Kathmandu: Pragya, a public foundation established two years ago in Kathmandu to promote civic culture, to upgrade the level of mass education, and to enhance solidarity and understanding between various communities and nations, organized an afternoon Roundtable on July 5, 2003 on the theme of the “Role of Women in Civic Socialization of Children” under a project underway on Civic Education on which a pilot survey is also being executes in some school of the valley.

Among those whose gathered to participate in the discussion where women activists from three organizations Nepal Jagaran Shakti Samuah, Lalitpur; The Humanistic Club, Kopundole; and Gamkhel club, Balkhu.

The participants discussed and shared their ideas on the significance of the theme, need to work on the issue together, the various avenues of cooperation and potential for collaboration.

The participants found substantial agreement in the ideas mooted in the course of discussion and parted agreeing to reconvene in the forum.