By Narayan Kaji Shrestha | Board Chairperson
As Corona is not that a threat now, all PAM children have started in-person classes. Two more prisoners’ children have joined PAM. All PAM children and 15 children from the communities are taking judo training regularly. They are also using the gym for physical fitness and endurance, and also library for intellectual activity. PAM children as usual published the wall magazine on the Nepalese New Year. The theme this time was corona and me. Two judo intern and library intern are learning their jobs. Soon they will join full time after they complete their education. Three children from the Everest Judo Club completed their 45 days long training. Eleven PAM and communities children and three of them got the black belts in judo. Two PAM children took part in 15 days long National Cadet Corps Training and five children took part in ISF School Sports Teacher Training Course for Judo. Two teams from France and USA visited PAM and trained them judo for 2-3 days. 15 different families including Lions Club and NCPD (Network of prison children’s NGOs) provided support for painting celebrated Birthdays, Nepali New Year.
One of the main events of this time is the General Assembly of PAM. 51 members of PAM participated and 11 new Board Members are elected. The Board went through two days training and is busy developing new vision, and strategic plan. Agriculture staff has started a nursery to produce vegetable seedlings and fruit saplings, green liquid manure, plastic mulching, drip irrigation, He is planning to start training for the communities to start roof-top and kitchen gardening. Children are also learning. PAM board has decided to build 16 shops by the side of the road. Some shops will be used by PAM itself to sell its products and provide PAM children who complete their 12th grade. Local People will get organic produce and if they produce will be sold through this shop.
PAM children and previous PAM children now in police and armed police took part in two judo competition events. In the Ambika Bahadur Chhetri Open Senior Judo Championship and Judo for 19th Asian Games. Two PAM children got gold medal and three got bronze, two previous children got gold and two got silver. Five PAM children and four outside children were selected to go for the second round in the Asiad selection games. All of these children and major donor to PAM through GlobalGiving were honored in a ceremony at PAM.
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