Namaste! I am Ganga Gajmer from Madhesh Pradesh, Mahottari District, Bardibas Municipality, Ward No. 5. I have been involved in Bardibas Youth Network for the past 3 months and have been participating in various activities. Bardibas Youth Network is a "Group of Youth", which has been making an important contribution to make the youth creative, conscious and responsible citizens.
When I joined this organization, I realized that as a citizen of this country, I have the ability to make positive and long-term changes in the society and the country and that I have to start with myself, and I started to engage in social work. Youth hold a zeal and enthusiasm in and the ability to face different challenges in the country. Bardibas Youth Network has taught everyone to be responsible and good citizens by developing leadership and capacity building of youth.
Being part of the Bardibas Youth Network, I got a chance to connect with the GreenShift Nepal project. Bardibas Youth Network has been doing various public awareness programs under the GreenShift project funded by the European Union with consortium organizations Creasion Nepal, Restless Development, and Youth Innovation Lab. We have completed the cleanliness drive and Clean-up programs, and we have also conducted a public awareness street drama. Further, we have planned to hold various programs in the future. Through all of these activities, I have had the chance to learn various things such as, wastes should not be littered, should be managed separately from biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste, emphasis should be placed on planting trees, we should also clean our river channels, we should change our behavior, etc. When I came to know about Tag me app, we learned how waste can be turned into money, how waste can be used as a source of income, and I have also suggested my friends to use and make good use of this app.
Throughout the planning and implementation of activities, we have faced various problems as well. Problems and challenges have arisen such as the lack of interest from the locals, lack of interest from industry and commerce associations, etc. However, despite these cahllenges, Bardibas Youth Network has continued to move forward with its activities.
And finally, I would like to express my special thanks to GreenShift Nepal for giving me the opportunity to work together with the Bardibas Youth Network, on behalf of myself and our organization, may we have the opportunity to collaborate and move forward in new projects in the coming days.
Thank you!
