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
- President - Mr. Kaladhar Bhandari
- Vice president - Mr. Shiva Kumar Chapagain
- General Secretary - Mr. Ramchandra Gaihre
- Treasurer - Mr. Sunil Man Singh
- Secretary - Ms. Meena K.C
- Members
- Ms. Rita Khadka
- Ms. Parwati Shrestha
- Ms.Sarita Dahal
- Mr. Kapil Bhatta
- Mr. Dinesh Gyawali
- Mr. Damodar B.C
For more details about the board members please visit the link below.
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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- List of the attendance
- Guest
- Sabin Pradhan, Chief Guest, DSP, Nepal Police
- Raju Basnet, Special Guest, NFDN
- Rishi Dhamala, President, Reporter’s Club
- Jagadish Pd. Adhikari, Executive Director of DHRC Nepal
- BhojRaj Shrestha from IL Centre
- MukundaHari Dhal, DFPID
- Nirmala Dhital, President of Nepal Disabled Women Association (NSWA)
- Ganesh K.C., President of IL Centre
- Ramesh Tiwari, MHRPFDN
- NirPrakash Giri, Nepal Mental Health Federation
- Nilam Gautam, Autism Care Nepal Society
- Shiva Rayamajhi, National Coordinator, MyRight,
- Krishna Pd. Khadka, Engineer of Ministry of Physical Infrastructure,
- Lisa Nagarkoti, Habitat for Humanity
- Sameer Bhattrai, “ “
- Nabin Neupane, “ “
- Organizer
- Dinesh Guawali, Board Member
- Ram Ayer, Board Member
- ParbatRaj Bista, Board Member
- Ram Chandra Gaihre, General Secretary
- Kaladhar Bhandari, President
- SunulaMan Singh, Treasurer
- VishowRam Shrestha, Project Manager
- Sita Subedi, Staff
Participants
- Pramod Gyawali,
- Toya Kumar B.K.
- Laxmeshwor Mahatto, Byan Kathmandu branch
- Ram Pramod Shah
- BhojRaj Pandey, President, Katmandu Association of the blind
- Jamuna Gautam
- Anita Bhattrai, BWA, Nepal
- Chabi Ale
- Suman Ghimire
- Pramod Mishra
- Biplab Acharya
- Narendra Gurai, Volunteer
- Khom Dhital
- Dev Br. Joshi
- Aayusma Chettri
- TekNath Neupane,
- Menuka B.K.
- Sabitri Poudel
- Samiksha Bhattrai
- Jimawati Lamkolia
- Umesh Raj Bhatt
- Birendra Dhami
- Prakash Rai
- Rakhi Karki, Volunteer
- Samiksha Bhattrai Volunteer
- SureshRaj Bhandari, President, Bhaktapur Association of the Blind
- Srijana Acharya,
Media Representative
- Rajkaji Ranjit,
- Sunita Kunwar, UGL, Sanchar(Paper)
- Mohan Thapa, Khojtalash
- Pradeeep Shah
- Sharmila B.K., DHRC
- Ramagya Bajrachary, TV
- Krishna Maharjan, SPDHE-Nepal
- Bijaya Ramtel, RSS
- Susma Aryal, Capital Khabar
- 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
इमेल : [email protected]
BYAN team had a sharing program with Mis Snyagg, Marketing and communications in Swedish Agency for Accessible Media. We had a wonderful talk about the accessibility for Blind and supports provided by government for the people with disability.
BYAN team meeting with Synskadades Riksförbund (SRF) and Update on the earthquake relief program jointly conducted by BYAN and NAB by the support of SRF. with Hannes J. Lagrelius Elvira Kivi as on 25th of april, 2016.
Courtesy visit to Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) yesterday, presenting our cooperation with Blind Youth Association Nepal. The results achieved by Swedish support contradicts the trend of decreasing space for civil society. Joint effors very much facilitated by the Swedish partners contributed into making Nepal's 2015 Constitution one of the world's most progressive in terms of rights-based disability inclusion.
During the study visit we learned different educational practices and labor market in Sweden. We learned more about the new technology adapted in education to make it easier for the visually impaired students. Government of Sweden is providing all the necessary equipment and support for the persons with visually impairments for their better education. We went to various colleges and higher schools where blind students study. Jenifer is a blind studying in the higher secondary and she is very thankful for the government for the all the support they have been provided by the government. She uses Laptop, Braille display and mobile phone for recording and other education related works. #blindyouthnepal #ungasanskadade https://www.facebook.com/vishwos/posts/1278264832187710?notif_t=like¬if_id=1461324451197964
Blind Youth Association Nepal-BYAN and Our Member organisation Unga synskadade (visually impaired youth of sweden) had a Meeting together with Agency for participation in Sweden and discussed about policy advocacy, policy reform and effective implementation as well as Swedish disability law and its implementation. Thankful to the agency for sharing the best practices.