NRNA After Eighteen Years

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Presentation Title: NRNA After Eighteen Years

Speaker:
Mr. Naresh Koirala
Koirala is a geotechnical consultant in Vancouver, Canada

Date/Time: April 22, 2022 (7:30 PM MST) [UPDATED]

Short Description:
This presentation looks at NRNA from its beginning in 2013 to the present. It critically examines its performance against the Mission Statement embodied in its constitution. It argues that the capacity of NRNs to contribute to Nepal’s socio-economic development remains grossly underutilized. The lack of government support for NRNA initiatives and NRNA leadership’s reluctance to assert the organization’s strength in its dealing with the government has compromised NRNA’s effectiveness. The acquiescence of NRNA to the intrusion of political parties in the election of its leadership is a growing problem. It is time for NRNA to review its performance over the years and make critical structural changes to realize its mission. Some of such changes are recommended.

Speaker’s Bio:
Naresh has been involved in NRNA since its beginning in 2013. He was Canada’s first NRNA ICC representative. Later he became the Regional Coordinator of the Americas. Naresh was a committee member in NRNA’s first constitution drafting committee. His contribution to NRNA’s dual-citizenship efforts is highly regarded. He was instrumental in writing NRN Canada’s constitution and also helped NRN Canada get registered with the government of Canada. He has been Chair of NRNA’s Public Libraries Task Force since 2011. Under his leadership, the Nepal Library Foundation assisted in establishing 232 libraries across the country and worked with the Open Learning Exchange, a Nepal-based NGO, to establish Nepal’s first digital library -epustakalaya. Naresh led the Infrastructure session of the Global Knowledge Conference held in Kathmandu in 2018. He is not active in NRNA anymore, but still takes a keen interest in its development.

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