equal society. Everybody has a role to play.

A Nepali Mother Journey with a child with Down Syndrome

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Proud sister,Anouska who is 5 with her 4 months old brother,Kaiden who has Down Syndrome.
This is a Nepali mother journey 6 months later after having a son with Down Syndrome and how it has changed their life for the good.As shocking it may be, it came as acceptance at last.They have learnt to enjoy life as it is and appreciate what God has created for them.

Women's Participation: Will the Rhetoric Become a Reality by Cath Nixon, VSO Health Volunteer

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The 2007 Interim Constitution brought about hope for women in Nepal. Today, in light of the elections for a new Constitutional Assembly we can look forward to what hope the future holds.