Various Activities at Kadambari College of Science and Management....Department of Social Work

• PEACE CHILD INTERNATIONAL awarded the college a certificate for its contribution to the production of Peace Child International publication of water Rights and Wrongs, a young people's summary of the United Nations Development Report 2006:Beyond Scarcity: Power, Poverty and the Global Water Crisis.(March 2007)

• As a active member of The International Coalition for the Prevention of Child Abuse the students and faculty of the college participated in the activities organised on November 19th..This was organized as a part of a competition held by WWSF.(November2006)

• Students worked on initiating libraries in various jails in Nepal. With the help of the organization called Victim support and Rehabilitation center they submitted proposals to several publishers, requesting them for books. With the help provided by Victim Support and Rehabilitation Center libraries in different jails of Nepal like Kathmandu,Pokhra,Baglung,Damauli,Gorkha,Nepalgunj etc were initiated.

• Students participated in second Saath event 2007 and actively involved as working committee members. All members of working committee searched for sponsors, publicized the event, took charge of volunteers of the program, managed venue and were able to collect fund for providing education to children from socially backward families. The main objective of the event was to sensitize the youth on social issues and to collect fund from the event. Being active participants of the event, the students learnt to work in a group, co-ordinate the program and to collect funds for social issues.(January 2007)

• A team of four members consisting of two faculty and two students went on an explorative visit to Mahakali for a week. The objectives behind the visit were to work with children and youth from the area and get their perspective on Water which was a part of field work for Book Project on Human Development Report(.November2006)

• Faculty and Students actively participated in a two day National seminar titled “ Transition and Peace Building in Nepal: Opportunities and Challenges, jointly organsied by the St.Xavier’s College of Social Work and Department of Social Work, Kadambari College of Science and Management.(June 4-5 ,2007)

• Sandra Scarth a Social Worker of Choices Adoption and Counselling Services an agency based in Canada visited the college to further discussions on issues related to the role of social workers with regard to inter country adoption in Nepal.(June 22 ,2007)

• Bala Raju Nikku visited Tansen, Palpa district to vist St.Capitanio School and conducted discussions with local NGOs .(June25-27,2007)

• Students and Faculty participated in a popular Lecture by Prof. E.Sridharan on electoral systems, supported by international IDEA Nepal office.(June28,2007)

• Students and Faculty organized a farewell program for Fr.P.T. Augustine, S.J on the occasion of his completing the six year term as principal, St.Xavier’s College and leaving for India.(June 29,2007)

• Bala Raju Nikku participated in one day review meeting on strengthening Juvenile Justice System in Nepal, conducted by CCWB.(June 29,2007)

• Pranita Bhushan Particiapted in a national seminar titled Restructuring the Nepali State, organsied by NCCS, Kathmandu.(June30,2007)

• Bala Raju Nikku participated in a e-learning training jointly organsied by St.Xavier’s College and ADB.(May 7-11,2007)

• Bala Raju Nikku presented a paper titled “ World Bank and Irrigation Reforms: Case of Andhra Pradesh, at 3rd Doctoral Workshop on the World Bank and attended Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics ( ABCDE), Bled, Slovenia.(May15-18,2007)

• Bala Raju Nikku represented the department and conducted discussions with Faculty and Students of Faculty of Social Work at University of Ljubliana(May 19-22,2007)

• Roshan Thapa, adjunct faculty delivered a lecture on Social Work Education in Nepal along with Kosh Raj Neupane at Research Series discussions, Martin Chautari.(April 15,2007)

• Bala Raju Nikku, visited Purvnchal University, Birat Nagar office to discuss academic issues with the University officials, also conducted discussions with the local NGOs about social work student placements.(April 15-17,2007)

• Pranita Udas and Bala Raju Nikku had discussion with Dr. Amrita Regmi Ph.D.,MBA IRD, country representative for Nepal.(April19,2007)

• Amita Kaushik and Bala Raju Nikku presented a concept paper for strengthening Child Rights programe in Nepal at SCS office.(April24,2007)

• Students and Faculty participated in Women Day celebrations organized by WOREC.(March8,2007)

• Rampyari Karki from APANG Mahasang delivered a lecture on issues of physically challenged women in Nepal (March 8 ,2007)

• Amita Kaushik Participated in an International Inter Country Adoption Meeting, Kathmandu, Nepal.(March 11-13 ,2007)

• Bala Raju Nikku, participated in the Board meeting of South Asia Consortium on Inter Disciplinary Water resource Studies ( SaciWaters), Hyderabad, India.(March 11-12, 2007)

• Students organsied a farewell programe for Samrat Katuwal on the campus(.March16,2007)

• Pranita Bhushan Udas presented paper on behalf of Bala Raju Nikku on Makakali Treaty: a Discourse Analysis, Organsied by SaciWaters, at Chennai, India.(March21-22,2007)

• Students and Faculty participated in a talk programe organized by AYON on Reconstruction of Nepal at Multi Media lab, St.Xavier’s College.(March21,2007)

• Students participated in a programe ‘ LetsWalk for Bagamati” to mark the World Water Day, organsied by ECCA (March22,2007)

• Faculty and students participated in a lecture by Prof. Asraf Ghani titled ‘Political Transition: Learning from International Experience and Young people role in Nepal’ organsied by AYON .(March22 ,2007)

• Bala Raju Nikku participated in the Pani Satsang organsied by NWCF.(March23,2007)

• Students volunteered for the two day People SAARC programe organized by the Federation of NGOs at Staff College, Kathmandu.(March23-25,2007)

• Bala Raju Nikku participated in a research results sharing meeting organsied by UCEP and CCWB.(March28,2007)

• Amita Kaushik attended Workshop on Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences organized by SAP(Falcha)and the Embassy of Germany Kathmandu.(March 2007)

• Amita Kaushik attended Workshop Training of Trainers on Gender Mainstreaming in Water and Sanitation organized by Utthan(Gujrat) and Gender Water Alliance.(April 2007)

Prabhu’s visit to India

• Faculty and Students participated in the Inauguration program of Child Rights Course organized by the Department of Social Work at CCWB(.February2,2007)

• Students and Faculty participated in the sharing session with Dr.Sara Ahmed, Ms. Nafisa Barot, Mr. Murali ( NGO leaders from India) on the campus.(February18,2007)

• Bala Raju Nikku presented a paper on Child Rights as an Adjunct course in Social Work Curriculum, at Dhaka, Bangladesh organsied by SCS. .(February25-26,2007)

• Pranita Bhushan Udas and Bala Raju Nikku visited NGOs in North Coastal Districts of Andhra Pradesh, India.(January7-17,2007)

• Pranita Bhushan Udas and Bala Raju Nikku participated in the regional meeting organized at Godavari by Gender and Water Alliance (GWA) based in the Netherlands. .(January23-26,2007)

? Students and Faculty participated in a sharing session with Ms. Yoke Maulawik, Executive Director of GWA and Ms. Meena Bilgi, Gender Consultant, India at the College campus .(

• Faculty and Students attended inauguration of two month training program of Social Work with special reference to Juvenile Justice System.(September2006)

• Faculty and Students participated in second foundation day celebrations of the college.(September2006)

• Students and Faculty visited different NGOs and participated in a orientation program for the fresher BSW students, at the school for the community, Purfing .???

• Pranita Bhushan participated in third international seminar on -----organsied by FMIST Trust, Nepal .

• Students and Faculty organized a peace rally and candle light activity at Mandala to mark World Day on Prevention of Child Abuse. The College is one of international coalition member of WWSF.

• Bala Raju Nikku, participated in an International children’s day program to mark the occasion of inauguration of first Juvenile Bench in Lalitpur District organsied by CCWB, Kathmandu.

• Bala Raju Nikku, participated in a technical committee meeting organized by Richmond Fellowship, Nepal.

• Faculty and Students organized and participated in Aids Awareness activities conducted at Ghanata Ghar and V-Day function organized by Help Nepal.

• Bala Raju Nikku, presented a paper on Children Rights and Disasters at Agra Workshop, organsied by SCS.

• Bala Raju Nikku, visited LEAD India office and Jamia Mia Islamia University, Department of Social Work Delhi, India to explore further linkages

• Faculty and Students participated in valedictory function of training programe of social work with reference to Juvenile Justice System, organized by St.Xavier’s College of Social Work and CCWB

• Bala Raju Nikku participated in the celebrations of Law and Water Governance group, Wageningen University.

• Bala Raju Nikku, successfully defended his PhD thesis titled ‘The politics of Policy: Participatory Irrigation Management programe in Andhra Pradesh, at Aula, Wageningen University, the Netherlands.

• BSW students of first and second year presented field work learning at Public Information Centre of World Bank, Kamaladi, Kathmandu

• Students participated in meeting organsied by Youth Action/ Nepal youth social forums anti drugs etc NAP.