Public awareness program in four rural municipalities of Sindhupalchowk district

The Nepal Buddhist Federation, in coordination with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF, Nepal), organized and completed a public awareness program on wildlife and environment conservation through Buddhist education in Panchpokhari Thangpal Rural Municipality, Helambu Rural Municipality, Jugal Rural Municipality and Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality of Sindhupalchowk district from Kartik 26 to Mangsir 2.

The public awareness program organized in four rural municipalities was held on Kartik 26 at the assembly room of Manikharka Guest House, Ward No. 4, Panchpokhari Thangpal Rural Municipality, with Khenpo Ngima Dondup as the chief guest, Rural Municipality Administrative Officer Dinesh Kumar Pokharel, ward chairmen, and the chairman of the Panchpokhari Thangpal Tourism Promotion Committee as special guests. Similarly, on Kartik 28, in the premises of the Ko Community Building in Ward No. 1, Timpu, Helambu Rural Municipality, the chief guest and mother group of Khenpo Ngima Dondup, Chairman of Timpu, Lantang National Park, Helambu, Timpu representative, Chairman of Timpu Mani Sangh, Gonpa representatives were guests. On Kartik 30, in Dhande-4, Jugal Rural Municipality, the chief guest of the venerable Khenpo Ngawang Namgel, Ward No. 4 Chairman Mr. Prem Tamang, Former Chairman of the Village Development Committee Jal Bahadur Lama, special guest, Gonpa representatives, guests of social workers. On Mangsir 2, in the premises of Suryodaya Basic School, Ward No. 1, Bagam, Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality. The program was held with the chief guest of Ward 1 President Muke Sherpa, ward members, representatives of various organizations in the area, school principals, school management committee chairpersons, and mothers' group chairpersons as special guests. Representatives of religious and social associations, organizations, Gonpas, and mothers' groups, as well as villagers, were present at the programs.

The program was facilitated by the President of Nepal Buddhist Federation Acharya Nurbu Sherpa, the founding president of Shakyamuni Buddhist Society, Venerable Khenpo Ngima Dondup, Shedup Shungdeling Gonpa, the head of Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality Ward No. 1, Venerable Khenpo Ngawang Namgel, the secretary of Nepal Buddhist Nyingma Association, Monk Ang Phuri Sherpa, and the head of the Nepal Buddhist Federation Office, Acharya Sarki Sherpa.