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Page 1 of 2 The Academy till date has carried out a range of activities from working with the political parties to carrying out research, studies, seminars, interaction programmes and workshops. Overall the Academy’s activities identify the effective measures to develop a peaceful and equitable society within a democratic Nepal.
The Academy has played an instrumental role in bringing the political parties together. Serious fragmentation in the parties had helped clear the way for the King to assume direct rule in February 2006. During such instability and when all civil liberties were clamped down, the Ganesh Man Singh Academy was the only organisation that conducted open debates on how to restore democracy.
The Academy is also active in providing scholarships to the children of martyrs and the disadvantaged, in initiating community health services and also in publishing magazines and books. Below are some key activities in reverse chronological order:
May to September 2006 Interaction programmes on ‘Strengthening the Democratic Political Centre’ in Dang, Dhading, Mahendranagar, and Pokhara with over 75 participants from the political parties and the civil society that included the youth, women, and disadvantaged groups. The discussion focused on the current political-constitutional issues, civil society-political parties relations, internalizing inclusiveness in politics and local development issues.
May 2006 Publication of ‘Evaluation of the first year of the King’s rule’, by Ramesh Lekhak, current state minister for Labour and Transport .
February to March 2006 Various interaction and talk programmes organised between leaders of the political parties of Nepal, diplomats and visiting dignitaries.
March 2006 National level pre-conference debate “ASIA 2015 – Does Nepal risk being left behind?” attended by noted journalists and participants representing Nepal in the Asia 2015 international conference in London.
September to November 2005 Interaction programmes on ‘Strengthening Democratic Political Centre in the context of the Current Conflict in Nepal,’ in partnership with PSIO/GIIS, Geneva in Mahendranagar, Mahottari, and Kathmandu. These programmes were organised with a view to identify the causes of the weakening of the democratic political centre and the ways to strengthen it.
July to August 2005 Interaction programmes on ‘Rekindle Democratic and Peace Process,’ in partnership with DFID’s Enabling State Programme in various districts in Nepal.
June 2005 Political conferences on ‘Democracy and Peace in the current climate,’ with diplomats, senior politicians, intellectuals, the civil society and the media in Kathmandu.
April 2005 Colloquium on ‘Nepal in Conflict’ with Sir Jeffrey James, the UK’s special envoy to Nepal. The event attended by ambassadors, politicians, analysts, and intellectuals hold special significance to the democratic forces as it was held during a state of emergency.
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