40 Child Rights Campaigners representing all seven provinces were capacitated on Child Friendly Local Governance (CFLG) through 5 days Training of Practitioners, held at Dhulikhel, Kavre. The training was organized by National CFLG Forum (NCFLGF) in coordination with Jagriti Child and Youth Concern Nepal (Jcycn) and support of World Vision International Nepal (WVIN).
Mr. Ashok Khanal, coordinator of National CFLG Forum hosted the opening ceremony. Mr. Tilottam Paudel, president of Jagriti Child and Youth Concern Nepal (Jcycn) and advisor of National CFLG Forum provided welcome remarks. Mr. Shyam Adhikari, Advocacy and Campaign Manager of World Vision International Nepal provided clarification of the objectives and requested all the participants to be committed to the training. Mr. Bishnu Khatri facilitated the entire training.
Mr. Resham Kadel Undersecretary of Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration facilitated session on Why investment on Children through power-point presentation. Mr. Janak Raj Sharma, Undersecretary of the Ministry provided clarification on the interrelationship between child friendly and nutrition friendly local governance campaign. Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has been contributing largely for mainstreaming CFLG campaign in Nepal. It endorsed CFLG Implementation Guideline, 2021 and CFLG declaration procedure, 2022, which are the major documents guiding CFLG Implementation in Nepal. This capacity building was conducted on the basis of these documents.
Similarly, Mr. Nawaraj Dhakal, president of Creation Society Nepal facilitated session on Child Consultation. Ms. Roslyn Hanson Gabriel, National Director of World Vision International Nepal provided remarks of encouragement to the participants and said that the CFLG framework is one of the best strategies for sustainable establishment of child rights. Ashok Kumar Byanju (Shrestha), Mayor of Dhulikhel Municipality chaired the closing ceremony of the program. He said that it is difficult to work differently than others, fulfill the citizen’s expectations and basic needs, and the priority of the development should be revised. He also motivated the participants to contribute further for promotion of CFLG through dedicated intervention at the local level. He further stressed that it is the responsibility of the Civil Society Organizations to increase accountability of the government, as national volunteers for bringing social change. Mr. Sahil Ansari, member of National CFLG Forum hosted the closing and expressed gratitude for comprehensive capacity building through the training.
