Posted by: TM April 7, 2011
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First of, what kind of people work at eKantipur? They can't even get a columnist's name right!. Is the last name Adams or Admas? If Admas is correct., her first name inititial together with last name i.e B. Admas would sound like "Badmas" LOL!
(Nepalnews.com is not far behind in that area either. I have opened article titles on their website only to find the body of the article swapped with that of another article. Anyone else experienced that?)
Oh well!
Since Ms. Adams has been living in and traveling throughout Nepal longer than most of us, she would definitely have a better first hand knowledge of the reality in Nepal. To bring about the proportion of change Ms Adams is clamoring for, the Nepal Government needs to get involved. $2500 annual stipend per volunteer sounds rather pricey. Collecting a voluntary contribution of a dollar per week from every Nepali working in foreign lands might be more doable to finance such an endeavor. The administration and spending of the flow of funds requires proper scrutiny because the trust among the stakeholders cannot be broken if the scheme is meant to be sustainable.
In a nutshell, all the ills taking place in Nepal at present is due to the lack of education. The people were kept in the dark for centuries so that it will be easy for the autocratic rulers to maintain the status quo. Even after the so-called "Democracy" was restored during Tribhuvan's regime, literacy was still not encouraged for the same reason like before as you can see. The literacy drive topped to free education till primary level only. Two year worth of curriculum for SLC was kept intact so that maximum would not be able to pass the hurdle for further studies. Once failed these discouraged students would go back to what their poor ancestors had been doing for centuries. Going forward some key things to be included in school curriculum could be stressing the value of economics, patriotism, volunteering, entrepreneurship, vocational training, abolishment of child labor etc. With these kinds of practical education system, we could be on a track to see a Nepal everyone of us would like to see.
(Nepalnews.com is not far behind in that area either. I have opened article titles on their website only to find the body of the article swapped with that of another article. Anyone else experienced that?)
Oh well!
Since Ms. Adams has been living in and traveling throughout Nepal longer than most of us, she would definitely have a better first hand knowledge of the reality in Nepal. To bring about the proportion of change Ms Adams is clamoring for, the Nepal Government needs to get involved. $2500 annual stipend per volunteer sounds rather pricey. Collecting a voluntary contribution of a dollar per week from every Nepali working in foreign lands might be more doable to finance such an endeavor. The administration and spending of the flow of funds requires proper scrutiny because the trust among the stakeholders cannot be broken if the scheme is meant to be sustainable.
In a nutshell, all the ills taking place in Nepal at present is due to the lack of education. The people were kept in the dark for centuries so that it will be easy for the autocratic rulers to maintain the status quo. Even after the so-called "Democracy" was restored during Tribhuvan's regime, literacy was still not encouraged for the same reason like before as you can see. The literacy drive topped to free education till primary level only. Two year worth of curriculum for SLC was kept intact so that maximum would not be able to pass the hurdle for further studies. Once failed these discouraged students would go back to what their poor ancestors had been doing for centuries. Going forward some key things to be included in school curriculum could be stressing the value of economics, patriotism, volunteering, entrepreneurship, vocational training, abolishment of child labor etc. With these kinds of practical education system, we could be on a track to see a Nepal everyone of us would like to see.
Last edited: 07-Apr-11 12:55 PM