Celebrating DPAC 2011

17 November 2011

Youth Society for Peace (YSP) Nepal is planning to celebrate Day of Prayer and Action for Children (DPAC) 2011 with various programs under the holistic guidance of Dr Chintamani Yogi the founder of Peace Service Centre.

A glimpse of the program:

1. Theme: Stop Violence Against Children

2. Nature of Program: Conference, Media mobilization, Talk, Interaction, Meditation and prayer

3. Number of Programs: 4

    A. Interaction and Awareness - Hindu Vidyapeeth-Nepal School (Students from various faith and diversity) on 18th        November, Friday

    B. Inter-faith Prayer - Shanti Sewa Ashram (Involving main 7 faith based and secular organization) on 18th November, Friday

   C. Song, Poem, Art Competition - in 4 different places (Schools and Orphanages) on 19th November, Saturday

   D. Youth Conference - Youth Society for Peace (involving students and youth from various faith and school/college) on 20th November, Sunday

4. Duration of each program: 3 to 7 hours

5. Main organizer: Peace Service Centre (Shanti Sewa Ashram) Kathmandu

6. Sub-organizers:

   A. GNRC Nepal

   B. Hindu Vidyapeeth-Nepal, Balkumari, Lalitpur

   C. Youth Society for Peace (YSP) Nepal

   D. Children’s Peace Home, Dang

7. Dates of program: Nov 18-20

8. Main guiding person: Dr. Chintamani Yogi <[email protected]> Ph.+977 98510 92805 

9. Main contact persons:

   A. Mr Sujan B.K., member, Peace Service Centre (5006125 / 9841 874604)

   B. Jagannath Kandel, Youth Society for Peace (9849 533918)

10. Tentative programs:

Nov 18th, Friday 

  • Interfaith program/lighting lamps/prayers/Satsang in Ashram in the evening
  • Interaction program about DPAC in Hindu Vidyapeeth-Nepal School with grade 7, 8 and 9

Nov 19th, Saturday

  • Program (poems, songs, prayers) with children of Seeds of Peace in Ashram
  • Program (poems, songs, prayers) with children of Aasana Child Rehabilitation Centre (Orphanage) in Lamatar
  • Program (poems, songs, prayers) with children of Children Peace Home in Dang
  • Program (poems, songs, prayers) with children of Sunrise (orphanage) in Gokarna

Nov. 20th, Sunday

Interfaith conference regarding DPAC in a suitable hall

  • Talk programs about DPAC in other schools/colleges too
  • Informing/networking and motivating other organizations to celebrate DPAC at their   own places
  • Mobilization of media

11. Involvement of government agencies: Ministry of Education and Ministry of Women & Children