Completed training on preface writing to member organizations

A 3-day program on preface writing for the officers of the Intellectual Disability Parents Association, organized by the Federation of Parents of Intellectual Disabilities Nepal, has been completed in Bharatpur.

Lev Bhushan Raj Raut, Program Manager of the Federation, informed that this training was organized with the support of the Kopila Project, run with the support of Inclusion Denmark, with the aim of developing the capacity of member organizations and activating them to ensure local resources.

In the inaugural session of the program, Nirmal Kumar Shrestha, President of the Parents of Intellectual Disabilities Association, Chitwan, welcomed all the participants to Chitwan and wished them success in the training.

On the last day of the training, the participants wrote and prepared proposals on topics such as the construction of a day care center, the arrangement of a rehabilitation center, the arrangement of resource teachers, and the arrangement of transportation for resource classes.

Among the participants in the program, Laxmi Basnet, who participated from Kathmandu, said that there is a need for a day care center for people with intellectual disabilities in Kirtipur. She informed that after returning from this training, she will submit a proposal to the local level for the establishment of a day care center.

Similarly, Aarti Mandal, a participant from Saptari, said that since there is a lack of transportation arrangements and resource teachers for a day care center for people with intellectual disabilities in Saptari district, a proposal will be submitted to various local government bodies for its realization.

Additionally, Harikala Bhusal, a participant from Chitwan, informed that since the available lunch expenses are not sufficient to feed students studying in intellectual disability resource classes in Chitwan district, a proposal will be submitted to various local and provincial government bodies to allocate the necessary budget to increase the expenses and to arrange physiotherapy rooms in each resource class.

The training was conducted by trainer Nirmal Bhandari and was attended by 24 participants, including 22 representatives and 2 field officers from member organizations in Chitwan, Saptari, Kathmandu, and Kavre districts.

The training was conducted from Chaitra 15 to 17 at Hotel Jamghat in Bharatpur.