The Nepal GoodWeave Foundation has elected a new working committee under the leadership of Ubaraj Bhandari during its 30th annual general meeting and 15th convention held in Kathmandu.
According to the organization, the newly elected committee includes Balram Gurung as vice-chairperson, Kiran Thapa as general secretary, and Kalpana Timilsina as treasurer. Committee members are Atmaram Chapagain, Shirjana GC, Chitra Bahadur Basnet, Chitra Bahadur Basnet, Anju Shrestha and Amir Bhattarai.
Senior advocate and founding chairperson of the Nepal GoodWeave Foundation, Binod Bahadur Karki, presented certificates to the newly elected committee members. Karki said the organization, which was launched as the Rugmark Foundation by Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, has rescued, educated and reunited more than 5,000 child workers from Nepal’s carpet industry.
The organization stated that it will continue its efforts to eliminate child labour from the carpet industry and promote child rights. It has been implementing programmes focused on the rescue, education, training and rehabilitation of children engaged in carpet-related labour.
A documentary titled “Dreams Revived” was also screened at the program. The film depicts the experiences of children rescued from carpet weaving and later supported through education and housing. Individuals and organizations contributing to the foundation’s work were also honoured.
