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Nepal March For Education- In Rupandehi and Nawalparasi - Education March may support to improve quality in Education

15th September 2009 - The eighth day of the march began with a warn welcome and enthusiasm from people of Rupandehi and Nawalparasi districts. The day was marked by Tharu dances and inspiring speeches given by children from Nepal and India. Two public meetings were conducted in the centers of the town were the government and non government organisations representatives, schools and local people welcomed the march.

The first public meeting was conducted in Sidhartha Nagar of Rupandehi. Where local people welcome to march and participated in the meeting. Similarly another public meeting was conducted in Parasi bazar of Nawalparasi district. Local NGO's representative, students and teachers were participated in the march.

District Education Officer of Rupandehi Ram Saran Sapkota said the education march is a matter of proud to all those who love education. It has been anticipated that such marches may certainly support to improve the quality in education.  The slogan of march is voice of 20 lakh child. We hope that this agenda will be incorporated in new constitution of Nepal. Childhood is a age of creativity. If all children will be education then only they can contribute for the Nation.
BBA India Representative Raghavendra Singh said let us all socially boycott places such as a hotel and home where there is child labor exploitation. The children participating in education march are not a normal childrev they are all rescued bonded child labourers . We all should support them in our own way for the success of the moment.

Prabal Khanal -12 years old said that child labor is a major problem of our country. education should be fundamental rights to all and there should be equality and quality education to all so that the child labour problem is eliminated .
Nepal Child organisation president Keshav Raj Sharma said that after hearing the testimony of children participating in the march its has opened our eyes and it has to be understood by the everyone that fundamental rights of the children have to be insured by the new constitution.

The public meeting was organised in Sidhartha municipality Rupandehi in which District Education Officer of Rupandehi Ram Saran Sapkota, Prabal Khanal -12, Kopila Chaudhary-12, BBA representative Raghavendra Singh and BASE Nepal representative Parsu Ram Chaudhary were main speaker. Similarly second public meeting was conducted in Parasi bazar in Nawalparasi district in which Parsuram Tharu-12, Nepal child organisation president Keshav Raj Sharma, BBA representative Raghavendra Singh and BASE Nepal vice president Yagya Raj Chaudhary gave their speech.

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