UDAAN - Chapter 2

July 24,2021   UDAAN is a virtual program created especially for youths of different mindsets and backgrounds. We aim to create a safe space for youths where they come together to share their emotions, feelings, experiences and stories. This space helps them to grow as individuals by creating a platform to be themselves, talk about their issues and find solutions to their problems. UDAAN is facilitated by Lokopakar.  Lokopakar is an organization dedicated to youth development. We currently have 4 programs: Strength TogetHER, UDAAN, Margadarshan and Episodes. On July 24, we had a session on "Self Love is Not Selfish" moderated by Ms. Nishma Gautam. Nishma is the co-host of Pothi Baseko Podcast dedicated to stimulate dialogues on socio-cultural perspective. As a proud feminist, she likes to discuss feminist discourses in her podcast and her blog articles. She is also a prominent debater of Nepal who has won several national tournament and represented Nepal in world championshi...

July 10, 2021 The second session of UDAAN chapter-2 was held on July 10, 2021 in the topic "I am Enough" via zoom meet from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm in the presence of about 25 of us.   UDAAN is a peer to peer self development group of adolescent girls and boys that provides them with a safe platform to share their stories and experiences. We share, listen, reflect, and act upon major learnings from the platform. We learn to speak up and share stories to the group which is relatable to almost all adolescent girls and boys.   Our moderator for the session was Mr. Shailendra Dhungel. He finished his bachelors in Chinese language and culture from Sichuan Normal University and is currently working in Aviation Industry Cooperation of China. His interest in Social Entrepreneurship, Education and Management made him a perfect moderator for us. Also his friendly and intellectual personality made him the perfect moderator for the session.   We altogether had 4 speakers who shared their ...