Sunday, March 4, 2012

15 Tweets on Women

  1. “Hoes Want Attention, Women Want Respect.” – Real Popular
  2. "There needs to be greater investment into the hands of women to catalyze change" – UN Women
  3. “The mobile phone gender gap is 300 million women - closing gap for this empowering tech is a priority” – Global Development
  4. “Empowering women farmers can improve food production by 30% which is enough to feed 150 mil people” - Raj Shah is the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
  5. "When it comes to women, they don't get rights. They get restrictions." -- Sen. Frank Lautenberg
  6. “Women aren't a sleeping giant, we've been here. Now we're just mad” – Advocates for Youth
  7. We're getting ready to celebrate Int'l Women's Day on March 8. 2012 theme: "Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures” - Care USA
  8. “Globally, it's estimated that women provide 85-90% of the time spent on household food preparation” – Oxfam International
  9. "When women have voice & representation, change follows"- Michelle Bachelet
  10. “More women graduate from Saudi universities than men, but they make up less than 15% of workforce.” – Ruwayda Mustafah, British-Kurdish writer & angry feminist. 
  11. “In China, women demand more public toilets and went for Protest” – Nick Kristof, New York Times columnist, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner
  12. “Women Still Earn Less Than Men at Every Education Level: No matter what they studied or which field they work in” - Colin Rooney
  13. “Never underestimate the power of a woman's intuition. Some women can recognize game before you even play it.” - Tumblr
  14. “50% of women who die from homicides worldwide are killed by their current/former husbands/ partners” - The Pixel Project
  15. “Gossiping has positive effects on women, it elevates levels of progesterone, a hormone that reduces stress and feels good.” – Uber Facts

Friday, January 13, 2012

Motivation Letter

Dear Sir / madam,

I, Sagar Gyawali, highly-driven and talented young professional in the field of Social issues seeking a position in the Youth Activist Leadership Council. This position, I feel, will offer opportunities for advancement and growth in my career. I currently hold a Bachelor of Social Work degree from St. Xavier’s College, Maitighar, Kathmandu.
                 I have worked in the field of social advocacy and counseling in a community and clinical setting. My experience at social centers and treatment facilities has allowed me to build knowledge of physical, emotional and psycho-social needs. 

                                             Furthermore, I have spearheaded case evaluations, psychological profiles and treatment planning for patients and their families under the city's counseling program. My extensive experience includes mitigating the needs of the homeless under the welfare service, handling victims of social needs and monitoring their health treatment. During these experiences, I have learned the importance of strategic planning, policy development while in close collaboration with health care providers, respecting agency regulations to ensure services associated with social care are approved regularly. 

        Besides the experience listed on my enclosed resume, I enjoy working with people and I am known for continually putting forth effort to go beyond expectations when it comes to service, timeliness and accuracy. I am proficient in operating computers, working independently and communicating with a team. I am also encouraged by the possibility of continuing my career, living and working in fields whereby the needs of patients are met. I believe that my variety of skills has prepared me to excel in the field of social activist. I hope to hear from a member of your organization with regards to opportunities for me to excel in. 

Reflecting on my Life

As the tag holder of youth, I always had great ambitions; always seek for bringing change in the society. Always wanted to be different among my peer groups, always wanted to be the superhero, these attitudes motivated me to join this group. Sitting in the class room with so-called privileged group, and the change maker of tomorrow The Social Work students whose voice can fight for other's rights are crying for themselves motivated me. Yes, I have to admit, the girl sitting beside me in my class room, rolls tear of pain every month during her menstruation cycle. I’m not talking about her physical pain because that is what out of my mind being a boy. Her pain and struggle to encounter me when i smile at her is my concern. Being a student of social work if she has such problem to share her pain to me; I never can imagine the condition of those women in rural and conservative society living with it. Sharing about reproductive health is far more than i can imagine. Yes, that pain of those women and girls motivated me to join this group. People rarely feel free to share about their reproductive health issue until and unless they get in any big trouble. I want to create the healthy environment through informal class and awareness so that next my younger sister will never go through that pain.
Mo­reover, HIV/AIDS, I don’t need to say how people perceive People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in our society. Their voice is always unheard in our society so despite of huge funds and programs we are not able to stop the stigma about them in our society. My determination to change the people attitude towards them is motivating factor to join this group. Likewise, in every walk of life while neglecting those issue we are also violating the human rights of those people and groups and that is my major concern.
I may seem more ambitious, flying in the air. Yes, I’m flying because change starts from self. Someone has to be different to make difference. It’s not that i didn’t raise my voice for those people & issue but my single voice loss in air and couldn't reach to the concern people and institution. My desperate search for like minded people like me is my motivation to join this group. Through this group, i will be able find nine more like minded people and also YALC will give the institutional support for us to work more effectively. Moreover, as per the criteria of this group, i think i’m eligible to join this group and make change in the society. Likewise, being frequent user of social networking site it always fascinates me so i believe to use it as the boom for social change and development. At last i will like to quote Oscar Wilde saying "I have nothing to declare except my genius".



Sincerely, 

Sagar Gyawali