PAHAD ASSOCIATION

8^th Annual General Meeting

 

Minutes

Date: Saturday, November 3, 2007(17 Kartik 2064)

Venue: Malpi International College, Baluwatar

Attendance is attached as annex 3.

 

MC: Ambica Khadka, Executive Committee Member, PAHAD

 

1.      Introduction:

The members and well-wishers of PAHAD who attended the AGM introduced themselves.

 

2.      Welcome speech by Chairperson:

Chairperson Mrs. Jana Thapa welcomed everyone at the meeting.

She stated that PAHAD successfully hosted Pestalozzi Reunion 2007 in Nagarkot. She thanked everyone for their help and cooperation and appreciated the teamwork. The

PAHAD Mela was also a great success and she expressed gratitude on behalf of PAHAD to Major Rai, Major Mallal and Mrs. Mishra Rai and her team for all their hard work. In spite of the Mela coinciding with the Pestalozzi Reunion, it was a huge success.

Another project during the Reunion was the publication and launching of Glimpse II and Mrs Thapa thanked Mr Ram Babu Subedi, Mr Hikmat Khadka and Mr Bhaba Thami for their hard work.

She informed the AGM that Executive Committee selected four regular scholars and Nepal Investment Bank agreed to sponsor 5 scholars for up to grade 12. She said that it was  good news for PAHAD.

POCT scholars were selected by POCT Coordinator, Bhaba Thami and EC member, Mr. Rambabu Subedi.

PAHAD also helped in the pre-selection of PCVS scholars.

Mrs Thapa felt that the Pestalozzi family had grown. She gave the examples of the success of the Pestalozzi alumni and expressed the view  that our PAHAD scholars will be able to flourish with the guidance of these role models.

She informed the meeting that two PAHAD scholars had passed SLC this year. One of them, Ravi Purkoti has already applied for financial assistance and the Committee has decided to help him. The members are trying to track down the other scholar Belkumari Thapa also.

She then informed the meeting that this year's reunion would be held in Switzerland in the first week of June 2008 and the General Secretary would talk more on this.

She concluded by saying that  PAHAD has to find ways to raise funds. She also requested members to come forward to help in the Executive Committee.

 

3.      Approval of Previous AGM's Minutes

PAHAD Secretary, Mr Bhaba Thami read out the main points of the minutes of AGM 2006. The AGM approved them.

 

4.      Secretary's Report

Secrertary presented the annual report. It is attached as annex 1.

Poonam Rai, former EC member, inquired about the scholars being taken in various grades. She asked whether PAHAD had changed the policy of taking the children in grade four. The chairperson, Mrs. J. Thapa answered that the policy was not changed but due to the unavailability of applicants, the committee had had to select the scholars from other grades. It was also pointed out that AGM 2006 had had given the committee permission to be flexible with the grades that scholars were being selected from.

Poonam also raised the issue of the loan repayment towards the publication of Glimpse. She felt strongly that PAHAD money should be used only for educational purposes. She was reassured that the loan would be paid back.

 

5.      Treasurer's Report

Major M P Rai, Hon Treasurer, talked about the foreign funds and the complicated process we have to go through in the Social Welfare Council.

He presented the Auditor's Report for the 2063/64. It is attached as Annex 2. The AGM approved the Auditor's Report.

AGM also approved Pradip Pandey as the Auditor for this year.

 

6.      Plenary Discussion

1. Scholarship:

i.    Providing scholarships to +2 students and scholarship amount: AGM approved the EC decision to provide grants to higher secondary level students up to Rs 6000 according to their need.

 

ii.   New sources for Scholarship fund: it was informed that POCT has started providing scholarship fund for 3 scholars from year 2006 and NIBL has agreed to fund 5 scholars up to grade 12. It was agreed that more funding sources should be looked at.

 

2. Swiss Reunion 2008 – It was informed that PestalozziWorld is organizing its Reunion in June 2008 in Barr, near Zurich, Switzerland, the birthplace of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi. Members were also asked to give their names if they were interested to take part in the reunion providing that they would be ready to pay their own way. They were also informed that a total of approximately US$2000 would be needed to for the whole trip including food and lodging.

 

3. Fundraising for 2007/08: Members agreed that Mela should be organized as a fundraising event. No one came forward to lead the event. Members were asked to give their names to the secretary.

 

4. PAHAD's contribution- £600 to Asian Village: The AGM approved the amount of the PAHAD's contribution to Asian Village as £600 as was in previous year.

 

 

5. It was agreed that the committee would make some changes in handing out responsibilities in the committee.

 

7.      Vote of Thanks

Kamala Pun, EC Member proposed a vote of thanks to all the individuals and organizations who had helped PAHAD in it endeavors.

 

 

Annex 1

 

PAHAD Association

Annual Report 2006/07

 

Bhaba Bahadur Thami

Secretary

 

1. Membership

 

Membership drive is one of the main sources of PAHAD’s income. This is also one of the driving forces which motivate our active members to carry out any productive venture. So, it is requested that each of us should try to bring in as many members as possible so that we can have more income for the education of deserving children, more ideas and more hands to continue doing what has been started and to start new projects.

 

PAHAD’s total membership to date stands at 140. The breakdown details are as follows:

 

Growth since last AGM

13 new members (1 Well Wishers of PAHAD, 10 Life and 2 Ordinary) have been added since AGM 2006. Their names are:

 

 

 

2.  Scholarship

Nine scholars have been selected under the PAHAD scholarship scheme for this year. Four of them are under regular scholarship scheme and five of them are sponsored by Nepal Investment Bank. NIBL has agreed to sponsor five scholars for up to grade 12.

 

This year's scholars are as follows:

Regular PAHAD scholars:

 

Sponsored by NIBL

 

From this year we have a total of 36 students. 18 are boys and girls are in the same number. Among them, 21 are from inside Kathmandu valley and 15 are from outside the valley.

 

This year two of PAHAD scholars passed SLC: Ravi Purkoti and Bel Kumari Thapa. Both of them are pursuing their higher secondary level of education. Ravi Purkoti has applied for financial support and the Committee has decided to grant him Rs 5000 per year. The committee has decided that up to Rs 6000 can be awarded to +2 students depending on their need.

 

The committee has also decided that the scholarship amount can be raised up to Rs 5000 for grade 9 and 10 students.

 

 

3.  Publicity:

Glimpse II

This year also PAHAD managed to publish second issue of souvenir magazine called Glimpse under the able leadership of Mr Rambabu Subedi. Hikmat Khadka was the editor. Bhaba Thami was responsible for management. The magazine was formally launched by Sir Richard Butler during PestalozziWorld Asin Reunion at Nagarkot, Nepal, in February 2007. It was well appreciated by all. PAHAD would like to thank all sponsors and the contributors for their support.

 

Glimpse Magazine was able to raise money for a dinner hosted by PAHAD for Reunion 2007 delegates and the souvenirs presented to them during the reunion.

 

3. Fundraising:

PAHAD Mini Fun Fair and Raffle Draw

This year too, a charitable fun fair event was held on 10 February 2007. The proceeds were donated to Pestalozzi Children’s Village Society (PCVS), Dehradun during the reunion. The event was held at the premises of Malpi International College, Baluwatar from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm. It was attended by PAHAD members, their families and friends, as well as PAHAD Scholars.

 

There were game stalls for children, Sale of clothes, souvenirs and delicious food items to sample, such as momos, sel roti, aloo dam, pakoda, achar and much more. At the end of the day there was an auction where many interesting things were put on bidding and finally the raffle draw. Ashok Gharti from Shangrila Casino was the lucky one to win the first prize amounting to Rs 10,000.

 

Special thanks to Mrs. Mishra Mila Rai and Major Maniprasad Rai for the success of the mini fun fair, and thanks to everyone involved, especially Malpi staff. Thank you so much!

 

 

Other fundraising sources

Our other fundraising sources are membership drive, sale of souvenirs and personal donations. The details will be presented by our Honorable Treasurer.

 

Other PAHAD Updates

•         PAHAD Renewal is now up to date.

•         Dr. Santosh Shrestha, EC Member, went to the US to join her husband.

•         Kamala Pun has been co-opted in the committee.

 

4.  PestalozziWorld

Asian Reunion 2007

The Pestalozzi Reunion took place in Nagarkot, Nepal from 9 to 10 February, 2007. It was hosted by PAHAD, the Nepal Pestalozzi Foundation. At the Reunion, the Nepalese delegation led by Madam Jana Thapa, Chairperson of PAHAD, consisted of 25 members and alumni. Altogether 43 people attended the reunion from UK, India, Thailand and Tibetans from India. Mrs. Thapa made a presentation on the Nepal Foundation and Bhaba Thami on POCT activities in Nepal.

 

The next PestalozziWorld Reunion is to be held in Switzerland, the birthplace of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, in June 2007 and PestalozziWorld will be hosting it.

 

 

PCVS

PAHAD helped in the pre-selection of PCVS scholars this year too. Bhaba Thami was the coordinator. There were 22 applicants altogether. Among them 10 were boys and 12 were girls.

 

The result has been published and the students have already gone. Five students from Kathmandu valley and 4 from out of the valley have been selected. Selected students are as follows:

 

From this year there are 32 Nepali children altogether under PCVS Scholarship.

 

Pestalozzi Education Workshop

POCT conducted two-day Pestalozzi Education Workshop in Sitaram School Doti and Budhanilkantha School, Kathmandu in February 2007. Mrs. Joanna Nair conducted these workshops. POCT Students, Alumni, teachers and PAHAD Scholars participated in the workshop. In Doti, 1 PAHAD scholars took part in the workshop and in Budhanilkantha, 8 scholars could take part. It was felt that scholars benefited by gaining knowledge about Pestalozzi and interacting with other PAHAD scholars and POCT students and alumni.

 

POCT

In Budhanilkantha School, it was decided by the trustees during their February visit not to select grade four students. Instead 7 students have been selected from grades 7, 8 and 9 making 6 in each grade. There are 36 students in total in Budhanilkantha School at the moment.

POCT Scholars this year

Grade 9

 

Grade 8

 

Grade 7

 

 

In Doti, it has been decided that 9 scholars be selected each year. This year 10 have been selected. One additional scholar was selected in place of Janaki Kumari Bhul who dropped last year. There are altogether 41 POCT students in Sitaram School.

 

 

Annex 2

 

 

Annex 3

Attendees:

SN	Name
1	Sabitri KC	14	Capt Haraksing Thapa
2	Rajesh Bhattarai	15	Anjushree Bhattarai
3	Chet Bahadur Kathayat	16	Kamala Pun
4	Tilak Chepang	17	Hikmat Khadka
5	Mallal Gurung	18	Rambabu Subedi
6	Mishra Rai	19	Krishna Devkota
7	Surma Gurung	20	Major M P Rai
8	Poonam Rai	21	Abhishek Gurung
9	Durga Gautam	22	Bishnu Parajuli
10	Saraswati Bohara	23	Krishna Dip Sigdel
11	Jana Thapa	24	Pratikshya Khanal
12	Ambica Khadka	25	Ganga Jaishi
13	Tara Poudel	26	Bhaba B Thami

 

 

 

The End