Blind Youth Association Nepal (BYAN)
Program : Benefit concert to support earthquake affected Blind Children
Date : 2073 Poush 9, Saturday
Place : Tudikhel, Kathmandu
Time : 3 PM Onwards
Organiser : Blind Youth Association Nepal and Mark Entertainment and Events Pvt. Ltd

Proformers :
• 1974 A.D
• Kutumba
• Kramarsha
• Various National Blind artists.

Introduction

Blind Youth Association Nepal (BYAN) is established by the Blind and Partially Sighted (BPS) youth themselves in 2011. This organisation is registered in the District Administrative Office, Kathmandu in 2012 under a registration number 721. BYAN has its membership strength of 250 who have been organised in five different districts Chapters, and is also in the process of constant expansion where BYAN envisions reaching out all 75 districts of Nepal in long run period. BYAN is also affiliated in the Social Welfare Council of Nepal with its affiliation number 39,265. The organisation has acquired permanent account number and also the tax exemption certificate from the Inland Revenue Office of Nepal.

Being an 'of' organisation, BYAN brings several power and strengths within in order to effectively take actions to address the issues faced by BPS people. Being an association of youth of 16-35 years age, every energy of the youth is synergized together for the better actions. BYAN's hierarchies of objectives are as follows:

Vision
Blind youths living independently and respected in an inclusive society.
Mission
Empowerment of the blind youth via organizational strengthening, Meeting and resource mobilization
Goal
Improved life standard of target group by increasing access to education, health, income generation and friendly services

Objectives :
• Organisational Strengthening
• To advocate for target group
• Facilitation and support to insure quality education for blind youths
• Promotion of Employment and self-employment programme
• Awareness raising program to promote positive attitude.
• Promote the health rights of blind people.
• Disaster risk related programs
Post earthquake situation of Blind and Partially sighted
• Losses of educational materials ( Books, Writing papers)
• Resistance in study due to losses of assistive devices (Slate/ Stylus and other educative materials)
• Low mobility due to loss of white cane and destroyed structure
• Losses of school uniform/dress amd school / hostels
• prone to sexual abuse
• Loss of Loss of family members and houses.
• Degrade in hygiene and sanitation availability
• Mental stress and trauma
Why This Happened
• Lack of disable centered disaster preparedness and response.
• Inaccessible infrastructure for evacuation
• Lack of awareness among family members, relatives and consequently failed to offer help to evacuate
• Inaccessible materials of hygiene and sanitation during post disaster situation.
• Lack of professional counselor for disable/blind

Current Status
• Lack of disable centered disaster preparedness and response.
• Inaccessible infrastructure for evacuation
• Lack of awareness among family members, relatives and consequently failed to offer help to evacuate
• Inaccessible materials of hygiene and sanitation during post disaster situation.
• Lack of professional counselor for disable/blind

Objective of the Benefit concert
This benefit concert : Reach the unreached is organised to generate finanacial support to provide the support for the earthquake affected children who are currently studying in 16 different schools from 10 earthquake affected districts. All together 275 (154 boys and 121 Girls) students are directly affected form the earthquake and continuous after shock. Its been almost two years of earthquake However these blind children are left behind from necessary support like availability of sufficient educational materials, assistive devices and skills on earthquake safety measures. Being a Blind it is very challangiing to remain safe during and after the earthquake. Health and sanitation , Mentsural Hygiene, and personal mobility are the major challange that these blind childrens are still facing. Therefore , Blind youth association Nepal being the organisation of blind youth would like to suppport though following activities.
• Distribution of needed Educational materials ( White cane, Slate/ stylus, School dresses and sanitation Kits.
• Making a enabled environment for evacuation.
• Awareness and disaster preparedness training with WASH.
• Counseling training for people with disability, parents, guardian and friends.
• Advocacy with different line organizations working in disaster like government, NGOs and others for including blind people in their activities

Through this benefit concert we aim to generate financial support so that these activities can be offered to those victim children. Any individuals , organizations, and agencies are kindly requested for their contribution to help one of the most marginalized and hardly affected group of our community. Any contribution Kind and Cash will be directly reached to the benefecirires though the organisation .

For further information please kindly contact
Blind Youth Association Nepal
Sukedhara, Kathmandu
Phone No : 01- 4372160
Contact No : Ramchandra Gaihre, General Secretary , 9841411034
Vishwo R. Shrestha, Project Manager, 9841319348
Rojan Manandhar , Mark Entertainment , 9860466447
Email : [email protected]
Website : byanepal.org

Theme for 2016: "Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want"

Since 1992, the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities has been celebrated annually on 3 December around the world. This years theme notes the recent adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of these goals in building a more inclusive and equitable world for persons with disabilities.

In Nepal, we celebrated 25th disability day participating in a rally organised by Ministry of women children and social welfare and coordinated by National federation of disabled Nepal. Blind youth association Nepal also actively participated in the rally with a huge participation of Blind and partially sighted youths. Our Guest visitor from Sweden, Board member of MyRight and board member of visually impaired youth Sweden Mr. Hannes Juhlin Lagrelius with Lina was also actively participated in the program. Mr. Hannes was chaired and gave his vote of congratulation along with Health minister Mr. Gagan thapa, various government representatives and DPO leaders.

 

BYAN is preparing its position paper on education for BPS in 6 districts involving  BPS students, youths , teachers, educators to identify the challenges, support needed areas, appropriate adaptations fitting to the needs of BPS education. Position paper prepared by BYAN through wider consultations both at local and national level itself a rich document that presents the clientele perspective. Dissemination of such perspective is of high importance in the situation where government repeatedly stresses its commitment in BPS education. Once the conceptual understanding among the policy makers and stakeholders built, it will create a conducive environment to consider issues in action.

Technology has been a great milestone for the development of the Blind and partially sighted. It removes barriers, creates solutions, and expands possibilities so people with vision loss can achieve their full potential.

So, Blind youth association Nepal  focuses on the technological betterment for the selected on the job training. Trainer Mr. Khom Raj Sharma an expert on IT education for the blind and a TOT trainer on computer education is taking the class and motivating students for use of IT in every sector.

 

Photo Description : Ten participants sitting around a square table  with their computer and laptops and Trainer Mr. Khom Raj Sharma conducting class using speaker in his laptop. There are Five Female participants.

Blind Youth Association Nepal (BYAN), started its "On the Job Training 2016"

Before the training program, Application were called and collected. A total number of 19 application was received and 17 of them were interviewed. Per year BYAN selects only 10 blind and partially sighted persons for the training. Participants were given orientation about the purpose of the training. Through this orientation, the selected candidates were able to get prepared for the training session and can do homework about their upcoming learning opportunity. It is also an opportunity for them to share about the program to friends and family. A short survey was conducted during the orientation to ask the candidates about their comfort in learning, what is the best technique to implement to make the  training more effective.

The objective of the training is to empower the selected candidates to enroll them in employment opportunities after empowerment. We have been closely working with  National Federation of  Disabled, Nepal (NFDN)  for the searching of the job avenues and providing training related to employment for Blind and partially sighted people.

 

Accessibility: Participants were informed about the accessibility measures such as use of software such as Jaws Narrator, magnifier which are helpful in carrying out the job.

Blind Youth association Nepal Organised its 2nd General assembly election and 4th annual assembly.  The General Assembly was inaugurated by Honorable Youth and Sports Minister Mr. Daljit Sirpali . Honorable minister highlighted on issues of persons with disabilities(PWDs). He urged to maximize the opportunities for PWDs and no compromise should be accepted to promote inclusion.

on the Same day, The closing session and election was held in  Bhaktapur . Blind youth Association elected new board of 11 members under the leadership of Mr. Kaladhar Bhandari. There were representatives from all 6 district chapters and 11 previous board members in the AGM. The newly elected board are as below

1. President                        - Mr. Kaladhar Bhandari
2. Vice president              - Mr. Shiva Kumar Chapagain
3. General Secretary       -  Mr. Ramchandra Gaihre
4. Treasurer                        -  Mr. Sunil Man Singh
5. Secretary                         - Ms. Meena K.C
6. Members
   1.   Ms. Rita Khadka
   2.   Ms. Parwati Shrestha
   3.  Ms.Sarita Dahal
   4.  Mr. Kapil Bhatta
   5.  Mr. Dinesh Gyawali
   6.  Mr. Damodar B.C

For more details about the board members please visit the link below.

Board Members

Blind Youth Association Nepal is felicitated by the ministry of youth and sports from National Youth Talent Award 2073

Blind Youth Association Nepal (BYAN) is awarded form the national youth talent award today. As BYAN is working to promote the rights of Blind and Partially Sighted youth along with disability in Nepal its contribution to the disability rights has been well recognized by Government of Nepal and offered the felicitation to the organization on the occasion organized by Ministry of Youth and Sports.

BYAN feels proud to receive this National honor. Thus, BYAN family would like to appreciate Ministry of Youth and Sports and Government of Nepal. This honor has inspired BYAN to do more work in the future.

युवा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्रालय बाट युवा प्रतिभा तथा युवा उद्यमी प्रोत्साहन पुरस्कार २०७३ले नेत्रहीन युवा संघ सम्मानित

नेपाली युवामा सिर्जनशीलता, उद्यमशीलता र सकारात्मक सोच प्रवाहित गर्न नेत्रहीन युवा संघले अपाङ्गता भएका युवाको क्षमता विकास र अधिकारको पैरवीमा गरेको मेहनत र उपलब्धिको सम्मान गर्दै आज नेपाल सरकार युवा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्रालयले नेत्रहीन युवा संघ नेपालको योगदानको उच्च मुल्याङ्कन गर्दै आ.व. २०७२–७३ को युवा प्रतिभा तथा युवा उद्यमी प्रोत्साहन पुरस्कार २०७३ ले सम्मानित गरेकोमा सम्पुर्ण नेत्रहीन युवा संघ परिवार नेपाल सरकार युवा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्रालय प्रति हार्दिक कृतज्ञता ज्ञापन गर्दछ ।

Press Meet on accessibility in physical structure for person with disability in Nepal

1. Introduction

Blind youth Association Nepal(BYAN) organized an hour press meet program in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity, Sanepa in the hall of Reporter’s Club, Bhrikutimandap on 27 May, 2016. The program was held regarding the accessibility in physical structure for persons with disability in Nepal.  The main objective of the program was to increase the access in infrastructure for the disabled people which are being under construction. Number of 61 audiences observed the program including 16 guest, 10 media representatives and 35 the participants.

2. Process of the program

The program was started by the chairing of Mr. Kaladhar Bhandari, president of Blind Youth Association, Nepal(BYAN). He gave the welcome remarks to the guests and the participants along with the main objectives of the program. He shared his own experiences of the daily suffering due to the unfriendly road of Kathmandu. Similarly, BYAN distributed a paper mentioned with the present context with the main problems in the road and the physical structure for the disabled people and blind specially. The program was conducted with the chief guest of Mr. Sabin Pradhan, DSP from Nepal police, Mr. Krishna Pd. Khadka, Engineer of Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Mr. Raju Basnet, General Secretary, National Federation of Disabled Nepal(NFDN) as the special guest. More than 16 representatives from different disabled peoples organizations were participated as the guest in the program. Out of them, Mr. Jagadish Pd. Adhikari, Executive Director of DHRC Nepal, Mr. Bhojraj Shrestha from IL Centre, Mr. MukundaHari Dhal, DFPID  Ms. Nirmala Dhital, President of Nepal Disabled Women Association (NSWA), Ganesh K.C., President of IL Centre, Mr. Ramesh Tiwari, MHRPFDN, Mr. NirPrakash Giri, Nepal Mental Health Federation, Ms. Nilam Gautam, Autism Care Nepal Society,  Mr. Shiva Rayamajhi, National Coordinator from MyRight, a team with three member from Habitat for Humanity, in the coordination of Ms. Lisa Nagarkoti. Most of the guests expressed their valuable views regarding the all physical structure like public building, Busparks, hotels, stadium, governmental offices, public toilet, park, shopping centre, ATM services etc are not disabled friedly. Moreover, they had mentioned the problems and the troubles of blind and persons with physical disabled (wheel chair, caliper, Carchi and artificial organ user) in the crumbled road specially. They requested to Kathmandu Municipality to control the street animals like dog, cow and the bull in the road. They demanded to the government through this press meet each and every reconstruction should be disabled friendly otherwise they won’t give to continue the construction work smoothly. They discussed as the conclusion, the leader of government should have to think over the three issues while they plan of the reconstruction process: First: children and disabled people, second: Women and third is adult. Likewise, the chief guest committed to create the disable friendly environment from the side of police administration in the coming day.  He realized the motorcycle parking, tree and the electricity pole of the road have created the most disturbances to the disabled people in their daily life.

3. Experience sharing and interaction

In this connection, There were expressed two experiences with full of sorrow due to the lack of blind friendly road. Among them, Ms. Samiksha Bhattrai, a full blind lady fro NAB Women hostel shared her bitter experiences while she fell down into the drain which was open in the middle of the road. That day, her white cane had broken by a vehicle. So she was walking in the road without cane closed to hostel. Then, the people rescued her from this accident. Similarly, Ms. Jimawati Lamkolia, shared two experiences,  she was returning from Jamal to Sukedhara by micro bus. She used to get off at Sukedhara near from Laxmi bank. When A man said her to go ahead but unfortunately, she fell down into the underground from the road where the foundation of Laxmi Bank was being under construction. Then, she got unconscious for fifteen minutes. People called the hostel staff and her fellows to bring the hospital. Luckily, she suffered from minimum wound in her backside. Now, she is still taking medicine and getting recovered. Moreover, She shared another danger experience that she was walking in the road two month ago, there was listening a strange sound of fire, people were crowded and noised to stopped the vehicle. She thought immediately, something is wrong there. It inspired to stop herself. Suddenly, a man stopped her and informed about the road incident, the electricity wire was burning in the middle road.

4. Main problem facing by persons with disability:

• Disabled people are faced more trouble due to narrow and crumbled road as well.
• Blind people might be get accident due to the drain without led in the middle road.
• Disturbances to cross the busy road due to the miles of constructive materials of the road belt.
• Unsafe journey for the disabled people due to the street business.
• Difficulties due to the crowded people, ignorance of zebra crossing, lack of use of traffic light with sound.
• The assistive devices of disabled people (white cane, wheel chair, caliper, Carchi etc.) are broken by the vehicles.
• There is so much abs tackles to the disabled people due to the muddy road, big pit and mile of dirt in the middle road.

 

5. Conclusion

The physical structure and the unmanaged road are the milestone for the development and empowerment of the disabled people in Nepal. So BYAN has delivered the message to the government, stakeholders, NGO, INGO, civil society, and public sector for their attention through this press meet for the right of disable friendly physical structure.  For this, government should be addressed the mentioned problems in the time of reconstruction of the public physical infrastructure after the massive earthquake of last year. At least, government should apply signal, guiding block, tektite, sound technology, elevator, sign language translator etc. in the public places as per the need of human diversity.

The whole program was held with the moderating by Mr. Ramchandra Gaire, General Secretary of BYAN.

6. List of the attendance

 

• Guest

1. Sabin Pradhan, Chief Guest, DSP, Nepal Police
2. Raju Basnet, Special Guest, NFDN
3. Rishi Dhamala, President, Reporter’s Club
4. Jagadish Pd. Adhikari, Executive Director of DHRC Nepal
5. BhojRaj Shrestha from IL Centre
6. MukundaHari Dhal, DFPID
7. Nirmala Dhital, President of Nepal Disabled Women Association (NSWA)
8. Ganesh K.C., President of IL Centre
9. Ramesh Tiwari, MHRPFDN
10. NirPrakash Giri, Nepal Mental Health Federation
11. Nilam Gautam, Autism Care Nepal Society
12. Shiva Rayamajhi, National Coordinator, MyRight,
13. Krishna Pd. Khadka, Engineer of Ministry of Physical Infrastructure,
14. Lisa Nagarkoti, Habitat for Humanity
15. Sameer Bhattrai, “   “
16. Nabin Neupane, “  “

• Organizer

17. Dinesh Guawali, Board Member
18. Ram Ayer, Board Member
19. ParbatRaj Bista, Board Member
20. Ram Chandra Gaihre, General Secretary
21. Kaladhar Bhandari, President
22. SunulaMan Singh, Treasurer
23. VishowRam Shrestha, Project Manager
24. Sita Subedi, Staff

Participants

25. Pramod Gyawali,
26. Toya Kumar B.K.
27. Laxmeshwor Mahatto, Byan Kathmandu branch
28. Ram Pramod Shah
29. BhojRaj Pandey, President, Katmandu Association of the blind
30. Jamuna Gautam
31. Anita Bhattrai, BWA, Nepal
32. Chabi Ale
33. Suman Ghimire
34. Pramod Mishra
35. Biplab Acharya
36. Narendra Gurai, Volunteer
37. Khom Dhital
38. Dev Br. Joshi
39. Aayusma Chettri
40. TekNath Neupane,
41. Menuka B.K.
42. Sabitri Poudel
43. Samiksha Bhattrai
44. Jimawati Lamkolia
45. Umesh Raj Bhatt
46. Birendra Dhami
47. Prakash Rai
48. Rakhi Karki, Volunteer
49. Samiksha Bhattrai Volunteer
50. SureshRaj Bhandari, President, Bhaktapur Association of the Blind
51. Srijana Acharya,

Media Representative

52. Rajkaji Ranjit,
53. Sunita Kunwar, UGL, Sanchar(Paper)
54. Mohan Thapa, Khojtalash
55. Pradeeep Shah
56. Sharmila B.K., DHRC
57. Ramagya Bajrachary, TV
58. Krishna Maharjan, SPDHE-Nepal
59. Bijaya Ramtel, RSS
60. Susma Aryal, Capital Khabar
61. Rekha Chand, Khojkhabar

 

 

 

 

 

आदरणीय दृष्टिविहीन युवा साथिहरु,
नेत्रहीन युवा संघ नेपाल, दृष्टिविहीन युवाहरुको रोजगार प्रवर्धनका लागि क्रियाशिल रहेको यहाँहरुलाई विदितै छ । दृष्टिविहीन युवाहरुका लागि निजि क्षेत्रमा रोजगारीको अवस्था ज्यादै न्युन रहेको सन्दर्भ एकातिर छदै छ भने अर्कोतिर पर्याप्त तालिम तथा सीपको अभावमा हामीहरु प्रतिस्र्पधी श्रम बजारमा आफुलाई स्थापित गर्न सकिरहेका छैनँै । यसै सन्दर्भमा दृष्टिविहीन युवाहरुलाई रोजगारमा पहुँच पु¥याउन आवश्यक पर्ने कार्यालय व्यवस्थापन तथा कार्यस्थलमा आवश्यक पर्ने विभिन्न शिपहरुलाई समेटेर नेत्रहीन युवा संघ नेपालले १ महिने कार्यालय व्यवस्थापन तालिम सञ्चालन गर्न लागेको व्यहोरा सबैमा जानकारी गराईन्छ । उक्त तालिममा सहभागि हुन इच्छुक दृष्टिविहीन युवाहरु जसले निम्न बमोजिमको योग्यता हाँसिल गर्नुभएको छ क्रिपया यस संस्थाको कार्यालयमा देहायका कागजात सहित आवेदन पेश गर्नुहोला । उक्त तालिममा बदिमा १० जना युवाहरुको मात्र सहभागिता रहने हुँदा योग्यता पुगेका कुनैपनि दृष्टिविहीन युवाले आवेदन पेश गर्न सक्नुहुनेछ । तालिम पश्चात उत्कृष्ट प्रशिक्षार्थीहरुको इन्टर्नशिपकालागि संस्था मार्फत पहल गरिनेछ ।

आवेदन पेश गर्नकालागि आवश्यक योग्यता
• १८ बर्ष पुरा गरी ३५ बर्ष ननाघेको ।
• दृष्टिविहीनताको अपाङ्गता परिचय पत्र प्राप्त गरेको ।
• उच्च माध्यमिक तह उत्तीर्ण गरेको ।
• काठमाण्डौ उपत्यका भित्र स्थाई वा अस्थाई रुपमा वसोवास गर्दैआएको ।
• आधारभुत कम्प्युटर शिक्षा प्राप्त गरेको ।

आवेदनका साथ संलग्न गनुपर्ने कागजातहरु
• तालिममा सहभागिहुनुपर्ने कारण सहितको आवेदन ।
• नागरिकता र अपाङ्गता परिचय पत्रको प्रतिलिपि ।
• उच्च माध्यमिक तह उत्तीर्ण गरेको प्रमाण पत्रको प्रतिलिपि ।

पुनश्च : आवेदन अंग्रेजी वा नेपाली मध्ये कुनै एक भाषामा पेश गर्न सकिनेछ । आवेदन ब्रेल, ठूलो छापा, हस्त लिखित वा इमेलका माध्यबाट मिति २०७३ श्रावण १० गते आइतवार ( २५ जुलाई , २०१६ )कार्यलय समयभित्र पेश गरिसक्नु पर्नेछ ।

नेत्रहीन युवा संघ नेपाल, महिला , जनजाति, मधेशी, दलित तथा दुर्गम क्षेत्रका दृष्टिविहीन युवाहरुलाई आवेदन पेश गर्न विशेष प्रोत्साहन गर्दछ ।

थप जानकारीका लागि
फोन नं : ०१ ४३७२१६०
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