Second General Meeting of Nepal Yolmo Social Service Association

The second general meeting of Nepal Yolmo Social Service Association has been successfully concluded on 11 September 2004 under the chairmanship of the President of NYSSA Mr. Binod Lama Yolmo and chief guest Dr. Ohm Gurung the General Secretary, Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities. The Finance Secretary Mr. Pasang Sherpa and the Organization Secretary Mr. Norbu Ghale of the NEFIN were also present during the opening session. Similarly, the President of NYSSA Kaski District Committee Captain Purna Bahadur Lama Yolmo and Yolmo Youth Committee Kaski, Mr. Purna Lama Yolmo and the Vice President Mr. Buddhi Bahadur Lama Yolmo of NYSSA Lamjung District Committee were also present during the general meeting. President of Yolmo Social Service Center Mr. Kesang Lama Yolmo, Chairman of Yolmo Foundation Mr. Dawa Lama Yolmo, Vice Chairperson Yolmo Kar brGyud gSan sNags bLa Tsogs, Mr. Tsering Lama Yolmo, General Secretary Yolmo sNags Tsang Shakya bZangpo gDhun rGyud bLatsogs Mr. Pema Dorje Lama Yolmo, President of Yangrima Ex. Student Society Mr. Jimmy Lama Yolmo and the Advisors of NYSSA Mr. Karma Gyaltsen Lama Yolmo and N.B. Lama Yolmo were also present during the general meeting.

Inauguration Session

The General Meeting was divided into two sessions. In the first session the Vice President of Nepal Yolmo Social Service Association Mr. Renjen Lama Yolmo made welcome speech and laid emphasis on the need of heeding for the development of Yolmo language, culture and tradition. Earlier the Chief Guest Dr. Ohm Gurung inaugurated the Second General Meeting of Nepal Yolmo Social Service Association lighting Chhe-mi. Just after the welcome speech by the Vice President Mr. Rejen Lama, Yolmo Cultural Group presented a welcome Yolmo song and the group was headed by group leader Mr. Dawa Lama Yolmo.

The Acting General Secretary of NYSSA Mr. Nima Tshring Lama Yolmo presented the progress report. Presenting the progress report he mentioned that the Yolmo indigenous people has to support the association in its endeavor to uplift entire aspects of Yolmo indigenous people. He also emphasis that without the support of Yolmo people the activities lunched by the association wouldn't be materialize.

In the opening ceremony, the president of NYSSA Kaski Mr. Purna Bahadur Lama Yolmo expressed his view and emphasized on the need to activate programs related with culture, language and other aspects of Yolmo indigenous people in order to familiarize within the Yolmo community and also to other people. He also shed lights on the activities that the District Committee had carried out in the past and plans for the future. Similarly, the President of Yolmo Youth District Committee Kaski gave a striking speech regarding the discrimination policies of the state towards indigenous people. He was of the view that the state should take the responsibility for the development of entire aspects of indigenous people. While laying the stress on the need of enhancement of the activities of NYSSA he also requested the association to lunch programs even in districts. He suggested to consolidate the efforts and endeavor of Yolmo people for the equitable development of Yolmo indigenous people residing in different areas in Nepal. He also suggested to the NYSSA Central Committee to formulate programs to create awareness and feeling for the Yolmoness and pursue the unique language, culture and tradition of Yolmo indigenous people. The Vice President of Yolmo Kar brGyud gSan sNags bLa Tsogs Mr.Tsering Lama Yolmo expressed his feeling and need to do something in order to uplift Yolmo society. Similarly, the Finance and Organization Secretaries Mr. Pasang Sherpa and Norbu Ghale expressed their views and appreciated for the active involvement of NYSSA in different activities that the NEFIN had organized in the past and shown their confidence that the NYSSA would perpetually participate and support in the NEFIN activities.

The program moved ahead by honoring to those who had contributed to the NYSSA in cash. Dr. Ohm Gurung honored them offering Khada. The persons and association honored for the contribution are Mr. Palsang Lama Yolmo, the Chairman of Yolmo sNags Tsang Shakya bZangpo gDhun rGyud bLatsogs, Mr. Prakash Yolmo and the Yolmo Social Service Center. On the same occasion certificate and Khada were offered to the participants in the food festival and cultural program organized by Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities on the occasion of the final year of Indigenous Decade. Similarly, Khada and Certificate were offered to the life members of NYSSA too.

Towards the last part of the opening session the General Secretary of Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities Dr. Ohm Gurung gave an inaugural speech. He shed light on the right of indigenous people and the role of the state. He also criticized reluctance behavior of the government towards the formulation of equitable policies for the enhancement and upliftment of the indigenous people in Nepal. He also pointed out that the indigenous people are treated as second-class citizen by the state declaring Nepal as a Hindu kingdom and introducing discriminatory language and other policies. He also supported the demand of Yolmo indigenous people in order to change the so-called Melamchi Drinking Water Project as Yolmo Drinking Water Project. While, supporting the demand of Yolmo indigenous people he also emphasized on the need to struggle for the achievement of the targeted goal. He also assured that the NEFIN will provide all the support for the equitable demand made by Yolmo indigenous people.

Before the concluding of the first session of the general meeting the Acting Treasurer Mrs. Pema Lama Yolmo made thanking speech. While, in the course of thanking she also expressed her view over the need of consolidating effort of Yolmo people in order to lunch effective activities of NYSSA. She also opined that without the support of Yolmo individual and associations, it wouldn't be possible to bring positive changes in the Yolmo society.

Finally, speaking from the chair of the opening session, the President of Nepal Yolmo Social Service Association Mr. Binod Lama Yolmo appreciated the views and commitment expressed by Chief guest Dr. Ohm Gurung and other speakers. He strongly emphasized for the need to show positive commitment from the Yolmo indigenous people in order to lunch activities for the preservation, promotion and enhancement of Yolmo language, culture, tradition and other aspects of Yolmo indigenous people. On the occasion, he also assured members of Yolmo indigenous people that the NYSSA would always remain effortful to work for the betterment of Yolmo indigenous people and also made his sincere request to all the Yolmo indigenous people to provide their support in order to materialize the mission and goal set by the association. He extended thanks to all and concluded the session.

Miss Sangye Omu Lama Yolmo conducted the opening session.

Close session

The President of NYSSA, Mr. Binod Lama Yolmo, also chaired the second session. Immediately, after the starting of close session deliberation over the progress report presented by the Acting General Secretary Mr. Nima Tshring Lama Yolmo started and after few suggestions and comments as well as question-answer the general meeting passed the progress report.

The Acting Treasurer, Mrs. Pema Lama Yolmo presented the financial report 2060/2061. According to the financial report the income and expenditure were Rs. 139,010.00 and Rs. 71,513.00 respectively. Treasurer Mrs. Pema Lama clarified all the questions raised from the floor about the financial statement. After the question answer the general meeting passed the financial report.

Mr. Nima Tshring Lama Yolmo the Acting General Secretary of NYSSA presented the plan of programs for the running fiscal year 2061/2062. After having general discussion over the program the future plan of programs is passed by the general meeting.

Towards the last part of the close session, the president of NYSSA Mr. Binod Lama Yolmo informed the general meeting about the reshuffling of the association and forwarded the names of new Executive Members recommended by the Central Committee of the association in order to be fulfilled the vacant position. He also cleared the reason behind the reshuffling of the Central Excessive Committee, saying that the absent of many Executive Member for a long time had caused constraint on the way to carry out the activities of the association. After some question-answer, the general meeting passed the names of the new Executive Members.

At last, from the chair the president of NYSSA Mr. Binod Lama thanked all the members of NYSSA and concluded the close session.

Mr. Tashi Dongba Yolmo conducted the close session.