RWDC celebrates 26th Happy Anniversary
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Dang, December 6, 2020 (Ghorahi) : Rural Women Development Center (RWDC), also popular with the name of Gramin Mahila Utthan Kendra in Mid Western Nepal formally celebrated its 26th Anniversary (Silver Jubilee).
The 26th Anniversary was observed among its huge gathering of supports, beneficiaries and district level stakeholders. The Chief guest on the occasion was Deputy Mayor of the Ghorahi Sub Metropolis, Sita Sigdel Neupane, who inaugurated the silver jubilee occasion of RWDC at Green valley hotel on December 6.2020. As many as 130 participants took part in the rare ceremony which had began at around 3 PM and lasted till 5 PM.
Speaking on the occasion, RWDC chairperson Aasmani Chaudhary narrated the past history of how RWDC was established under difficult conditions when the society was rife with traditional and conservative patriarchal norms. She recalled her journey of 26 years which she had started with a single step and burned herself like a candle to give light to more than three hundred thousand rural women in Dang, Salyan, Rolpa, Pyuthan, Banke and Bardiya districts in terms of literacy awareness, empowerment, health services, child protection, rehabilitation, leadership development, income generation and good governance. She also thanked all well wishers and donors including local government bodies, individuals who had contributed in making her dream turn into a reality this day.
Speaking during the same program, the Chief Guest Sita Sigdel expressed that she has been much impressed by the ongoing activities launched by RWDC as it has contributed substantially to the promotion of gender equality in the society. Similarly, the special guest, Jitendra Nepali, the chairman of Dang District Coordination Committee, also opined that RWDC’s contributions to the society are appreciable and should be replicated by others.
Present on the occasion were women rights activist, Huma DC, civil society representative Chandra Raj Pant, Social activist Naresh Jung Rana, Tharu journalist Santosh Dahit, social campaigner Bhuwan Chaudhary, journalist Basundhara Gautam, Durga Lal KC, Reeta Lama, Laxmi Acharya, Sapana Bohara, Susma Giri, Lok Maya Tamang, Geeta Chaudhary, Thaman Chaudhary, Padma Chaudhary, Jit Bahadur Bura, Rabindra Uccha Nepali, Susma Giri, representative of Dang Bar Association, WOREC, Nabil Bank, Megha Bank, NCC Bank and Seesha Nepal, The RWDC project coordinator Navin Chaudhary presented the slide presentation on brief history and activities of RWDC with photographs in brief, while Mina Giri delivered the welcome speech and Bhim Kanta Chaudhary was the master of the ceremony.
RWDC internal auditor Nep Bahadur Chaudhary also narrated his personal story how he was hired by RWDC as marketing assistant at the beginning and how he had risen to the post of branch manager and central internal auditor for RWDC run Micro finance program till date. The Anniversary had ended with the concluding remarks of RWDC chairperson Aasmani Chaudhary.
