History of AWARDS Nepal/ Establishment
An award is a Dalit, children and women focus organization. AWARD Nepal is a non-governmental social development as community based organization, registered at District Administration Office (DAO) of Bajhang in 2004 (2061 BS) and affiliated with Social Welfare Council (SWC). It works for not profit making. AWARD, formed by Dalits, is located at Chainpur ward No. 1 of Bajhang District. Its activities are quite impartial to political party, religion alignment. It works with underprivileged groups, especially children and women to promote and practice their political, social, economic, ethical and cultural rights. It is affiliated with Social Welfare Council and other national and international networks. It has gained wide experience on child rights, education, gender and development, women leadership skill development, peace education, issues of social inclusion and youths in the region. AWARD was formed to address different issues of Dalits in the district and the region to some extent. It has focused its focus primarily in women rights, Dalit rights, child rights, education, income generation and right based movements on the issues of Dalits and Dalits communities. Besides, it has experienced empowerment and advocacy to the Dalits, women, child, conflict victims, and landless people in Bajhang districts.
AWARD has been continuously implementing Dalit Empowerment campaigns and child right issues raise after getting its legally registration in 2004 in activeness of Dalit youths, AWARD, organizing Right-based campaign programs like grouping meeting, discussion, workshop, interaction, training, opposition, slogan, rally and unviewed for social justice along public advocacy on Dalits collective issues e.g. Caste-based discrimination and untouchables, mainly issues of rights and rights related to Human Rights with Dalits, poor, Women and children has been promoting through ever circulating result oriented campaign of them. In that’s way, it has been circulating awareness campaign, empowerment campaign and income generating. AWARD NEPAL has targeted transformation of current conflict of country in peace, conflict victim women, men and children for awareness generating campaign, skill Development training for income generating, organizes for peace through group formation and mobilization and micro-finance program
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| Full legal name (business name) | Regional Development Center for Aged, woman, children or Anath (AWARD NEPAL) |
| Date established/registered | 2061/095/26 B.S. |
| Legal status | Registration district: Bajhang
Registration date and Number: 2061/06 /26 BS Number: 195/2061 SWC affiliation date : 2061/7/16 Number: 16928 |
| Official address | Chainpur VDC- 1, Bajhang, centre Office, Contact office Kathmandu Nepal. |
| Contact person of the organization | Jaya Bahadur Bishokarma, Executive Coordinator |
| Telephone number | 092-421271/9843112836/9865751647 |
| Fax number | 092-421072 |
| E-mail address | Bajhang.award@gmail.com/jbbishokarma@gmail.com |
| Type of organisation (Grassroots organisation, support organisation, etc.) | Grassroots organisation |
| Organization’s core things | Vision:
AWARD Nepal envision that the marginalized community enjoy their rights with respect, human dignity and full participation. Trusts of AWARD for Achieving the Vision · It is possible to up groom social justice, peace and equality along with response and well addressing to values and norms of humanity. · Sustainable development is quite in-door through ensuring of human rights, promotion and practices of positive social values and norms; and obeys to duty/responsibility. · AWARD has strong commitment to achieve the development result contributing to these fields. Every child of Himalaya districts of Nepal fully enjoyed with basic rights and development in family and society. Marginalized and poor people of these regions will be entertained the well-off life in friendly social relations, justice and equality. Better life with equal opportunity, self-esteem and respect of every human being will be ensured, by eliminating all types of injustice and discrimination based on caste, gender, class, age, property etc. Mission: AWARD NEPAL works in the partnership with National/International organizations and local community to eliminate cased based discrimination for the protection and promotion of Fundamental rights of Dalit and Marginalized community specially women and children. Award Nepal Focus on Health, Education, Socil and economic issues of the poor and oppressed community.
AWARDS milestones to achieve the mission
Goal: “Promote and Practice of good governance with right based programming By enabling & enhancing the potentiality of underprivileged for livelihood Improvement.” Directives to achieve the goal
Objectives: The following are the key objectives of AWARDS for peace, development and good governance on the basic principles of impartiality, humanity, social justice for the sake of children and women group through rights-based programming and nondiscriminatory practice. § To Develop Leadership skills of marginalized women and girls § to raise the economic status of the poor and marginalized community. § To improve the Health status Reproductive Health, Maternal-infant Health and Nutrition Education program for children and Women. § To sensitized community people on Different Burning Social issues. § To improve the quality of education from early childhood to primary Level of all children. § To minimize the effect of climate change. § To promote protect and practice of women and children’s right. Award Values · every member of the community has the right to enjoy her/his full potentially and live with respect and dignity. · There is a possibility to bring Social justice and peace in the society through awareness, Empowerment, community Mobilization and active participation of the community. · Equal opportunity, self-esteem, and respect of every human being ensure a better life. Target participants: Children, Women and vulnerable groups, Unemployed Youth, Badi Community. |
| Main areas of activities | · Facilitate training nd practice on Leadership skills development for women.
· Raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and create an opportunity for the survivors. · Support for small income Generating programs for the marginalized community. · Conduct Reproductive Health, Maternal-infant health, and nutrition Education program for children and women. · Sensitize community people on social issues (cast and gender-based Discrimination and Violence, child marriage, child protection, Chhaupadi, Anti-tobacco etc. · Carryout Emergency Relief activities to ser Vulnerable people. · Increase participation of the community to minimize the effect of climate change in local Level. |
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| Organizational expertise or experience | Quality Education, Child rights promotion and practices, peacebuilding
· Primary education, Capacity building of School Management Committee, ECD management, parents and other stakeholders · Child-friendly schooling and classroom management. · Awareness on the child rights and documentation of violation of rights · Expert Trainer of Right based Community mobilization other TOT. · Child-friendly education, SSRP, Street drama. · Gender Equality and Social Inclusion · Dignity with Learning and Teaching · Self school assessment · Program Management Training · Partnership Youth and Peace · Capacity development · Peace education · vocational education and skill development and employment · Involvement in local development and policy-making Women Leadership development · Participation of the women in policy making · Gender and development · Women Right Good Governance · Institutional policy development · Public/social audit · Gender audit · Program/Logistic Management and Monitoring and Evolution. · Reflect Training for Inclusive dialogue Center. · Risk management and Effective Developments Networking, partnership at the level of national, district and local level for the social change · Working in networks at a different level for program effectiveness and efficient Livelihood Improvement: · Small scale IGs · Vocational education/Skill development |
| Name of executive committee members | Mr. Jaya Bishokarma : Chairperson (M.A/M.DIV. Rural Development)
Mrs. Radha Badi Vice-chairperson (Literate) Mr. Sital Ishnehi, General secretary (B.A.) Mr. Bhagawoti okheda Treasure (B.A.) Mr. Lalit Nepali Member (I.A.) Mr. Sangita B Member(I.A) Mr. Dev B Bishokarma Member (I.A.) |
| Contact Person | Chairperson : Jaya Bahadur Bishokarma, jbbishokarma@gmail.com, bajhang.award@gmail.com, 9843112836/ 9865751647 |
| Status of general member | Total Women member: 12
Total Men member: 8 Total Dalit member: women 10, Men 9, other 1 |
| Organizational policies/strategies | § Financial & Administration Policy
§ Institutional Support Grant Management Policy § Different programs implementation guidelines § Constitution of Organization § Child protection Policy. |
AWARD is on the coordination process to be developed as a resource organization in the region to the sectors of organizational management, child rights, youth and peace, education and ECD. Now it has been working in Bajhang and Kailali with child Club, LGCDP Project it means two districts covered now.
The main characteristic of AWARDs is to work with other likeminded agencies and share inputs and impact as well. It works in close collaboration with government agencies and local groups/authorities. The other focus areas of the organization are to promote domestic tourism for local employment to youths, good governance and environment management working with local groups’ networks. AWARDs trusts on movement oriented programming, mainstreaming of social issues (Chhaupadi, HIV and AIDS, anti tobacco, child marriage, gender violence and social inclusion of caste, disabled, vulnerable groups) in all programs.
Contact Person: Radha Badi
Chair Person
Bajhang
Phone no: 9843112836
Mail: award.bajhang@yahoo.com, jbbishokarma@gmail.com
