The fete is being organized with the objective of bringing in light the various issues and problems facing differently-abled people and also to highlight the chronic health and nutrition problem in Nepal. The fete will be organized in seven districts of Nepal.
It is scheduled to take place in Kathmandu on December 3 and concurrently in Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kaski, Rupendehi, Morang and Kailali on December 4.
Equal Access Nepal (EAN)´s country director Deependra Joshi said, “With the support of UNICEF, various rotaract clubs and volunteers, the event has been organized to generate awareness on the issues of disability with an aim to foster positive changes in people´s understanding and perception of differently-abled people.”
Hemant Pathak, manager of the radio program Sathi Sanga Man Ka Kura and Education at EAN, said, “The radio program has been communicating various issues related to youth and society. Various issues of disability have also been raised in the program before and, likewise, in order to reach the masses, especially the youth, and sensitize them about the issues of disability, the fete has been organized.”
He further added that various stalls will be erected during the event and various games and sports for the differently-abled and other participants will be organized in order to spread awareness and promote messages of hygiene, sanitation and nutrition. Documentary screening, cultural shows, and live performances by various artists will also staged during the event. Youth can interact with the differently-abled people on the occasion.
“Through the event, we want to change the perception of people toward the differently-abled and make them aware that they need empathy, not sympathy and since youth are the change makers, it is better to spread the message through them. We will discuss and donate the money collected from the event to any disability organization in need,” added Pathak.
The event to be organized in selected schools, colleges and communities will also focus on highlighting child health, early childhood development, inclusive quality education, prevention of diarrhea, gender-based violence and HIV prevention among youth in semi-urban and urban areas.
The fete will take place at Sano Gaucharan in Kathmandu on December 3 and at Madan Smarak School in Lalitpur, Bhaktapur Campus at Dudhpati, Bhaktapur, Amar Singh Chaur at Amarsingh, Pokhara, Haat Bazaar Line in Butwal, Saraswati School in Biratnagar and Trinagar School at LN Chowk in Dhangadhi on 4 December.
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