Brief Introduction and Major Activities

Brief Introduction and Major Activities

            Muskan Club was established on 14^th Poush, 2057 B.S. Since its establishment, the club has been conducting various activities. Introducing itself in active form, the club performed various cultural activities on 14^th Poush, 2058 B.S. In order to put forward the concept of model family, the club had organized Grade Family Award Competition during the same period. Under this program, the representatives of the club visited the houses of the area thus evaluating the good and managed families of the area regularly for almost 8 months. The members of the families securing highest score were awarded by the club.

            The club got its recognition as an organization along with its registration on District Administration Office on 10^th Magh, 2065 B.S. During that period, the club had organized various programs considering the rights of children and their protection. Along with passage of time, the club started conducting training programs targeting youths, competitions for the selection of outstanding children, various cultural programs, quiz contests, football programs, afforestation programs, street plays and formation of social code of conduct for the children. The successful accomplishment of aforementioned activities has helped the club in maintaining outstanding identity in Pokhara for which the club is proud of.

            In collaboration with Youth information center and District Sports Development Committee, the club has conducted Sensitization programs against Drug Abuse and Addiction. Similarly, the club has declared Street Children Day on 14^th Poush, 2066 B.S. Apart from this, the statistics on street children of Pokhara region has been publicized on 2066/67 B.S.

            Currently, the club has 7 Child, Adolescents and Youth clubs at different schools and colleges. Similarly, the club has been conducting radio program entitled “Prasun” and “Yuwa Sarokar” (Youth Concern) in coordination with Radio Gandaki. The radio program is conducted on weekly basis.

            In order to ensure the formation of civilized society through the change in perspectives of youths toward society, sensitize & make youths capable and to reduce the conflict situation prevalent in the society that helps toward conflict transformation in a creative and constructive way, 30 youths were provided with training on “Youth Creative Conflict Transformation”. The training that lasted for 5 days, on Ashad, 2068 B.S., was conducted through the economic support of CWIN Nepal. Similarly, a survey based on youths and conflict was conducted on Jestha and Ashad of 2069 B.S. in order to address the issues of youths thus making an attempt to identify the problems of youths. The survey was entitled “Youth and Conflict”. Based on the analysis of the survey, a drama on Youth and Conflict depicting the problems of youth was prepared and was shown at streets and the stage.