I am glad to understand that energetic and well experienced group of young development professionals has initiated a Nepal Grassroots Development Forum (NGDF) with focus on protecting and promoting Dalit community in particular. I personally feel that the specific activities of further protecting and promoting inherent traditional skills that occupational caste group of people have inherited, is very timely step that organization is considering to undertake.
While congratulating the team for this timely endeavor, I personally feel that organization should consider specific strategies and activities to contribute in the empowerment of Dalit communities by i) ensuring their access to resources, opportunities and timely information; ii) meaningfully involving the Dalit communities in all decision making process that particularly affect them community and iii) capacity building of the community. In this process, I feel that organization should pay attention in building and improving the traditional skills so that it is protected for long time and support the community in producing and marketing the products so that the Dalit communities can live a dignified life with necessary financial resources in their hand.
I wish all the best for successful time ahead and would like to pledge my full support in its organizational development.