YESS GIRLS MOVEMENT
...A journey of a life time...
NEWS LETTER
April 2021
YESS 2021 National Task Force Nepal Scouts
CONTENTS Foreword YESS Girls Movement is one of the leading projects of Nepal Scouts since 2018, with the support of WAGGGS and NOREC.
Acknowledgement YESS Girls Movement is one of the major leading projects in Nepal Scouts.
In Nepal, there has come a second wave of pandemic COVID- 19. So, the fear and impact of Covid-19 is increasing rapidly day by day. Even in this tough situation. We have succeeded our responsibility through a series of virtual meetings.
Progress on Membership The second wave of covid is hitting brutally in Nepal , but we have done our project through virtual platform
This month we have been focusing and working on cleaning up the heritage site and spread awareness to maintain cleanliness around us.
Progress on Advocacy Cleanliness program was held Bhaktapur, Thimi and Maitidevi, Kathmandu.
Progress on Girl Led COVID-19
Progress on Girl led COVID-19 RESPONE, CAPACITY building and communication General Activities.
WAGGGS Initiatives and Progress
WAGGGS INITIATIVES AND PROGRESS ON THE ALUMNAE SUMMIT PREPARATIONS
Press and Social Media Lot of covid cases was increased and government released lockdown in Nepal so due to lockdown there were no press meet this month.
Covid-19 is a contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-Cov-2). New strain COVID-19 virus had entered Nepal also. Day by day the number of COVID19 cases was increasing rapidly. Nepal Government had started lockdown due to rapid transmission of COVID19. COVID-19 affects different people in different ways.
FOREWORDS
YESS Girls Movement is one of the leading projects of Nepal Scouts since 2018, with the support of WAGGGS and NOREC. Nepal Scouts is delighted to welcome passionate young girl leaders as the National Task Force Members for the 2021 Youth Exchange South to South (YESS) movement in Nepal. In past, the YESS project has enhanced the ability of our young leaders by developing their skills in leadership, communication, reporting and ability to manage their day-to-day activities including special events. The YESS project has also assisted Nepal Scouts in interacting with other participants and, the young women leaders will be able to strengthen and empower other young girls and leaders of Nepal Scouts. They are working as a role model which inspires and encourages other youths to be the members of Nepal Scouts. This year, due to the Covid-19 International Exchange has not been planned for 2020/2021. YESS Girls Movement-Nepal has recruited 20 young girls along with 5 alumnae as a team leader who will guide the Task Force Members. They have already been engaged in different activities and organized programs and have shown great motivation, enthusiasm and commitment in the mission to help girls reach their highest potential through campaign, activities delivering WAGGGS initiatives like World Thinking Day, Free Being Me / Action on Body Confidence, Stop the Violence etc. followed with daily office administrative support and other assigned tasks. Nepal Scouts is eager to continue working with the girls to achieve the targeted YESS project along with others WAGGGS initiatives. Nepal Scouts is also committed to ensure that the YESS Girls Movements program that will support in delivering the outstanding results in Nepal for a whole year. The movement will be the opportunity to have experience of a lifetime not just for the girls but for all the scouts in Nepal.
Lok Bahadur Bhandari Chief Commissioner Nepal Scouts
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
YESS Girls Movement is one of the major leading projects in Nepal Scouts. Nepal Scouts has been the parts of YESS Girls Movement since 2018 A.D. and still actively performing well in home associations. Due to COVID -19, international exchange is totally halted and however working in own associations. For this, 20 young girls have been recruited as a National Task Force Members. They are divided into 5 different teams and they will be led by our YESS Alumnae as a Team Leaders.
So, I would like to express sincere
gratitude to Nepal Scouts and the staffs for their invaluable guidance, support and welcoming our YESS Participants. It is my distinct honor and high privilege to welcome all the National Task Force Members. We are hopeful that they will give their best performance and make Nepal Scouts feel proud. I cannot express enough thanks to the YESS project funders Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (NOREC) and World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) for funding the YESS Girls Movement which has been always a life changing experience for many young girls in Africa and Asia. I would specially thank YESS Alumnae for constantly motivating me to work harder and also for their contribution, suggestions and time. Last but not the least, many thanks go to all the supporting hands that are directly and indirectly engaged in this program and I would like to appreciate their dedication and selfless contribution.
Saru Gosai
YESS Country Coordinator Nepal Scouts
PROGRESS ON MEMBERSHIP
In Nepal, there has come a second wave of pandemic COVID- 19. So, the fear and impact of Covid-19 is increasing rapidly day by day. Even in this tough situation. We have succeeded our responsibility through a series of virtual meetings. This month we have done the ‘’Welcome to my world” challenge in which we completed our challenge using social platforms like Facebook, twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Because of this challenge, we were able to recruit new rovers and rangers through the digital world. Because of the ongoing pandemic, all academic institutions have been closed, so we are not able to do physical classes. Even though we have accomplished our responsibility by using modern technology.
PROGRESS ON ADVOCACY
RED PRIDE-MHM
This month we haven’t done much on MHM.
This month we have been focusing and working on
Recently we have been planning and preparing for
cleaning up the heritage site and spread awareness
the online session on Exploring Rosie’s World which
to maintain cleanliness around us.
is going to happen on May 7, 2021. This Sunday we are going to publish the information and details as well as google form through Social Media.
CLEANUP CAMPAIGN AT BISHNU BIR TEMPLE We have successfully conducted the clean-up campaign collaborating with Madhyapur Thimi Local Scouts, on 3rd Baisakh 2078 (16th April,2021) at Bishnu Bir Temple of Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur. There was the active participation of 23 volunteers from YESS Girls 2021, Madhyapur Thimi Local
GREEN TECH GENERATION CAMPAIGN
Scouts Office, Adarsha Rover Ranger Crew and Unified Scouts Crew. After the celebration of Sindur Jatra, one of the major jatra of Biska Jatra of Newar Community of Madhyapur Thimi, we can find lots of color and wastage around the temple. YESS Girls initiated a clean-up campaign around that temple. to maintain cleanliness around us. CLEAN-UP TEMPLE After
a
CAMPAIGN
successful
AT
clean-up
MAITIDEVI
campaign,
we
conducted the clean-up campaign at Maitidevi Temple, Kathmandu, on 4th Baishak 2078 (17th April, 2021). There was the active participation of 13 volunteers from YESS Girls 2021 led by Team Advocacy. Maitidevi is one of the most bustling temples in the heart of the Kathmandu Valley which is crowded specially on Saturday. So, YESS girls went for cleaning the temple area which is full of fallen leaves, dust and other waste generated from puja / ritual activities in and around the temple area. Many people who visited the temple praised the work of YESS girls and the team got inspired.
VISITING COMPOST MANURE PRODUCTION FACTORY After the cleaning up at Bishnu Bir Temple, we went to the local compost manure production factory at Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur. There we got a chance to learn how they are making organic compost manure and how the community is benefited from it.
CELEBRATING EARTH DAY 2021 We have celebrated the Earth Day 2021 through social media. As since 1970 April 22, the world is celebrating Earth Day on 22 April every year. So, this year we also took initiation to celebrate it with the theme of this year’s earth day i.e., “Restore our earth “ which focuses on natural processes and emerging green technologies that can restore the world’s ecosystems.
PROGRESS ON GIRL LED COVID-19 RESPONSE
“During the global pandemic awareness open the world’s eye”
somehow interlinked with each other. We also conducted a WASH awareness campaign where we shared introduction of WASH, when to
may wash our hands, and steps of the hand washing
Covid-19 is a contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARSCov-2). New strain COVID-19 virus had entered Nepal also. Day by day the number of COVID-19 cases was increasing rapidly. Nepal Government had started lockdown due to rapid transmission of COVID-19. COVID-19 affects different people in different ways. COVID-19 response team of Nepal had conducted an awareness program through social media platforms due to the present situation. In April month Nepal was the most polluted country in the world. So, we had conduct awareness program about health ill-effect from air pollution and preventive measures of air pollution. Since corona cases were increasing day by day, we had to conduct a health awareness program of COVID-19
technique.
Through
the
video
method,
we
demonstrated the hand washing technique. We conducted WASH quotes challenges; where we invited all the task force members for the WASH quotes challenge to clicked a picture with a WASH slogan. In collaboration with the Advocacy team in the cleanup campaign, we make sure that every participant follows safety measures like the use of masks, gloves, sanitizing them, and hand washing with soap and water after completion of the cleanup campaign. In a conclusion, the Covid-19 response team had conducted an awareness program regarding air pollution, COVID-19, and WASH
through social
media. And with collaboration with the Advocacy team, we make sure to follow preventive and safety measures in the clean-up campaign.
through social media in which we had provide health information about COVID-19 introduction, health effect (symptoms), and preventive/safety measures of COVID-19. WASH and COVID-19 are
CAPACITY BUILIDNG
COMMUNICATION GENERAL ACTIVITY
1st Project Meeting
Communication
Meeting was held on 25th April 2021 from via
communicating with all the concerned teams. This
zoom application related with the discussion on
month we also collaborated with the membership
environmental sanitation, Scout Membership and
team to do the ‘’ Welcome to my world” challenge
Retaining and Youth activities and mobilization. In
where we did most of the designs for the post
the meeting we had discussed about the solution
challenge. We are planning to do virtual meetings
measures to membership retention, youth activities
for upcoming activities because of this ongoing
and
environment
pandemic. We were successful in posting 30
related programs. At last, we concluded our
contents this month on Facebook, Instagram and
meeting with the decision of conducting a webinar
twitter.
on proper disposal of mask and control its effect in
We received 838 likes in Facebook and 928 likes on
long term.
Instagram.
mobilization
which
includes
team
is
collaborating
and
WAGGGS INITIATIVE AND PROGRESS ON YESS ALUMNAE SUMMIT
YESS Alumnae Summit is the gathering of all the
the conference or seminar where we discussed our
YESS Alumnae from 2015 to till now and it is a
initiatives, how they have been carried out and
program exclusively for the YESS Alumnae. During
whether they create and bring positive changes or
the YESS Alumnae Summit, you get the opportunity
not, is it effective or not. We do all the evaluation of
of reuniting with the YESS Alumnae whom you
our work from the start of YESS Girls Movement to
haven’t seen from a long period of time from 2015
till date. It is the place where we discussed, planned
to till date. It is the platform to relive some of the
and prepared to bring the changes and input some
old memories while you were in your exchange
of the new ideas in our work plan to make our YESS
program. Not only that YESS Alumnae Summit is
Girls Movement program more effective.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF YESS CO-ORDINATOR Saru Gosai
PRESS AND SOCIAL MEDIA Lot of covid cases was increased and government released lockdown in Nepal so due to lockdown there was no press meet.
SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES OF YESS GIRLS This month 761 were added in Facebook. Similarly, 419 followers in Instagram and we received 838 likes in Facebook and 928 likes in Instagram.
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