A VOICE FOR VOICELESS.....
Many Nepalese, foreigners and organizations have appreciated the Radio Show.
Radio is the main source of news for most Nepalese. Radio is a major source of information, not only because radios are relatively cheap, but also because a high percentage of the respondents are illiterate.
So I prefer the radio journalism in Nepal. I have conducted a half hour radio show in western Nepal from July, 2007 to August, 2008. This show was very popular which got thousands of reactions and spaces in websites. Many Nepalese, foreigners and organizations have appreciated the program.
I also worked as a resource person with COCAP, NEFIN, NGO federation, CYC, REMOTE, Magar Association and others to conduct different workshops, training and mass meeting before Constituent Assembly(CA) and worked as a Election Observer collaborating with Election Office, CAEOF, NEOC and COCAP during CA.
Different organizations (and friends) in their websites write:........................
.......As I tell Yogendra every time things are late (everyone had a big laugh about it when he made me say it out loud to participants) we were right on time…Nepali time. But once we began, a sizable crowd (eventually around 35 people) attended and Yogendra opened things with an introduction and overview of the day. He went over some basic themes and did a great job from what I could tell. He was very enthusiastic, involved everyone in the conversation and kept people laughing. I was impressed with my dai................................While Nepal’s political parties continue to bicker over elections, tens of thousands of minority and indigenous people in Baglung, central Nepal are being encouraged to participate in the electoral process through a pioneering new radio program..............
The half-hour program is produced from Baglung by Yogendra Milan Chhantyal, regional coordinator for the Collective Campaign for Peace (COCAP), a grassroots network, with support from The Advocacy Project (AP) in Washington..............
...................... A radio program that has provided a voice for disadvantaged groups in the remote regions of Western Nepal recently completed its first full year on the air. .............
......................Initially, the radio program helped marginalized groups in Nepal – such as women and lower-caste Dalit – understand the country’s complex electoral system and participate in the historic elections held in April 2008. Now, the show focuses on getting the voices of these groups heard by members of the Constituent Assembly as they draft a new constitution..............
...........A big obstacle to raising political awareness in Nepal is the remoteness of the rural areas, where 86 percent of people in the Western region live. In these villages, there is usually no access to newspapers, television, or mobile phones. For these citizens, the connection to the rest of Nepal comes through radio..............
..........Yogendra Milan Chhantyal, who produces the COCAP show, takes questions from rural Nepalis and members of disadvantaged groups and gets answers from members of parliament. The weekly half-hour show broadcasts in 17 districts in Western Nepal, and has the capacity to reach more than 1.9 million Nepalis each week. ....................
.....................Yogendra Milan Chhantyal, who produces a pioneering new radio show in Nepal that encourages minority and indigenous people to participate in the electoral process.........
...............Among those publicizing the campaign is Yogendra Milan Chhantyal, COCAP's coordinator in the district of Baglung, who launched an innovative human rights radio program from Baglung FM.............
...................a 30-minute radio program, titled "Constituent Assembly and Human Rights," has been put together and will air every Sunday at 7:30 am. The program reaches more than 100,000 people in nine districts, including Baglung, Myagdi, Parbat and Mustang. The goal is to educate disadvantaged groups (DAGs) such as remote villagers, Dalit, women and Janajatis (ethnic caste groups) about the upcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) elections. Yogendra Chhantyal (there is photo with AP Peace Fellow Tassos Coulaloglou) is the producer. (For more information, read Tassos' blog.)..............
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And my participation and membership in different fields are also stated in the following sites :
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