फ्रेन्ड्स अफ न्यू जर्सि नामक अमेरिकी संस्थाले काठमाडौंस्थित विभिन्न कारागारमा रहेका महिला बन्दिहरुको सिप विकासका लागि सहयोग गर्ने भएको छ। बीस बर्ष अघि अमेरीकामा बसोबास गर्दै आएका नेपालीहरुले स्थापना गरेको यो संस्थाले छात्रावृत्ति, पशुपालन, उद्यमशिलता लागायतका क्षेत्रमा सहयोग गर्दै आएको छ। ललितपुर उद्योग वाणिज्य संघसंग सहकार्य गरी संस्थाले बन्दी जिवन बिताइरहेका महिलाहरुलाई सिपमुलक तालिम प्रदान गर्न सहयोग गर्ने भएको हो। संस्थाले न्यून आयस्तर भएका महिलाहरुलाई हस्तकला सम्बन्धी सिप प्रदान गरी उनीहरुद्धारा उत्पादन गरिएका वस्तुलाई अमेरिका निर्यातको व्यवस्था समेत गरिदिने जनाएको छ। संस्कृति र सम्पदाको संरक्षण गर्नुका साथै प्रचार प्रसारमा समेत सहयोग गर्दै आएको यस संस्थाले हालसम्म नेपालमा दुइ लाख अमेरीकी डलर भन्दा वढिको सहयोग गरिसकेको छ।

2012-1-10 10:15:02 -  News conference held in Nepal.. 

Himalayan News Service

KATHMANDU: Friends of Nepal-New Jersey (FON-NJ) and RI District 7510, USA are going to provide Nepal Humanitarian Award to nine renowned personalities who have contributed to Nepal from different fields.

Speaking at a press conference in the Capital today, Dr Tulsi Ram Maharjan from Branchburg Rotary Club, New Jersey, USA said, “We are going to hand over the award to nine social activists who have made significant contribution of leadership or service to humanity which has improved or enriched the lives of others.”

The nine awardees are Durga Lal Shrestha from literature, Madan Krishna Shrestha, Hari Bansa Acharya from culture and education, Prithivi Bahadur Pande from art and heritage, Prachanda Man Shrestha from cultural tourism, Anjani Kumar Sharma from health care, Dil Shova Shrestha from elderly care, Nirmala Acharya from community service and Father Martin Coyne for giving 50 years for youth education service.

FON-NJ is a non-profit organisation in the state of New Jersey, USA which has been involved in the promotion of social cultural heritage of Nepal for long. The organisation also explores educational opportunities for the children of Nepal.

Dr Maharjan said that they have been supporting many projects actively working in Nepal through Rotary Clubs across the country for the last 20 years. 

He further said that income from the event would be used for future matching grants for special projects in Nepal.

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