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Seventeen people from fourteen organisations participated in the workshop held in Jhalko Restaurant in Pokhara. The core group members including Ram Chandra Poudel, Krishna Kumar Lamichhane, Gopal Lama and Yangchen Dolkar Gurung facilitated the workshop.The workshop started with a discussion about the activities done by The Everest Network since its initiation. The members discussed the strengths and the place for improvement for the programs such as the virtual seminars and newsletter. The representatives from six organizations shared their experiences of failure and success, what worked and what did not work for them. This workshop gave them an opportunity to strengthen their bond, learn more about each other and offer support to each other with their past work experiences. The network also shared financial report ensuring transparency for the members.

In this news, Prasain talks about how the various factors such as lumpy skin, low monsoon rainfall, slow transplantation might result in reduced harvest and India’s announcement of an export ban on non-basmati rice on top of that could possibly create food crisis in Nepal.Read the complete news here.

Everest NetworkProject 2Brief report of Peer Learning of Milan Myagdi at PokharaDate 2082/12/06-07 (20-21/02/2026) Frida and SaturdayTopics: Workshop on review of existing administrative and financial policy and preparation of new child rights and protection policy for Milan Myagdi.General Objectives: At the end of phase first at Pokhara and phase second at Myagdi City, they will have a final reviewed administrative, financial and a new child rights and protection policy, amend it by general assembly and bring practiced it.Specific Objective of this workshop: At the end of this phase second at Myagdi City, they will have a basic training/orientation on the policy and prepare a draft of an administrative, financial and child rights and protection policy, to amend it by general assembly and bring into the practiced.Name Of Mentee Organization: Milan MyagdiName of Mentor Organizations: Bikalpa Nepal and Economic Society Kaski, Pokhara NepalResource Persons/facilitator: Mr. Ramchandra Paudel (advisor of Bikalpa Nepal and core group member of Everest Network) Coordination on behalf of Everest Network: Mr. Krishna Kumar Lamichhane Venue: Hotel Dolphin, Myagdi BazaarActivities plan Day one:1 PM to 2 PM: Participants arrivals, lunch and program opening (Til Kumari Rana/ Bal Kumari Pun from Milan Myagdi)2 PM to 3 PM: Welcome, introduction and highlights the objectives of the day (Ram/Krishna)3 PM to 7:30 PM: Detail workshop/training on of administrative and financial policies preparing its pre-draft preparation (Krishna/Ram)8 PM to 9 PM: DinnerDay two:7 AM – 8 AM: Break fast8 AM to 9:30 AM: highlights of the first day and work plan of this day (Krishna/Ram)9:30 AM to 3:30 PM: Detail workshop/training on child protection policy and making its pre-draft Preparation (Ram/Krishna)3:30 PM: Program closing (Milan Myagdi)Brief Report: 1.  According to the above schedule on behalf of Milan Myagdi (Chairperson Mrs. Til Kumari Rana and secretary Mrs. Bal Kumari Pun from Milan Myagdi, jointly did the opening program and also briefly shared about the outcomes of already conducted one day’s workshop at Pokhara.2.  In day first, Mr. Krishna Lamichhane and Mr. Ramchandra Paudel jointly did the facilitation with a presentation of basic principles, group interaction, group discussion and group work on the existing administrative and financial policies of the Milan Myagdi. Finally, reached to prepare a pre final drafts of it. Its finalization and hand over to Milan Myagdi is to be done in a couple of weeks.3.  In day second, Mr. Ramchandra Paudel and Mr. Krishna Lamichhane jointly did the facilitation with a presentation of basic principles, group interaction, group discussion and group work on the new child rights and child protection policies for the Milan Myagdi. Finally, reached to prepare a pre final drafts of it. Its finalization and hand over to Milan Myagdi is to be done in a couple of weeks.4.  Finally, Mr. Ramchandra Paudel discussed about what next or plan of the third phase and agreed as followsi)       Next workshop will be minimum one day nonresidential; the date and venue are to be finalized.ii)     Number of participants will be maximum 5(only board members)iii)   The dates of second phase workshop are: 2082 Chitra 6 and 7 (20 and 21 March,20226)iv)   Final typing policies, printing, binding, handing over the documents and report writing will be done with in 15 days and handed over these three policies to the board members of Milan Myagdi. v)     The facilitator will be Mr. Ram Chandra Paudel and coordination management will be done by Krishna Lamichhane Details of the participants this two day’s workshop SN Name of participants Position Organization Remarks MS Til Kumari Rana Chairperson Milan MyagdiMS Dil Maya Bitalu Immediate past chairperson Milan MyagdMS BalKumari Pun Secretary Milan MyagdiMS Mina Rajali Vice Chairperson Milan MyagdiMr. Binay Shrestha Past chairperson Milan MyagdiMS Gyanu Kumari K C Treasurer Milan Myagdi 7. MS Gyanu Kumari Baniya (KC) Treasure Milan Myagdi 8.. Mr. Chitra Nath Achary Member Milan Myagdi 9 . Mr. Ram Bahadur Khadka General member Milan Myagdi 10.. MS Kamala Baniya (Thapa) Past Chairperson Milan Myagdi 11 MS Chhabi Purja Pun Vice Secretary Milan Myagdi 12 MS Chandra Kala Baniya Past staff Milan Myagdi 13 MS Pratap Baniya Past vice secretary Milan Myagdi 14 MR. Anjana Bhandari Volunteer Milan Myagdi 15 Mr. Ramchandra Paudel Main facilitator/ EN CG member Bikalpa Nepal 16 Mr. Krishna Lamichhane EN2 project coordinator EN /JNF Some photographs of the program Thank youBrief report by: Krishna Lamichhane, EN coordinator