Yuwalaya elects new executive committee

KATHMANDU: Yuwalaya, a youth-led non-government organisation, on Saturday, February 27, elected its new executive committee for next two years.

The second general convention of the organisation held in Lalitpur today elected the nine-member team led by Sanjog Thakuri as its President.

Post-quake joint youth initiative approaches its end

The Youth Leads in Emergency project being run by UNFPA, Restless Development, Y-PEER, Yuwalaya, and Yuwa is soon to conclude in this December.  

In this project, a group of 35 peer educators have been orientated to work with youth in the communities on different issues and conduct awareness programs at post-earthquake camps, schools and clubs of the Kathmandu Valley.

Yuwalaya celebrates the 26th International Children's Day

Many organizations celebrated the 26th International Children's Day all around the world on 20^th November, 2015. Yuwalaya in coordination with the District Child Club Network (Lalitpur), Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City and other local stakeholders organized a program at Mangalbazaar, Patan.

आँटिलो बन्नुपर्ने रहेछ

लक्ष्मी भारती

जाडो महिनाको समयमा दिन छोटो, रात लामो हुन्छ । बेलुकी ६ नबज्दै झमक्क अध्यारो भइसक्छ ।

एउटा त्यस्तै दिनमा बेलुकी ६ बजेतिर म अफिसबाट घर फर्किदै थिएँ । सधैझैँ मेरो घर जाने बाटोमा केटाहरूको एक समूह बसिरहेको थियो । उनीहरू मलाई सधैँ जिस्काउँथे, तर म कहिल्यै पनि वास्ता गर्दैनथेँ । आफ्नै सुरमा हिँडिरहन्थेँ ।

तर त्यो दिन एक्कासी तिनीहरूले म हिँड्ने बाटो छेके । मैले वरिपरि हेरेँ, म एक्लै थिएँ । त्यसैले म डराएँ । म अर्कै बाटोबाट जान खोजेँ, तर तिनीहरूले फेरि छेके । त्यत्तिकैमा एक जना केटाले मलाई हेर्दै भन्यो, “बहिनी, तिमीलाई यो राजेश भन्ने केटाले मन पराउँछ  । तिमी उसलाई मन पराउँछौ कि मन पराउँदैनौ भन त ?”

उसले त्यति के भनेको थियो, सब केटाहरु गलल हाँस्न थाले । म केही बोल्न सकिनँ । अनुहार रातोपिरो भइसकेको थियो । तैपनि आँट गरेर त्यहाँबाट हिँड्न खोजेँ र सफल पनि भएँ ।

घरमा गएर दुःखी हुँदै सोचेँ, “मैले लिएको र दिएको बाल यौन दुव्र्यवहार भन्ने विषयको तालिममा, आफूलाई मन नपर्ने व्यवहार कसैले गर्दै छ भने त्यतिखेर नै उक्त व्यक्तिलाई आफूलाई त्यस्तो व्यवहार गरेको मन पर्दैन भनेर भन्नुपर्छ भन्ने कुरा सिकेको र सिकाएको थिएँ । तर आज त्यो कुरा आफ्नै जीवनमा लागू गर्न सकिनँ ।”

तर, अब भने त्यस्तो केही भइहाल्यो भने मसँग भएको सीप लागू गरेरै छाड्छु ।

भारती युवालयकी सदस्य हुनुहुन्छ । 

Why didn't I tease girls?

Sanjog Thakuri

In my teenage, I was called a jogi (a sadhu) by my male friends – for I abstained from smoking and drinking. Neither did I make any love proposal to any girl. Even, which was the most important for earning the jogi nickname, I did not tease any girl on streets and I did not write any girl's name on wall of my school's toilet!

Instead, I would help my mom and sister in domestic chores. The boys would tell me that I was girlish. While many of my men friends do not believe that I have never eve-teased, others find it shocking – As if I failed as a man for not involving in any of such activities, as if I could not showcase my masculinity.

But, it makes me sad that even those educated friends find me different for not teasing girls on streets. I feel like crying aloud to express pity over them. But, I do not cry – for I feel proud that I am working for gender equality. Those friends who tease me for not teasing girls, indeed, are reasons why I work for equality between men and women.

Yuwalaya organizes wall comics training for Saksham CC members

You must know that Yuwalaya has been running a child club for children with hearing disability. We have been organizing various activities at the club aiming at empowering them to use their rights.

Currently, members of the Saksham Child Club in Bhaktapur are receiving training on wall comics. The training has aimed to enable the members, who cannot speak or hear, to express themselves and voices for their rights with comic strips.

Men march in City to protest VAW

KATHMANDU: Expressing their commitment to work for reducing and ending violence against women, more than 200 men staged a rally in the Capital on Monday, March 23.

Jointly organised by more than 15 social and academic organisations, the 'Men's March: Men against Violence against Women and Girls' proceeded through various parts and corners of New Baneshwor, Old Baneshwor, Gaushala and Sinamangal area on Monday afternoon.

Yuwalaya condemns recent cases of violence against women and girl children

Yuwalaya's short movie against VAW (Watch video)

Hello all,
Like the previous year, the world is marking the 16-day Activism against Gender-based Violence, from November 25-Decelber 10, this year also. So is Yuwalaya.

Yuwalaya meets child club graduates to discuss 25 years of child rights

On this Friday, November 28, Yuwalaya organised an interaction with child club graduates on the occasion of completion of 25 years of adoption of the UN Convention on Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

As many as 30 child club graduate youths had recollected their child club experiences in relation to issues of child rights.

PHOTO BLOG: Yuwalaya begins club for hearing impaired kids

After months of homework and discussions, Yuwalaya has finally begun a child club for children with hearing disability.

The Saksham Child Club comprising of students from the Bhaktapur School for the Deaf was recently established. The club involves 20 children from the age 8 to 16. Currently, it is meeting every Friday for two hours.

Kalpana Dhimal is facilitating the activities.

Our Executive Member Bipana Dhimal who looks after the project has shared that the Club has already conducted following activities:

Yuwalaya's career orientation for +2 graduates successful

We are happy ! 

We successfully conducted career orientation for +2 graduates on Tuesday, September 23, 2014.

Altogether 29 adolescents gathered at Yuwalaya to get guidance and suggestions from experts of different field. The +2 graduates shared their curiosities with experts of media, social work, engineering, management, science and medicine on their hopes and expectations for further studies on Bachelors level.

Yuwalaya announces Career Orientation for +2 Graduates

Yuwalaya is proud to announce a Career Orientation program for +2 graduates. After successfully conducting two such programs for SLC graduates for last two years, we have realized that +2 graduates also seriously need information and guidance from professionals working in various disciplines.

At the program, resource persons will be invited from different professions related to different programs of education and they will talk of education needed for those professions, required qualities, career possibilities of particular Bachelor's degree programs, as well as potential challenges in respective fields. Their insight information will be useful for students, for they come from real life felt experiences.

Program details:

What: Career Orientation for +2 Graduates

When: 12-3 pm, Tuesday, 23 September, 2014

Where: Yuwalaya , Jwagal, Lalitpur

Who will attend: Students who have passed (are going to pass) +2 this year and are searching institutions for higher education

How many: 15-20

Why

The event will aim to:

·         deliver students ideas on what options are available for higher education after +2 in Nepal

·         show what educational programs of Bachelor's level leads to what profession

·         explain what students need to keep in mind while studying in particular Bachelor's degrees

·         help them make right choices

Photos from past career orientations for SLC graduates

Resource Persons

The resource persons will be invited from different fields including (but not only limited to) banking, engineering, science, journalism, social work and law. A final list of resource persons will be published three days before the program. 

Interested students are asked to register their names by calling/writing to the given address by Saturday, 20 September, 2014.  With a commitment fee of Rs 100 per person, they are required to fill up the applications at the program venue.*

For further details, contact:

Diwakar Pyakurel, Yuwalaya

9841689045

diwapyak@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/yuwalaya.youth

www.twitter.com/yuwalaya

www.yuwalaya.blogspot.com

*deadline extended for two days!

Yuwalaya is Hiring

We are HIRING!!!

Dear Young and Energetic Friends

Yuwalaya, a youth led nonprofit, nongovernment organization working with and for youths in Nepal is developing various creative materials on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) targeted at children and adolescents (4-6, 7-9, 10-14, 15-19 age groups) with special focus on Fire, Earthquake, Landslides, Disease, Flood and Cold wave. So we are looking for some energetic, enthusiastic and creative youths for the following post to complete the following mentioned tasks:

A. Facilitator cum Material Developer - 5 persons

• Design and facilitate workshop/training/focus group discussion with children and adolescents on DRR.
• Develop creative materials on DRR (Fire, Earthquake, Landslides, Disease, Flood and Cold wave) for children and adolescents (4- 6, 7-9, 10-14, 15-19 age groups).
• Develop training materials and user's guide targeted at various users' group.
• Conduct in-depth review and analysis of the existing DRR materials.

Requirements:

• Minimum +2 graduate (Preference will be given for child club graduates)
• Have child and adolescents friendly approach and appropriate ideas
• Past experience in child/adolescents participation
• Demonstrated facilitation and training skills
• Experience on designing, illustration, script writing for drama, comics and advocacy materials will be an advantage
• Should be able to think and work beyond the box
• Should possess basic report writing, documentation and computer skills
• Team spirit and ability to work under pressure

B. Designer cum Illustrator - 1 person

• Illustrate conceptualized materials that are child friendly and reflects cultural sensitivity.
• Design behavior change communication (BCC) materials as and when required for the organization.

Requirement:

• Passionate about illustration/drawing/designing (Preference will be given for Fine Arts students)
• Should have working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop or Adobe Indesign
• Should be able to bring beyond the box ideas and creativity into designing the materials
• Learning attitude and interest on child and adolescent issues
• Ability to work under pressure

C. Admin and Finance Officer - 1 person

• Perform administrative and financial service like bookkeeping, accounting, preparing payment and petty cash disbursement.
• Inventory procurement and management.
• Prepare financial reports.

 Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Business Administration or equivalent with at least 1 year work experience in similar position
• Ability to work under pressure with limited supervision
• Good spoken and written English

We are looking for youths who can be a part of our team and our dream. If you meet these criteria and are ready to start work from the first week of August, 2014; then send your application with your CV and letter of interest to us by no later than 2nd August, 2014 addressing the President of Yuwalaya, Jgawal, Lalitpur at yuwalaya.youth@gmail.com. Please label your email “Application for the position: (position name – mentioned above)”.

Connect to us:

facebook.com/yuwalaya.youth

twitter.com/yuwalaya

yuwalaya.blogspot.com

#HeforShe campaign in Nepal

Around the world, especially in developing countries, many girls and women are facing various forms of violence against them. They are suffering from gender-biased cultural, ritual and social norms and practices. In such cases, we generally present women as helpless and men as perpetrators; but it is not an actual case. We cannot claim women as helpless creatures and men as powerful dominant characters always. When a global research on violence against children was carried out, the UN had clearly specified one of the most important recommendations; i.e. men's and boys' engagements in ending violence against girls and women. We cannot imagine a world without men and women both, so it is very important that both sexes go together.