Kathmandu, Mar. 6:Rasuwa district court judge Shyam Kishor recently inaugurated the training organised for women office bearers elected to village development committees of Rasuwa district. The training was organised by Rural Development Foundation in association with the Rasuwa District Development Committee.

In his remarks honourable judge Shyam Kishor emphasised on the need to organise trainings for the benefit of women office bearers to enhance their effectiveness. President of the Rasuwa DDC Bhim Lal Hirachan welcomed the initiative of the Foundation to conduct training in his district. He said, “women office bearers in Rasuwa districts are not aware of their rights and responsibilities. The training will prove to be a beneficial event, “says the press release of Foundation.

Speaking on the occasion President of the Foundation Krishna Man Pradhan said”, It is difficult to imagine of an effective local government without real participation of women”. Highlighting the objective of the training he added the training will impart them essential knowledge to make their role fruit bearing”. Vice president of the Foundation Bharat Man Pradhan, Secretary Shiv Kumar Shrestha and local development officer Dhruva Prasad Khakal expressed their view on the utility of trainings.

Representatives from 18 VDCs of the Rasuwa district took part in the two day training held in the district headquarters. There were 80 participants taking part in the training. Women’s legal rights, participation of women in local development planning process in VDCs and leadership development were the subjects the training focussed on. Hon. Judge Shyam Kishor gave away certificates to the participants at the concluding function.Trainers Mrs Neeta Gautam, Shiva Kumar Shrestha, Bhimarjun Acharya, Devidutta Bhatta and Amita Dixit conducted sessions.