New Leader in YFC

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31^st Jan. Youth Friendly Centers (YFC) now have new leaders.Election scheduled for seven centers of Bhutanese Refugee camp for 29^th and 30^th January this month elected new coordinators  and core committee for one year.

  First phase election conducted in Eastern camps elected ,in, Khudunabari :Kharga Gurung and Bishnu Maya Gurung, Timai:Hem Raj Gurung and Tika Maya Gurung ,Goldhap: Sagar Humagain and Sunita Rai as coordinators respectively.

Similarly, election conducted for second phase in Sanischare elected Yogen Bhujel and Ambika Rai as coordinator.Where as election result of three Beldangi camps are still not known.

One male and female are elected by youths of age group 18-25 of respective camps as coordinator, who is entire responsible of administrative function of center.A core committee compromising 14 youths is elected to run the center.

Fr.Peter Jong Lepcha SJ, program coordinator for YFC, talking with our correspondent said,”a new

यूवा मैत्री केन्द्रको चुनाव हुने

यूवा मैत्री केन्द (YFC) ले २०१० को निर्वाचन यहि जनवरी २९ र ३० तारिकका दिन सात शिविरमा गर्ने भएको छ ।

२९ तरिकका दिन पूर्वी भुटानी शरणार्थी शिविर गोलधाप, खुदुनावारी, टिमाईमा हुनेछ भने ३० तारिकका दिन शनिश्चरे, बेलडाँगी १,२ र ३ क्याम्पमा हुने युवा मैत्री केन्द्रका कार्यक्रम संयोजक फादर पिटर जोङ लेप्चा एस.जे ले बताउनु भएको छ ।
प्रत्येक वर्ष हुने निर्वाचनमा १६ जनालाई प्रत्यक्ष रुपमा निर्वाचन गराईन्छ । प्रजातान्त्रिक रुपमा हुने निर्वाचनमा १८ बर्षमाथि र २५ बर्ष मुनिका यूवायुवतीहरुको सहभागिता रहेको हुन्छ । हरेक कार्यहरु कारितास नेपाल अर्न्तगत यूएनएचसिआरको सहयोगमा शरणार्थी शिविर भित्रका युवाहरुलाई शिप विकाश, समाज परिवर्तन जस्ता कार्यमा सहकृया गराई शिविरलाई शान्त बनाउने उद्देश्यले २००६मा यसको स्थापना गरिएको कार्यक्रम संयोजक बताउनु हुन्छ ।

दर्ता भएका भूटानी शरणार्थी युवाले मात्र यस निर्वाचनमा सहभागिता लिन पाउने नियम रहेको छ । हाल पूनर्वासपछि सात शिविरमा जम्मा गरि २५ हजार बढि यूवाहरुको केन्द्रमा सदस्यता रहेको छ ।
शिविरबाट निर्वाचित हुने पदहरु यस प्रकारका छन्
१. संयोजक - २ जना (एक महिला, एक पुरूष)
२. तत्काल संयोजक – (Event Coordinator) - २ जना (एक महिला, एक पुरूष)
३. Peer Educators - ४ जना (२ महिला, २ पुरूष)
४. समाजिक सहजकर्ता - २ जना (एक महिला, एक पुरूष)
५. बाह्य सहजकर्ता - २ जना (एक महिला, एक पुरूष)
६. Arts and Music संयोजक - २ जना (एक महिला, एक पुरूष)
७. Games and sports –२ जना (एक महिला, एक पुरूष)

तर क्याम्प ब्यवस्थfपन समितिको निर्वाचन भने कहिले हुने भन्ने बारेमा सम्बन्धित निकाय पूर्ण रुपमा जानकार नरहेको शिविर सचिबहरु बताउँछन. । नयाँ वर्ष भित्रिने वित्तिकै शिविर प्रतिनिधिहरुको मनमा खुशी छाउने गरेको छ, सेवा नै धर्म हो भनेर होला ।
source:www.newsofexile.blogspot.com

YFC seen active in relief distribution,UN expresses sampathy

Beldangi-I, Jan 25: Volunteers of Youth Friendly Center (YFC) and Caritas Nepal, which looks after education of exiled Bhutanese children, are seen extra-active in distribution of relief package to fire victims here.
“We are highly impressed with YFC volunteers and Caritas Nepal for their extensive supports in grassroots level,” the camp secretary of the camp, TB Gurung, told Bhutan News Service.
According to reports, YFC volunteers played crucial role in distribution of immediate relief package and compilation of data related to damages and losses incurred.
Besides the immediate relief materials such as bitten rice, biscuits and instant noodles on Wednesday, Caritas Nepal has supported fire victims with mattress, towels, plastic jug and frying pans among others while AMDA-Nepal offered under garments and blanket for babies.

Caritas Nepal also donated a cash grant of rupees 7000 to Til Bahadur Pradhan, who is doing funeral rituals of his deceased mother.

Lutheran World Federation is already on the group with construction materials. “We’ll soon get huts rebuilt,” said of the Federation’s staff.

Meanwhile, the UNHCR has expressed its sympathy towards the fire victims. Issuing a press statement, it has mentioned that UNHCR including its partners are playing key role in supporting the fire victims with all sorts of support materials.