APR 2020 - ISSUE X
Rotaract District Newsletter Rotary international District 3292
Rtn. Mark Daniel Maloney Rotary International President
Rtn. Kiran Lal Shrestha District Governor
Rotary International District 3292
Rtr. Sneha Shakya
District Rotaract Representative Rotaract District Committee, Rotary International District 3292
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Message from DRR Rtr. Sneha Shakya Interview with Past DRR Sushil Karki Rotaract South Asia Summit 2020 Awesome Rotaract activities Presidents & Secretary Elects Training Rotary Citation for Rotaract Rotaract District Honors 2019-20 E-Ryla World Rotaract Cebration Rotary Peace Fellowship District Rotaract Representative’s Official Visit Latest Relief for Businesses in Nepal to combat COVID19
Message from District Rotaract Representative Dear Fellow Rotaractors,
Rtr. Sneha Shakya
District Rotaract Representative Rotaract District Committee, Rotary International District 3292
I hope you are staying safe and taking good care of yourself and the ones around you. This is definitely a challenging time but our patience and care are important to overcome this situation. I heartily appreciate and thank all Rotaractors and Rotaract Clubs who have been engaging in different activities in response to COVID - 19. Our Rotaract Clubs have been conducting various activities, let that be awareness campaigns, providing food and other items of daily usage, or other engaging activities. Each activity has a special value and every activity has been touching lives in one way or another. Thank you for your care and courage in recent days! Thank you for constantly striving to create some positivity, for being innovative with your thoughts and making a difference. With the unexpected and difficult situation that we are facing, all of us have been trying to find alternative ways to complete our regular activities. As such, the Rotaract District Committee conducted the President-Elects and Secretary-Elects Training Seminar on a virtual platform. We are thankful to all incoming Rotaract Club leaders for your wholehearted participation in the event. This was definitely a new practice for us, and I am thankful to everyone for your support as we try out new alternative approaches to do our regular activities. We have also been conducting the Club visits virtually, which have been good interactive experiences to date. May is Youth Service Month. This is a special month for us as we mark and celebrate the different opportunities that Rotary provides for the youth to connect, grow through service, develop leadership skills, mentor or be mentored, and enjoy. The Youth Service Month is also the time when Rotary Clubs focus on youth service and working together with the youth. Though our regular activities are not possible with regard to the present situation, we can definitely look for alternative ways to mark this month. A blog post from Rotary Voices is also available in this issue of the newsletter which can help us with ideas on how we can virtually mark the Youth Service Month. With the situation still uncertain, the possibility of our regular district events still remains unpredictable. We have been monitoring the situation, and details will be circulated as per progress. Once again, thank you for all your efforts in response to the current situation. As we engage and participate in different activities, the Rotaract District Committee urges you to prioritize the health and safety of yourself and the people around you. Please take all necessary precautions and preventive measures while you engage in any kind of activity. Stay safe. Take care! Rtr. Sneha Shakya District Rotaract Representative 2019-20
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Mr. Sushil karki, DRR 2016-17 Who was your inspiration in the Rotaract-Rotary? How has that person inspired you? I was introduced to the Rotaract feternity by my sister. She was a member of the Rotaract Club of Kathmandu where I used to participate in service projects before getting enrolled. She was the one who encouraged me to join the Rotaract movement. Before joining I was an introvert,which is why my sister recommended me to join the club. Joining rotaract has definately been fruitful for me and has helped in changing the way I interact with people and situations around me. Thus, I consider my sister to me by major inspiration. What suggestions would you like to give to the new members of the Rotaract? How can they fully utilize their time in Rotaract? -We all are aware that Rotaract is a voluntary organization and that we all are volunteers here. So we have to use our time at the Rotaract movement more effectively and should be able to identify how much time we should invest in this movement. It is a university for leadership skills. Consequently, we should be focused on leadership development along with personnel relation development which will definately aid the future careers. I recommend all the new members of Rotaract to use this platform to develop their life and professional skills and serve the community from the individual/organizational level. How has being a part of Rotaract helped you in making life decisions? A great lesson I have learned as a Rotaract club member and leader is “time management”. Rotaract has taught me about the importance of time and mobilizing limited resources to get maximum output. This learning has helped me to make critical decisions in my life and overcome the challenges that comes along. What mantra would like to give to the future leaders in Rotaract? Rotaract is all about making new connections, developing leadership skills, and serving the community. As said, Leadership is all about creating leaders, not a follower. I suggest all the leaders in Rotaract to
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Rtn. Sushil Karki
District Rotaract Representative 2016-17 He is the Past President of the Rotaract Club of Kathmandu. He is an environmentalist by profession and works in the sector of Environmental Conservation (Climate Change) and Water Sanitation and Hygiene. He holds a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science and in Rural Development. He is the Chief Executive Officer/ Founder at Eco-Connect Private Limited and Advisor/Lead Trainer at Connection Nepal.
work together to create a pool of leaders who will serve the community. We should focus more on engaging and connecting new members. What changes have you found in Rotaract then (when you were in the district) and now? Previously there were fewer clubs in our district and all the clubs were connected. More focus was provided on fellowship, joint club projects and participation in other club. Fellowship within the zone and outside the zone was good and almost all the members knew each other. The Rotaract movement seemed more intact. Currently, the number of clubs in our district have skyrocketed. With the increasing number of clubs, the fellowship has shrunk within the club and zonal level. Nonetheless, we have more connections and more opportunities that are yet to be explored. Rotaract district is more resilliant when it comes to database, and the resources for clubs and members have been evolved likewise. Now we are in a state of thinking about the leadership of Rotaract district from clubs outside the Kathmandu valley, which is one of the most transcendent achievements in leadership we have gained. One incident in Rotaract which you will treasure for life. I have many incidents in Rotaract that I will be remenessing for life. The moment I was installed as President of Rotaract Club of Kathmandu and indeed the moment I was declared the DRR during the 7th Rotaract District Conference at Pokhara to name it a few. I would also like to share another very special incident which happened during my tenure as club president, I was invited by a college as a trainer for a 10 days long Personality Development Training for BBA students. I was provided this opportunity as a president of the Rotaract club. This was my first paid professional training. How can the relationship between Rotary and Rotaract be intensified? To enhance the relationship between Rotary and Rotaract we should be able to understand how Rotary International has envisioned rotaract clubs and its functionality. Currently, Rotary international has elevated the status of the Rotaract club and has included Rotaract clubs as a membership type. In our district, most of the Rotary clubs find their sponsored Rotaract club as a financial burden and use Rotaract as a volunteeriry resource whereas Rotaract clubs also get connected with Rotary clubs only when they need financial support and don’t provide updates to their respective parent clubs. To resolve this problem, the members from both side should responsibly look after each other as a partners in service. A Rotary club should work as a mentor of and guide the rotaractors and conduct service projects together. The Rotaract clubs should seek technical resources from Rotary rather than financial. Joint projects and fellowship programs between both club should be also be emphasized. What was the theme of your tenure and why did you choose the theme? During my tenure (RY 2016-17) we worked together with the theme “Explore Rotaract”. The theme was developed as the continuation of the RY 2015-16 theme “Promote Rotaract”. Also, Rotaract as a partner in a service club of Rotary International has created many opportunities for youths but Rotaractors of RID 3292 were not able to cash the opportunities. So, during RY 2016-17 we plan to explore the opportunities we have around us as a Rotary family and make optimum use of those opportunities for the upliftment of youth and society. How and why did you choose to stay connected to the Rotary fraternity? I joined Rotary in July 2018 as a member of the Rotary Club of Kathmandu. The only reason I have joined Rotary is due to my attachment to the Rotary/Rotaract movement. After spending a decade as a Rotaractor, I decided to join Rotary and give back to society and learn more from the Rotary movement. What do you think is the right time/age to join Rotaract and why? I suggest youths join Rotaract at the early age of movement i.e. at or around 18 so that they can have enough time to get connected with the movement and develop leadership aptitude till the end. What is your favorite leadership quote? My favorite leadership quote is by an American scholar and writer Mr.Warren Bennis, “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality”.
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Rotaract activities from home Online Motivational Seminar
Cybercrime online discussion
Rotaract Club of Ratnanagar jointly with the Rotaract club of United Birgunj successfully organized an online session of “MOTIVATIONAL SEMINAR� on 30th April 2020 via Zoom video. The program was chaired by both the club President. The seminar had today Mr. Subodh Khanal as our motivational speaker.
Rotaract Club Of Mount Everest, Lalitpur and A step Towards Change (ASTC) organized an online discussion about cybercrime and the discussion is based on current social media scenario, The most commonly reported and seen crimes that occur on social media involve people making threats, bullying, hacking, fraud, Creation of fake profile, harassing and stalking talking others online.
Date: 2020-04-30
Green Vegetables Distribution Project
Date: 2020-04-27
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Rotaract Club of Madhyapur, Rotary Club of Madhyapur, and Inner Wheel Club of Madhyapur in collaboration with the local farmers of Nagadesh distributed some regular supplies amid the COVID-19 crisis, to the needy people of Madhyapur Thimi - 06. The kindhearted farmers resident of Madhyapur Thimi supported this program by providing their freshly produced green vegetables, including Raddish, Mint, Spinach, Lettuce, Potatoes, Soybean, etc. that were distributed to needy people living in Gourment industry in Purano Thimi in the presence of local ward representative Mr. Indra Bahadur Prajapati (ward chair of Madhyapur Thimi ward no 6).
Distribution of some regular food supplies to needy people Date: 2020-04-27
Rotaract Club of Madhyapur, Rotary Club of Madhyapur and Inner Wheel Club of Madhyapur in collaboration with Madhyapur Thimi, Ward no. 2, distributed essential regular supplies amid of COVID-19 crisis. During the distribution, Mr. Ram Thapa Magar (ward chair of Madhyapur Thimi ward no 2) was present, where 15 visibly impaired households resident at Sanothimi, Madhyapur were provided with essentials such as Rice, Lentils, Salt, Sugar, Bitten rice, Oil, etc were provided.
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Contemporary issues of human resource management in Nepal
Date: 2020-04-26
Rotaract Club of Kathmandu Mid Town organized a session on Human Resource Management facilitated by Mr. Madhu Paudel, General Manager of Synergy Corporation, Nepal. He is also serving as the Vice President of Human Resource Society Nepal. The session discussed the challenges of human resource development in Nepal and how to be a competent human resource for an organization.
Sanitizing Tunnel Date: 2020-04-25
Rotaract Club of Dhangadhi constructed Sanitizing Tunnel deployed in Seti Zonal hospital to protect against COVID-19.
Coping with Stress During COVID-19 Date: 2020-04-25
Feeding the helpless animals Date: 2020-04-26
Three Rotaract Clubs form Chitwan including RAC Chitwan initiated the program to feed the animals mainly monkeys in the Devghat area that solely used to depend on the food offered by the people visiting to worship in Devghat area. The decline in the number of visitors due to the COVID19 pandemic made those monkeys vulnerable to hunger that’s why this program was executed.
Rotaract Club of Himalaya Patan organized a session on stress management to help Rotaract members to become aware and learn different coping mechanisms in this stressful time of COVID-19 when everyone is in lockdown. The session was facilitated by Najma Rai Psychotherapist who specialized in Family Arts Therapy and is working as a psychologist/ program manager in Shangri-La Orphanage Home.
COVID-19 Relief Programme
Date: 2020-04-25
RAC Manipal College of Medical Sciences conducted a Relief Material Distribution
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Programme to 100 families in Pokhara. The Packages consisting of Rice 9kgs, Dal 1 kg, Oil 1 liter, Soyabeans 400gms, Beans(Kerau) 1 kg, Salt 1kg, Masala 1 packet,2 cakes of soap were distributed to needy families in Bindabasini, Nadipur, Chauthe, Parsyang and Baglung bus park.
“Online photography interaction program�. The interaction included a session on Newborn baby photography by Rtn. Srijana Bhurtel, Landscape photography by Satyam Gautam, Bird photography by Mira Dhakal. Around 57 people were benefitted from this interaction program. Thanks to trainers who took out their valuable time from their schedule to make this program effective.
Heritage day celebration Date: 2020-04-21
RAC Patan South celebrated Heritage day with a session where the present condition of the heritage and the contribution that the youth today can provide to preserve our heritage was shared.
Personality Development E-Training
Date: 2020-04-23 16:00:00
Rotaract Club of Birgunj Metropolis jointly with Rotaract Club of Chandragiri and Rotaract Club of Parbat organized Personality Development E-Training. Mr. Rajan Koirala and Mr. Upadhaya facilitated the training where a total of 120 participants participated. Personality development, leadership qualities, parameters of public speaking, time management were some of the topics covered by the training.
Safety Material Distribution Program
Date: 2020-04-21
Rotaract Club of Barja Manasalu organized the Safety Materials Distribution program jointly with RC Bajra Manasalu Gorkha. The club provided a surgical mask, hand sanitizer, Dettol soap for the APF.
Online Photography Interaction Program
Date: 2020-04-23
Rotaract Club of Pokhara Fishtail jointly with Rotaract Club of Annapurna organized the 6
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Fundamentals of Accounting and Taxation
Date: 2020-04-21
Distribution Program for the poor and Needy Family in the area of Pokhara.
RAC Budhanilkantha organized a session on fundamentals of Accounting and Taxation facilitated by Raj Mani Pokharel, Chartered Accountant. Our facilitator introduced us regarding Accounting and taxation. He shared the PowerPoint to all the members containing full resources of the Accounting and taxation that he has introduced.
Safety Materials Distribution Program Date: 2020-04-20
Webinar on Effective communication Date: 2020-04-21
RAC Kathmandu North East organized a webinar on effective communication facilitated by Maria Creisson, director of growth of legends and people limited consulting based on the UK. The event is a collaboration of The Growth of Legends Session and Rotaract Club of Kathmandu North East
Rotaract Club of Damauli completed the Safety Materials Distribution Program for Nepal Police of Tanahun Damauli and Municipal Police of Vyas Municipality. Distribution in District Police Office was done by handing over 200pcs surgical mask, 150 pair Surgical Gloves, 5 bottle Sanitizer, 14 Soap to the DSP Lila Raj Ghimire by President-Elect of Rotary Club of Damauli Rtn. Damodar Bhandari and President of Rotaract Club of Damauli Rtr Manoj Raut.
Meet the Future you
Date: 2020-04-19
COVID-19 Food Relief Distribution Program
2020-04-21
Rotaract Club of Kathmandu Metropolis organized a session called Meet your future. The club organized an interactive one week career counseling session for Grade10 students jointly with Interact Club of LRI School and Rotary E-Club of District 3292.
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Sanitizer masks for News Reporter
While in Lockdown
RAC Butwal Down Town distributed Sanitizer, maks, and gloves to News Reporter who working in Butwal. We Distributed 200 Pics Sanitizer, 300 Pics surgical maks, and 300 set Gloves.
Rotaract Club of Mahabouddha organized a project “While in Lockdown” which is led by a team of motivated, enthusiastic individuals, which was coordinated by Rtr. Anjana Maharjan wherein members from the Rotaract Club of Mahabouddha displayed their creative side on RCM’s (Instagram handle: @rac_mahabouddha) Instagram stories. With cooking being the most popular skill among the club members, it was inevitable that the stories were flooded with recipes, the standout recipes being that of Rtr. Bhintuna Vaidya and Rtr. Jyotsna Maharjan.
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COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEAL PLANS Date: 2020-04-19
Rotaract club of Newroad Pokhara distributed 2 times meal for 400 needy and poor people around Pokhara who were unable to cook food by themself. The program was done for 3 days where we have served 800 meals per day. The meal consist of 300 gm cooked rice, 200 gm Dal, and 150 gm of mixed vegetables.
Food and shelter to Pedestrian on lockdown
Date: 2020-04-19 Rotaract Club of Tulsipur surveyed about 2500 people and safely send to their home by vehicles. Peoples of Salyan, Surkhet, Rolpa, Rukum, Dang get free food, shelter, and vehicle service.
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Parichay
Date: 2020-04-12 Rotaract Club of Yala jointly with RAC Visakha Satellite City conducted a project, “Parichay”. As the name itself suggests, the project was done to increase fellowship between the two clubs and to share about the past projects, ongoing projects as well as the future project plans of the clubs. Among this stressful situation during the pandemic, this project was somewhat helpful for all the participants to relieve their stress for at least some period.
CV writing and Cover letter Webinar
of Dhulikhel municipality and also they provided the food materials to the Dhulikhel Hospital as Date: 2020-04-12 the friends and families of the patient of the Rotaract Club of Bhaktapur organized “CV and hospital were facing problems for food. We Cover Letter Webinar” facilitated Ms.Sadikshya RAC Sukedhara supported some food items Scarlet Thapa, HR Executive at Fairfield to RAC Shikhalapur for feeding the needy. Marriott, Kathmandu facilitate This was done in collaboration with “Rotaract Club of Kathmandu West” to help our members in their professional chapters.
Email Etiquette
Date: 2020-04-10
RAC Kathmandu Mid Town organized an Email Etiquette session which focused on the importance of writing formal email along with the introduction to To, CC, BCC importance. The concept of clear, concise, and informative email writing was given to the participants. Details regarding managing the contacts, signature, salutation was also informed to the participants.
COVID 19 relief materials distribution
Date: 2020-04-10
RAC Hetauda along with other organizations distributed relief materials on different phases program to make poor people’s life somehow comfortable.
Spreading disinfection fertilizer Date: 2020-04-05
Rac Tulsipur spreaded the disinfection sanitizer in large amount in public mass area. The initiative was organised in Zonal hospital area,vegetable market,meat market and main road of Tulsipur city collaborating with municipility fire Truck.
Project on food materials distribution program 2076
Date: 2020-04-05
RAC Shikhalapur provided food materials like rice, oil, etc. to those families who are facing difficulties to have food. RAC Sikhalapur searched those families around ward no.6 and 7
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president & secretary elects training President-Elect Training Seminar and SecretaryElect Training Seminar of Rotary Year 2019-20 was held Online on 18th April and 25th April 2020. The training was divided into three sessions over two days. There was the presence of over 100 clubs and 215+ participants. The introductory session was held on 18th March where upcoming President and Secretaries were briefed about Rotaract District structure, roles, and responsibilities and given a demonstration on the use of rotary.org and updated rotaract3292.org software.
Find out the recordings at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT3_rS5aT-uDDQ1HIg_tPdw
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Rotary Citation for Rotaract Clubs Rotaract clubs that achieve the goals listed in the citation brochure by the end of the Rotary year will earn a citation. Only Rotaract clubs that are listed as active in Rotary International’s database can earn the citation. To confirm that your club is active, Rotarians can check the Listing of Club-Sponsored Organizations in Rotary Club Central. All activities need to be completed by 15 August. For Rotaract clubs with one sponsor Rotary club, the sponsor club’s president completes the online nomination form for the citation by 15 August. For Rotaract clubs with more than one sponsor club, Rotarians should submit only one nomination. ONLINE NOMINATION FORM
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e-Ryla Rotaract Club of Kakarvitta, Rotaract Club of Birtamode Midtown, and Rotaract Club of Dharan Ghopa hosted the first-ever digital e-RYLA in District 3292, from the date April 26th to May 3rd, 2020. The event was organized by the 3 sponsoring Rotary clubs viz. Rotary Club of Kakarvitta, Rotary Club of Birtamode Mid-town and Rotary Club of Dharan Ghopa. The event was conducted with the theme of “Socially Distanced - Digitally Connected�, thus providing rotaractors and interactors all over district 3292 with an opportunity to connect and interact with each other in this period of a pandemic outbreak. A total of 400+ participants from various Rotaract Clubs and Interact Clubs of the district participated in the event. They were first divided into 8 WhatsApp groups in the first round. For the second round, a total of 4 WhatsApp groups were made, and for the final round, all the finalists were put on a single WhatsApp group. The tasks were given by the moderators and admins and the efficiency, punctuality, dedication, discipline, and creativity shown in the completion of those tasks were given as points and were used as a basis to take deserving participants to further levels. The event continued for 7 official days and on the
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8th day, they collected reviews from the participants and their family members which were all the positive ones. The 8th day saw the Tambola Housie game being played and finally, on the closing session, there was a panel discussion including special guests like panelists District Governor Elect, District Rotaract Committee Chair (2020/21), District Rotaract Representative, District Rotaract RepresentativeElect and District Interact Representative-Elect. In the panel discussion, various questions arising from the participants and coming through Facebook live were discussed among the panelists. Also, the results of the event were announced at the end of the session, which included: Mr. RYLA Rotaract - Rtr. Suraj Bhandari Miss RYLA Rotaract - Rtr. Gunja Jaiswal Mr. RYLA Interact - Itr. Ujwal Gautam Miss RYLA Interact - Itr. Shreha Shrestha Most Enthusiastic - Rtr. Apeksha Shrestha Most Punctual - Rtr. Sanju Ghale Most Creative - Rtr. Manisha Mishra Task Master - Rtr. Kritika Sharma. Congratulations to all the members. Thank You to all the participants. It is all of you who have made this event this huge.
Different Rotaract Clubs engaged in various activities for the Rotaract week celebrations. Few of the Clubs and the activities they have done during Rotaract Week 2020 are as follows:
Rotaract Club of Biratnagar Downtown Organized Connect to the international community with the Rotaract club of KarnaBhumi to build international connections. Participated in the project “Visiting Orphanage” organized by Rotaract Club of Saraswati College, Navi Mumbai RID 3142. Organized an orientation program of new board members along with Club officer’s trainings seminar jointly with the Rotaract club of Biratnagar.
Rotaract Club of Birgunj Celebrated Holi to enhance fellowship in the club and to have a good bonding among the members. Partnership with Miss Nepal to organize Birgunj Audition and Press Meet Conducted joint meeting with the Rotary Club of Birgunj on 13th March 2020 for Better Bonding among Rotary and Rotaract.
Conducted a joint meeting with the parent Rotary Club to promote the relationship between Rotary and Rotaract
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the skills of the Board of Directors
Conducted a joint meeting with Rotary Club of Himalaya Patan to strengthen the relationship between Rotaract and Rotary,
Joint meeting with their parent club on 13th March 2020
Had a Fellowship breakfast with Rotarians, Past Presidents, and General members to build fellowship among current members, past presidents, and Rotarians
Rotaract Club of Ratnanagar Conducted fellowship activities and shared the history of Rotaract and Rotary. Established twinship with the Rotaract Club of Jalandhar(RID 3282). Organized Microsoft Office Training collaborating with Easy Tax and Consultancy to enhance professional skills the leaders of this club. Conducted a joint regular meeting with their parent club Rotary Club of Ratnanagar.
Rotaract Club of Kathmandu Mid-town Conducted Fellowship and Membership Monday with RAC Budanilkantha to enhance the relationship between two clubs. Conducted an interview of 10 guests who will possibly be the member of the Rotaract Club of Kathmandu Mid-Town at Spectra Eye Clinic, Thapathali. Connected with Rotaractors from Rotaract Club of Bhawal Green from RID 3281 Organized Blogging Session series 3 to enhance
RAC Lumbini Siddharthanagar Distributed badge of Rotaract Week to promote the Rotaract and spread awareness about Rotaract, its work, and its importance to the society. Organized Proposal writing training to make the members aware of the format and techniques of writing proposals. Conducted Joint Meeting with parent Rotary Club as interaction and getting familiar with each other. Had a Holi Celebration for fellowship
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enhancement. Online meetings with an international club to establish a good relationship. Organized One day salary for the Literacy Program to help the students and promote TEACH.
Conducted a program with their international twin club, Rotaract Club of Islamabad, and shared their current activities and made plans to conduct an international joint project IJB.
Rotaract Club of Yala Organized Food Vlog Exchange collaborating with the Rotaract Club of Karachi Strivers as a part of a cultural exchange to exchange food vlog between two clubs, to get familiar with the local food culture of Karachi. Collaborated with the Rotaract Club of Kampala Kibuli, RID 9211, and organize Cultural Exchange to increase fellowship with RAC Kampala Kibuli, to familiarize each other with two different cultures of two different nations. Celebrated Holi with members and to make bonding between the member strong.
Rotaract Club of Bharatpur Height Connected with the international community via twinning and exchanging their Letterhead with RAC Daffodil International University RID 3281, Bangladesh. For enhancing the competence of its members, the leaders of the club conducted Report and Presentation Preparation Workshop. Conducted a joint meeting with Club Rotary Club of Bharatpur where the President Elects of both the Rotaract and the Rotary Clubs shared their ideas and vision of the following tenure.
RAC Damauli Organized a Holi Celebration program but considering COVID19 in mind, kept it low-toned in the scale of celebration Organized friendly tennis match with the government officials. Conducted Joint meeting with the parent Rotary club.
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4 ways to celebrate Youth Service Month virtually Youth Service Month is a special time in Rotary. Throughout the month of May, members of Rotary clubs, Rotaract, Interact, and those involved in Rotary Youth Leadership Awards and Rotary Youth Exchange celebrate the opportunities Rotary provides to connect, grow through service, develop leadership skills, mentor or be mentored, and have fun. The outbreak of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, may alter the way we observe Youth Service Month this year. But it need not dampen our enthusiasm, excitement, and gratitude for these programs and the volunteers who make them possible. Here are four ways you can safely celebrate: • Serve. Make the month special by identifying needs in your community, and getting creative with ways to meet them within the safety of local shelter in place guidelines. This could include sewing masks for essential workers, collecting and distributing supplies for shut-ins, or creating a phone chain to offer a message of encouragement to seniors who are isolated and alone. Check out this list of projects being conducted by Rotary clubs around the world for inspiration. • Stay Connected. Schedule an online meeting with your sponsor Rotary club, or with program participants and alumni. Recognize past accomplishments and discuss ways to work
together in the future to strengthen participation. Visit the Meeting Online learning topic to find and share resources, join discussions, and ask for expert advice about creating online meeting spaces. • Unite behind a fundraiser. Empower Rotary’s response to the pandemic by donating to the Disaster Response Fund. Grants from this fund are already providing hospitals in Belgium, Croatia, and Italy with lifesaving ventilators; and equipping frontline healthcare workers with personal protective equipment in Korea, Nigeria, the Philippines, Spain, and the United States. In India, disaster response grants are providing disinfectant sprayers, beds, and mattresses for healthcare facilities. • Set and achieve goals. Take this month to focus on initiatives that will help your club earn this year’s Rotary Citation. Brainstorm sustainable service projects, ways to increase giving to The Rotary Foundation, and build awareness of Rotary in your community. Young people are looking for a way to make a difference. Show them how Rotary equips them to do so, especially in this time of crisis. And watch your membership grow. Share how you’re celebrating Rotary’s Youth Service Month on social media with #RotaryYouthService.
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District Rotaract Representatives Official Visit On the month of April, following clubs has conducted District Rotaract Representatives official visit. • • • • • • • • • •
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Rotaract Club of Bhaktapur Rotaract Club of Biratnagar Rotaract Club of Biratnagar Downtown Rotaract Club of Birgunj Rotaract Club of Birgunj Metropolis Rotaract Club of Damauli Rotaract Club of Durbarmarg Rotaract Club of Jawalakhel Manjushree Rotaract Club of Mahaboudha Rotaract Club of Tripureshwor
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The evolving situation of COVID-19 has brought uncertainty and wonders about health and the economy. With varied impacts around the world as it stands, today the situation due to the Corona Virus Outbreak and possibilities in the future is dire. While we believe and advocate on “Safety of Everyone is Priority’’ what the Rotaract Clubs of 3292 have done is praiseworthy, the immediate help response from taking care of club members’ strength to their society around them, taking care of mental health of people to serving the relief materials. And utilizing this lockdown into connecting the dots by extending the friendship not only with Rotaract Districts and Clubs around the world but also the many other organizations with the same motive to contribute the best response on this pandemic crisis.
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The Survey report form 2020-5-8 to 2020-5-16, we got total 24 responses,
Activities Clubs are doing in response to COVID19 Rotaract Club of Bharatpur Height published short video clips where renowned personalities around their locality raised awareness regarding Covid-19 through their facebook and Instagram. Rotaract Club of People’s Campus prepared a video presentation on hand washing steps and shared their ideas about how to make lockdown effective through the pictures. Rotaract Club of Chandragiri conducted an online Model Cabinet Meeting on 25th March & 2nd April, 2020, where the Rotaractors were assigned a ministry and representing the respective ministry. During the meeting, they discussed various methods and strategies to fight against coronavirus from each and every aspect in Nepal. Rotaract Club of Manipal College of Medical Sciences conducted a relief program which benefited 100 families in different areas of Pokhara. The program benefitted daily wage workers and poor families in various areas that include: Bindabasini, Nadipur, Chauthe, Parsyang and Baglung bus park. Each Package consisted Rice 9 kgs, Dal 1 kg,Oil 1 litre, Soybeans 400gms,Beans(Kerau) 1 kg, Salt 1kg, Masala 1 packet, 2 cakes of soap. Rotaract Club of Butwal South distributed 1 Packs of basic survival foods & other materials to 24 Houses at -Barghat which includes disabled people and labor as well. Rotaract club of Pokhara Gandaki Medical College has conducted awareness program to school going children and an INGO that runs orphanage FAB school regarding COVID-19 and also discussed on various ways to utilize this Lockdown period. Rotaract Club of Kathmandu University of Medical Sciences conducted an online awareness program through the “Health on Web” project, which is mainly concerned with sharing awareness on social media platforms discussing health and social issues weekly. They have started a #stayhomeandshine movement.
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Rotaract club of Kasthamandap organized an international service project Udeshya. Udeshya focuses on building relationships and connecting with international clubs around the world. The theme for Udeshya 2020 is “Impact of COVID-19 through your eye”. Many clubs shared their views through articles. They have received articles from Nepal, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, India, Nigeria, Uganda,Philippines, Turkey, USA, Srilanka, Venezuela and Bangladesh. Rotaract Club of Yala donated a ration package to ‘The Orphans Home’ orphanage and other needy families. They are also feeding street animals in Kathmandu and Lalitpur area. Rotaract Club of Pokhara Gandaki Medical College had organized 5 days of online Medical Model United Nations (e-Med MUN). It was a joint flagship project between Rotaract club of Pokhara GMC RID 3292 Nepal & Bhutan and Rotaract club of Nashik Nine Hills RID 3030 India. The participants were both Rotaractors/Non-Rotaractors within and outside the nation in which they discussed and debated on the topic Impact of pandemic i.e. COVID-19 and its management. The final outcome of the program was a resolution (formally written solution paper) . Rotaract Club of Mahabouddha’s members are working on designing and collecting articles for their yearly magazine Melody. Rotaract Club of Birgunj had distributed Hand gloves and Hand wash in different quantities for the safety of the District Traffic Office, “Shreepur Wada Karyalaye,” District Police Office.On 11th April 2020. Rotaract Club of Kopundol had created a Facebook page called”Quarantine Superhero” and conducted a competition to post the videos/ photos describing how days are being spent. Rotaract Club of Lalitpur started an online awareness program, on 7th May, 2020. The club also started to feed street dogs of their nearby localities. The clubs have also shared their plans/suggestions that can add value on this critical time: • Awareness and distribution of food materials to labour class people, • To invest rotary funds in providing free food to those people who can’t afford food in this pandemic, • Due to the lockdown, we have seen the shortage of blood in the blood banks. Therefore, rotaractors can manage the people nearby who can donate and contact the bloodbank members and donate the blood with safety. • In this critical situation , street animals also have been badly affected. Thus,we can manage food for these animals. Also, appropriate steps should be taken to find out the needy ones in the community and help them in the ways possible, • We should enhance our capacity to put forward various ideas and approaches to sought out current social issues by working with local level bodies continuously in all possible means.
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Latest Relief for Businesses in Nepal to combat COVID19 Due to the pandemic, the tourism sector, including hotels, restaurants, and airlines, has been hit worst while other businesses have also been affected due to lockdown and declined economic activities in the market. With the increase in confirmed cases day by day there is hardly any sign to the end of this lockdown and return back to the normal life, in such a situation the government has initiated some relief packages for business firms that include relief for employers, employees, the taxpaying entities, relief in loan and banking transactions, tenancy, telecommunication, food supplies, health amongst the others. Relief measures by Government: The government has also decided to transfer budgets allocated in the annual expenditure program, tap into various funds like natural disaster funds and mobilize international assistance from development partners to meet the resources needed for these relief measures. Similarly, the government has extended the deadline for the tax filing by one and a half months. The value-added tax (VAT) and income tax filing deadline have been extended till May 7. Similarly, the deadline to submit the report and other details by companies to the Office of Company Registrar has been extended until mid-May. Even if a driving license, route permit, and other licenses have expired, they can be renewed by mid-May without any penalty or fine, according to the relaxation. Relief measures by Rastra Bank: Rastra Bank Borrowers who were supposed to pay loan installments to banks and financial institutions in mid-April can now pay the installment by mid-July. Banks cannot impose penal interest or downgrade any loans for delays in repayment, according to the central bank. If the borrower pays the amount as per the set deadline in mid-April, the concerned bank or financial institution will need to provide a 10 percent exemption in interest, according to a directive issued by the central bank recently. Banks and financial institutions can also extend the repayment deadline of short-term working capital, which needs to be repaid by mid-April, by 60 more days.
the daily wage earners in Kathmandu. They have been setting examples by taking such initiatives in the time of crisis. Talking about the International Non-Governmental Organizations in Nepal, the United Nations Nepal have been taking initiatives in the awareness campaigns actively. They have been working with the celebrities and influencers in spreading awareness about COVID and protective measures. The World Health Organization has been working on the frontline along with the Ministry of Health in activities like testing, database updates, monitoring, and updating the entire country about the global status of COVID19. Besides, the Association of International Non-Government Organizations in Nepal along with the Social Welfare Council are helping in three major areas—home quarantine and kits, quarantine center support, and health facility support. The association has also offered help to the government in quarantine at hospitals, preparing separate rooms in a building to ensure isolation and food and medicine supplies for patients inside the hospitals during the quarantine period, running awareness campaigns on the coronavirus, which could be effective, given the wide presence of foreign NGOs and their local partner NGOs. Contributed by: Manusmriti Baral (Program Assistant), MBA Nonprofit Program, King’s College Notes: • The Kathmandu Post • Republica • Lex Advise • United Nations Nepal • Setopati Online • Rastra Bank Circular • Ministry of Health and Population
COVID and Nonprofits in Nepal Even though the number of nonprofits in Nepal is much higher, the number of active ones in this global pandemic is comparatively less. Organizations like ‘Chahari’ have been working on providing food for
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Rotaract Priviledge Card Rotaract Privilege Card is a physical card distributed to Rotaract members by Rotaract District 3292. It also serves as the official Identity Card for Rotaract members in District 3292. This card allows the members to receive benefits when obtaining goods/services from different organizations, such as: • Discounts at restaurants • Discounts at stores/shops • Entry fee waiver at various spots • Fee waivers/ discounts at various organizations Rotaract District 3292 is in a continuous process of bringing out a privilege program for its members. Following is the list of partners so far and the perks for our members: Yoso International (Miniso) Miniso stores in Kathmandu Valley 10% Discount on all purchases. Offer not available for items which are already at a discount or when Miniso itself is running any scheme.
Selected (Shop No. 106) Kathmandu mall Hot coffee club (Shop No. 104) Kathmandu mall 10% Discount on any drinks
Oojam Office Alternative Solutions Jwagal, Lalitpur 5% discount on office space booking
Crystal Creation Birtamod, Jhapa, Nepal Discount For Rotaractors: 20% on all services Details:
Darkwood Restaurant and Lounge Bar Butwal 10% Discount
Hangout ‘de café Jhapa, Nepal 10% on food 5% on beverage
Ankur Engineering and Construction Pvt. Ltd. Butwal 15% Discount on property valuation report Newari Bhoj New Rd, Pokhara 33700 10% on Food.
Hotel Grand Pacific Main Highway, Birtamode-1 30% on room rates & 15 % on food & beverage
Facial House Kathmandu Mall, Kathmandu, Nepal 20 % Discount .
Mokshya hospitality Main highway 10% on food 5% on beverage
Sadhana Kala Kendra Kamaladi mode, Putalisadhak 50% discount in admission and 50% discount in venue
VRcade - gaming Zone 2nd floor, One Stop Mall, Birtamode 20% on purchase of gaming tickets
The Loft Lounge New Baneshwor Kathmandu, Nepal 10% Discount on Food at the loft Hot Faishon (Shop No. 113) Kathmandu mall clothing items ,bag,shoes 40%
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Hype-lounge & Bar Onestop Mall Birtamode 10% discount on food
Swaad Achar Masala Anamnagar Kathmandu, Nepal 20% Discount Sydney Dental Clinic Mahalaximisthan Rd, Lalitpur 5% on all Dental Treatment
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