25 inspiring friends who are quietly making impact in Nepal

February 17, 2011inspiration, leadership25 promising Nepalis. Nepalis with impact, influential Nepalis, nepal leaders, social activists Nepal, top Nepalis, Ujwal thapa influential nepalis list, youth change makersUjwal

(These is just a small list and just my list. Please note there are thousands more that I don’t know or haven’t added. Please feel free to add your own list. lets appreciate good works and good people where-ever they are…)

Bijaya Shiwakoti, Rabindra Maharjan, Vidhan Rana help coördinate Santi School project by building and running a school.

Sailesh Dhungana and friends have built a network, “Bikalpa” encouraging youths to get into responsible leadership career in politics and bureaucracy.

Ashutosh Tiwari, Jaya Burathoki, Sanjib Subba, Sagar Onta and friends are creating platforms for entrepreneurs who network, share contacts, seek advice and potential investments through Entrepreneurs for Nepal.

Hemendra Bohra is making an eco-friendly earth quake resistant house made of mud. No cements! Sorry no photos yet !

Ajaya Shiwakoti and friends are coordinating a Nepali youth pressure campaign to pressure politicians to concentrate on their job.

Kanchan Jha and his group are organizing an anti-drugs campaign in remote part of Eastern Terai region through Sano Paila.

Mona Aditya,

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We deserve

February 7, 2011responsibilitykathmandu people, kathmandu rise up, nepal change, nepali dignityUjwal

@ Kathmandu people:

We deserve a better air, water, security, dignity and management of distractions.

Either change this,

or embrace it and not complain,

or simply run away.

Not deciding is getting rather costly.

This might just save you, if you are in Kathmandu

January 15, 2011common senseDisaster Nepal, disaster prevention, earthquake, help from earthquakes in nepalUjwal

See if you can attend. A chance to learn things that might save your life! Contact http://www.facebook.com/ksenoli for more information.

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Subject: Lets join 13th Earthquake Safety Day 2011
13th Earthquake Safety Day (ESD) Program Activities.

This year, 13th ESD National Program being organized with the variety of activities as listed below. You are requested for your active contribution in institutional as well as personal level for the cause of upholding mission of making Neplali communities safer from Earthquakes;
• Earthquake Safety Memorial Meeting at earthquake memorial in Kathmandu (Bhugol Park- 11:30 am).

• Awareness Rally (march along the streets) with display of earthquake safety messages in placards and banners (Jan 16 – 12:00 pm from Bhugol Park).

• Earthquake Safety Day Main Program: mass meeting with the participation of high level government officials, UN agencies, donor agencies, national/international NGOs, academic institutions and the public (Jan 16 at 1 :15 pm at Basantapur Dabali, Hanuman Dhoka, Kathmandu).

• Nationwide drill on Duck, Cover and Hold (Jan 16 at 2:24 pm)

• Earthquake Safety Exhibition: demonstrating earthquake safer construction technologies, knowledge and skills required for earthquake safety, initiatives for earthquake risk reduction by different agencies. Demonstration

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