Kathmandu, March 21: Nepal Children’s Organisation Dhankuta and UNGA Ornar of Sweden have jointly launched a Pre-Primary School Balmandir Project and conducted children’s schools in various districts of the country.
Under the project, provision for schools and classes have been made and tasks such as preparing suitable syllabi, inculcating the habit of going to school, teaching children between 3 to 5 years and research work are being carried out.
The children’s schools are being run at 107 places in Dhankuta, Jhapa, Morang, Saptari, Siraha, Sarlahi, Dolakha, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Baglung, Parbat and Myagdi districts, it is learnt.
This information was given at a seminar for pre-primary school teachers organised with the objectives of considering what can be done for the expansion of schools and enhancing brotherhood, equality and solidarity among the children.
President of Nepal Children’s Organisation Mrs Rita Singh Baidhya and president of UNGA Ornar Austin Lovegreen jointly inaugurated the seminar.
On the occasion, programme coordinator Nir Bikram Shrestha said that nursery and kindergarten classes have been conducted in the private sector in urban areas and the seminar has been organised specifically to make the rural communities aware of the significance of nursery and Kg classes.
Meanwhile in Nuwakot, the foundation stone for the stairs at the renowned Bhairvi Temple within the historic seven-storey Nuwakot Palace complex, to be constructed under the auspices of Nuwakot Heritge Preservation Forum, was laid on recently by member secretary of the Social Welfare Council Dr. Tika Pokharel.
On the occasion, Dr. Pokharel said that the person who thinks of others without any selfishness is the true social activist.
Member of Nuwakot District Development Committee Jagadish Narsing K.C. spoke of the importance of the historic Nuwakot Palace.
Former MP Ganesh Pandit said that political leaders have not given sufficient attention to the social development of the district.
President of Nuwakot Heritage Preservation Forum Madhav Lal Pradhan presided over the function.
Meanwhile, in a committee has been formed under the chairmanship of Rimpoche Jagat Prakash Lama to celebrate the 2544th birth anniversary of Lord Gautam Buddha, here .
As part of the celebrations, the comittee is to organise worship and recital of the Pragyaparamita sacred text from Baisakh l, 2057 Bikram year till Jestha 5 for the sake of ridding the world of strife, the eight plagues and other abberrations.
The Pragyaparamita is recited by Mahayana Buddhists to keep bad auspices a bay.
The worship and recital are to be held at Mihlareppa monastery at Bairochantirtha to the east of Swayambhu.