Meeting with Karnali Province Government

Meeting Details:

Date: 7th August 2024

Time: 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Location: Ministry of Social Development, Karnali Province, Surkhet

Attendees:

S.N.	Name	Organization	Designation
1.	Hon. Ghanashyam Bhandari	Ministry of Social Development, Karnali Province	Minister
2.	Mr. Jawaharlal Hamal	Ministry of Social Development, Karnali Province	Chief of Youth and Sports Division
3.	Mr. Balbir Sunar	Ministry of Social Development, Karnali Province	Head of Education Planning and Statistics Research Development
4.	Ram Prasad Upadhya	Ministry of Social Development, Karnali Province	Section Officer
5.	Lila Ram Sapkota	Ministry of Social Development, Karnali Province	Education Officer (6th)
6.	Mohan Burja Magar	Karkhana Samuha	Program Manager, CSE Project
7.	Lalit Jung Sahi	Karkhana Samuha	Province Officer, CSE Project

Agendas:

Introduction of the Civil Society for Empowerment for Accountable Education (CSE) Project with the Local Government representatives,
Understanding the needs and initiatives of Provincial Government
Recommendation of CSOs from the Provincial Government,

Key Point Discussed:

Sharing from Karkhana Samuha:

Shared the introduction of Karkhana Network and its intervention as well as thematic working areas.
Shared about the GPE_ EoL, objectives of CSE Project and Kathmandu LC.
It was emphasized that this project won’t involve direct implementing activities at the school level but will focus on strengthening policy and data-based advocacy in collaboration with the local government.

Sharing from Hon. Ghanashyam Bhandari, Honourable Minister of Social Development of Karnali Province