Jaimini Municipality Hosts Conference for Female Community Health Volunteers

BAGLUNG. Jaimini Municipality in Baglung has organized a conference for female community health volunteers. The event was held to facilitate the justice delivery process at the local level and promote best practices in reconciliation. On Sunday, 138 female health volunteers from across the municipality gathered at the municipal center in Kushmisera for training.

Jaimini Municipality Deputy Mayor Harihar Sharma stated that because female volunteers work at the grassroots level, they are well-acquainted with the causes of disputes, local problems, and the backgrounds of residents, making them instrumental in resolving conflicts. He believes the conference will play a vital role in motivating them further.

Deputy Mayor Sharma noted that the conference provided a platform to listen to the volunteers' challenges, share experiences, and offer encouragement. He emphasized that by empowering these women, they can effectively mediate disputes within rural communities.

'Female health volunteers have made significant contributions to society. We organized this conference so that all volunteers from across the municipality could meet, introduce themselves, and share their experiences,' said Deputy Mayor Sharma. 'We expect this conference to contribute to peace, reconciliation, and the overall development of the municipality.'

Khimkala Rana, a female health volunteer from Ward No. 1, said the conference allowed volunteers from across the municipality to share experiences and inspired them to be more responsible toward society. She noted that the municipality has been conducting motivational programs for them, and this conference provided a space to voice their own and the community's issues.

Rana said, 'I am very happy that all the female health volunteer sisters from across the municipality gathered to share our experiences and problems. This conference has made us feel more responsible and clearly understood that we also have a role in improving society.'

Sabina Nepali, a female health volunteer from Ward No. 4, said the conference boosted their morale to resolve various social distortions and anomalies in the village. She mentioned that while the municipality has held many programs before, this was the first conference specifically for female health volunteers, which has increased their pride in their role.

During the conference, Advocate Gita Shrees facilitated a session on legal literacy, while motivator Bhakta Rasaili conducted a session on inspiration.

The female volunteer dialogue and conference organized by Jaimini Municipality concluded with the issuance of an 11-point declaration. The event, held on Sunday at the municipal center in Kushmisera, saw the participation of 138 female health volunteers who also received training on legal literacy and motivation.

The declaration states that disputes and misunderstandings in the community will be resolved through dialogue and collaboration to maintain sustainable peace and reconciliation. It emphasizes the continuation of maternal and child health, sanitation, and nutrition programs at the community level, as well as regular volunteer dialogue programs to identify, coordinate, and resolve social disputes quickly.

The declaration also mentions ensuring easy, equal, and quality access to basic health services for all citizens within the municipality, maintaining peaceful coexistence, respecting citizens, and acting impartially in dispute resolution.

It was stated that regular training, experience sharing, and collaboration between community mediators, health volunteers, and stakeholders will be strengthened. Furthermore, social harmony will be maintained by conducting community awareness programs through schools and mothers' groups, with a focus on protecting the rights of women, children, Dalits, and persons with disabilities.

The declaration also includes plans to conduct door-to-door campaigns to minimize misunderstandings, gender-based violence, and child abuse in the community by coordinating with ward-level reconciliation committees. It aims to strengthen the foundation for sustainable peace, social harmony, and development by empowering women and marginalized groups, and by documenting and promoting successful examples of dispute resolution to build social trust.