Alliance Baza{a}r by Alliance Francaise in Kathmandu

What, When, Where, Who and How?

Alliance Baza{a}r May July June August

{Calendar}

Complete your diary with the following events !

2009

july

3 Kathmandu Music for Peace Festival

Soprano Singer Lindsay Feldmeth and pianist Ayako Watanabe & many other Nepali bands 6PM | Rastriya Nachghar, Jamal | Free Event | Contact Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory

6.30PM | Gokarna Resort | Rs. 2000 (dinner included) | Kesang Sherpa (9741157424)

4 Yale Whiffenpoofs: A Cappella Concert with Kutumba 14 French National Day * 15 New session starts/ Trekking staff classes 2009

august

5 Janai Purnima *

Preparation for the September-October events

* AFK will be closed on these days.

Opening Hours

Institution Monday to Friday : 7 am - 7 pm Library Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri : 8 am - 6.30 pm Sunday : 12 noon - 4 pm Closed on Thursday Alliance Franรงaise in Kathmandu Tripureshwor (beside Avenues TV) P.O. Box 452, Kathmandu, Nepal Phone : + 977 (1) 4241163 / 4242832 Fax : + 977 (1) 4242621 E-mail : general.afk@gmail.com Website : www.alliancefrancaise.org.np

Campus France Desk Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri : 11.30 am - 6.30 pm Sunday : 12 noon - 4 pm or by appointment Translation Desk Mon/Tue/Fri : 9.30 am - 12.30 pm Bistrot Monday to Friday 7 am - 6.30 pm

Cover: Priscille Geiser Design: bn.com.np

{Note}

Dear friends, Since the beginning of 2009, the Alliance Française in Katmandu offered you more than a dozen of social and artistic events of local and international scales. From music to artistic performance, from issues like HIV/AIDS to Environment, via the Celebration of Francophonie, nothing would have been left aside for your pleasure. However, so far, we’ve never take part to a children book publication, written and illustrated by two young French women, published by a Nepalese book publisher, and distributed in French in Nepal. From now on, it is done, with the launching of “Leela, prophéties et patatra…”, designed by two well-known personalities of our institution: Mireille Hamon-Loirat, our previous Course In charge, and Priscille Geiser, who has been living in Nepal for some time. We present you, with an undisguised pleasure, this masterpiece, for little and big children, and wish this book all the success it deserves. Cheers to the authors for this 100% Nepalese publication with French-speaking dimension! Nepal always sees its Francophile and French-speaking community growing bigger and as a proof of it the increase of our students and partners. Each day more than 450 persons visit our premises, and new companies, like Buddha Air and its Director Mr. Birendra Bahadur Basnet I greet and thanks, trust us by going into partnership with us. Next opportunities to join us: from July 15 the new French session (registration from June 15), and year round at Le Bistrot, the Translation desk, the Multi-media Library or Campus France desk. All these initiatives and nice projects produced by our Alliance wouldn’t be possible without the active participation of all: sponsors, artistic and institutional partners, journalists. We thank you and dedicate this issue of Alliance Baza{a}r to all of you, through our important role of platform for local initiatives. Thank you and congratulations to all of you! See you soon!

Team

Philippe Martin - Director

Board of directors Keshav Raj Jha (President), Sugandha Wagley (Vice President), Mahen Shresta (Treasurer), Rabin K.C. (Secretary & legal advisor), Aymeric Hamon (Vice Treasurer), Christophe Abbou (Vice Secretary), Pratima Pandé (Member), NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati (Member), Pramod Khakurel (Member) Direction Philippe Martin, Prabin Rana, Benoît Gillet, Krishna Shrestha Library & Campus France Desk Mira Thapa, Niranjan Neupane Translation Desk Prabin Rana, Ingrid Chiron Staff Laxman Khadka, Suresh K.C., Navraj K.C., Tsering Sherpa, Pradip Biswokarma, Thakur Pyakurel, Madhav Pandey, Mira Dahal, Karna P. Itani Bistrot Ingrid Chiron, Uttam Aryal, Buddhi Ratna, Uma Maya Lama, Mangal Tamang Teachers Ashok Shakya, Cindy Bahy, Claire Féménias, David Baillat, Deepker Shakya, Eva Przyszczikowski, Maya G. Kaur, Maxime Gehringer, Olivier Polychroniadis, Rijendra Shrestha

{Expression}

Nepal through the lenses of pencils and words… How to capture Nepal other than through the lens of a camera? How to render its vibes, the diversity of its people and landscapes without flattening the country’s reality? Speaking with images as much as words, this illustrated book shares fragments of Nepal through the authors’ own vision, opening doors to the reader’s imagination. A young woman, a saddhu, a prophecy are some of the key ingredients of this hilly story that draws from a local legend, and develops with humorous allusions to Nepalese food, habits, typical characters and even politics! Thereby it offers different levels of reading… for the pleasure of both adults and children. A glossary also helps you step further into the story. As an appetizer, here is what the back cover says: The head in the clouds and strolling around, Leela doesn’t want to hear about a husband. Her father insists more and more and she despairs: what to do? Trying to change his decision she awakes secrets and a prophecy… and triggers a turmoil of consequences. A way to look at Nepal with different eyes, to remember your stay or to offer an insight of the country, Leela’s story invites you to discover or re-discover Nepal with your imagination. So, follow Leela from her neighbourhood to the hills, through events and unexpected encounters, and let her be your guide! The authors: Mireille Loirat (words), Priscille Geiser (images) Living and working in Nepal for several years, we created this story almost at the end of our stay, as if we needed some time to digest all we discovered here. The result is this free interpretation and adaptation of Nepalese surroundings and life, which weaves together reality and fantasy. The book is published by Vajra Books and has been launched in June at the AFK. It is available at Vajra Books’ shop in Jyatha, Thamel, and in other bookshops in Kathmandu… for more information about selling points contact Vajra Books (4220562) or AFK. The authors will be pleased to read your comments: prophetie.patatras@gmail.com

Vajra Books

{Partners}

Create. Share. Learn. More than partners, the photo.circle / b&n team, mainly NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati & Bhushan Shilpakar, they are friends! And what a pleasure working together to create cultural or social events. These young people are very talented and professional and it is always a very big pleasure to collaborate with them. Just to mention few events organized together: Divinity of the common life on November 08, the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Animation Film Festival in April 2009 We would also like to encourage all of you to attend and support the photo.circle sessions and to congratulate all the team involved on the "Traveling Chobi Mela" for their amazing work. They offered us the biggest photo exhibition the country ever had. Also to let you know than Bhushan Shilpakar is the man behind all the designs of our events; thanks to him! Feel free to contact him for your own designs.

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{Partner}

Y! is back

Nepali magazines are growing in number however there was a vacuum for a well-rounded youth magazine. Then came Y! in September 2006. The magazine provides dedicated coverage to politics, gender, community, environment and other youthrelated issues like music, fashion, career, sports, entertainment etc. It’s true that all finds space in this bi-lingual magazine. The concept of two languages – English and Nepali – works well as it becomes an all-encompassing magazine that helps to bridge the gap between the urban and rural Nepali youth. Another reason why Y! stands out. Y! gives their readers a balance in content with innovative cover designs making it a magazine that seems to be ever evolving and pro-change. One can sense that the Y! team has made a conscious decision to bring about social change by taking responsibility to do what they can in encouraging the youth of this nation to think, act, react, aspire, inspire, progress, question, believe. The magazine speaks their tongue and is working towards finding a common ground amidst diversity – be it ethnic, geographic or economic. In its second inning, Y! has returned as a quarterly. Alliance Francaise in Kathmandu has always supported initiatives that cater to the youth. Wishing the Y! team good luck we hope this time they are here to stay. Y! Magazine P O Box: 6532 Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal Phone: +977 1 4254267 Email: mail@yzine.com.np URL: www.yzine.com.np

Supported by Alliance Française in Kathmandu

{Partner}

The Alliance Franรงaise in Kathmandu and the Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory worked in collaboration for the various events below: - International Music Day 2008, with the participation of Dr. Gene Aitken for a Jazz lecture, on June 19, 2008. Dr. Aitken was awarded the 2007 Jazz Educator of the year by DownBeat magazine; - The KJC is involved with the Alliance Franรงaise Jazz Club in India and Nepal to help promoting cultural exchanges in the Jazz field; - The OZMA concert last March. The KJC hosted the workshop sessions given by OZMA's members and organized the shared-repertoire concert between OZMA and Nepalese musicians. - June 09 International Music Week with several programs organized by the KJC. Stay tuned for the next musical blasts organized by the Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory and the Alliance Franรงaise in Kathmandu! An event is always more dynamic when it gathers more people and more competencies together. Thanks to Mariano and all the KJC team!

{Courses}

AFK Levels AFK levels

Courses for trekking staff Professional in the field of tourism ? Don't forget our special session for trekking staff from July, 15 to August 18 You can start the classes from any point: if you are not a beginner, you will just have to take a test before admission to check which level matches your proficiency.

Hours

Connexions book

Beginner 1

Connexion 1

100

150

Elementary 1

200

250

300

Intermediate 1

350

400

450

Advanced 1

500

550

600

650

700

DELF levels

Connexions 2

Connexions 3 B1

{Library+Translation Desk}

Votre havre de paix ( your haven of peace ) Do you need quietness to work, watch TV, listen to music or read various books , revues, comics and magazines ? Welcome to our library, a very peaceful place with a unique ambiance where you can discover French culture as well as French-speaking culture. The library provides also free internet access for your researches on higher studies and general information about France, and the librarians are always ready to help.

HOW CAN I BECOME A MEMBER? The library is open to everybody, but to borrow some documents it is compulsory to be a member. To become a member, a proof of identity and a proof of residence must be submitted, along with a membership form and two photographs. Membership forms are available at the borrowing desk, can also be downloaded from our website.

External visitor Duration (months) Basic

Students

200

300

400

150

200

300

400

600

Multimedia

500

700

900

Family

800

1000

1200

1500

2000

3000

Institutional

Basic: Books, periodicals, comics Total documents: 6 Multimedia: Books, periodicals, comics + CDs, DVDs, CD-ROMs Total documents: 11 Family: A complete membership for the entire family Total documents: 22 Institutional: Open to institutions, organizations, schools, etc. Total documents: 30

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Looking for a translation ? The translation desk of the Alliance Franรงaise stands there for you. From Nepali or English to French or, French to Nepali or English ; for any kind of document ; official or non official translations. The desk is open Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 9.30 to 12.30. Visit our website: www.alliancefrancaise.org.np For more information or details, please contact us at 4241163, 4242832 Email: traduction.afk@gmail.com

{CampusFrance+First Aid} CampusFrance, the national agency for promoting French higher education abroad CampusFrance Nepal is happy to share with you about the Nepalese students who went to France for their higher studies from 2007 till now. Year

Number

2007

Engineering, Management, Language, Hotel Management

2008

Architect, Engineering, Language, Science, Medical Science, Communication

2009 till now

Field of study

Hotel Management, IT, Language, Pharmaceutics, Science

This year again CampusFrance Nepal will be of course present at the Education Fair organized by ECAN in August 13-16, 2009 at Bhrikuti Mandap. Log on to www.campusfrance.org a major website for your higher study. Don’t waste your time & money, this is the right time to observe why France hosts the third highest number of International students in the world.

Free counseling at ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE IN KATHMANDU ESPACE CampusFrance,Tripureswor, Teku road.(Next to Avenues TV) Tel: 4241163/ Fax: 4242621 E-mail: katmandou@campusfrance.org Web: www.campusfrance.org www.alliancefrancaise.org.np

FIRST AID TRAINING

Do you have the right skill to save your loved one’s life when it is necessary by simple acts? If you don’t know them, our two certified trainers from France Mr. Rijendra Shrestha and Mr. Prabin Rana will be very happy to teach you in a week end, these techniques. Training session can be organized upon request. For further details please contact us. Prabin Bikram RANA Directeur Adjoint / Deputy Director Alliance Française de Katmandou P. O. Box N° 452 Ganesh Man Singh Path Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal Tél.: (977-1) 424 11 63 / 424 28 32

{Le Bistrot}

As all of us at the Alliance Française, « Le Bistrot » is glad to accompany « Leela, prophéties et patatra » to take its first steps. This masterpiece strikes a special chord for us since we have a lot in common. We share the same audience, grownups and children; as you may know, we serve our delicacies Monday to Friday not only in our premises but also to the pupils of the French 7am - 6:30pm school and to some of the British school. As the illustrator and the writer, we are artists; just the differences are we use spoons instead of pencils, frying pans instead of crayons and knives instead of pastels. And last but not the least, we are creating courses and menus as they are imagining stories and characters. Even in the timing, thanks to the calendar, we just have a gap of one month between our both last events; we unveiled our new menus in May while they launched their book in June. Isn’t it amazing? About pure food, If we do not prepare magic momo’s (we tried to have Hajuraamaa showing us but of course, she doesn’t feel like sharing her secret with simple commoners!), we cook a fine Paëlla, we prepare some fresh and refreshing salads and we bake a special cheesecake, amidst many. The summer menus are of fresh inspiration and truly, when the weather burns, that’s the best! Would you want to learn more about it, visit our website www.aliancefrançaise.org.np , everything is online. Doesn’t it feel like we’ll get food for our minds and bellies for the next couple of months?

{Supporters & Sponsors}

Alliance Franรงaise in Kathmandu is grateful to its sponsors for their valuable support.

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