Well well. hostel life can be easy when you have nice roomate else it will be a hell. My friends experienced very bad moments with their roomates and I was worried about it too if I would get one like them.
After 8 months of luxurious life in flat I finally decided to move away to experience hostel life. I was bit peculiar and first but to my surprise my first ever roomie in Poland turned out to be very nice.She could understand the situation I was going through, she was a struggler with job and studies side by side. She had this inspiration to lead the life in an independent way and these of her aspirations are similar to mine. For 2 months at the end of the semester was really nice with not much trouble.My roomie and her boyfriend were helping me to adjust so far.
The trouble started when I had to shift to next dorm in summer and this time I was no longer with my roomie. She was working and now living with her aunt for these three months of summer. I have new roomate(s) now . One of them was totally stranger for me while the other one was the neighbour who used to live next to my room in the previous dormitory. I had some prejudices about the new roommate but the things turned out otherwise. She was cool and nice.The next one who followed me actually to share the room with me ( the neighbour) turned out to be pain in my ass.She followed me, she wanted me and my previous roomie ( actually who will be my roomie in mext year/ to whom this article is dedicated to) carry all her stuffs to this room. OMG!!!! one cannot be that mean, and for the better info she didnt appear at all when we had to move out. My roomie was there to help me as always 
and she was generous this time also.
The previous neighbour who is also my current roomate yells, fights with my other new roomate, she makes noises early in the morning, switches of the light even when we are studying just because she wants to sleep, she is not grateful to anyone and not atleast to me and my roomie to find her room and making her able to grab place in this dormitory. People can really be selfish…this is the experience of my 3 days living in this room.I can be very good to people who are good to me and Very bad to the one who are bad to me…I am all ready to pack my stuff to move out myself coz I really think fighting and yelling, selfishness is not in my blood atleast ….
Lets see what happens further coz there are many friends in this dorm who are really kind and cooperative enough to give space in their room and have loads of bang together…music, food and masti ..I can never waste my beautifu; time in this summer bothering about crazy and selfish people.Lets see how the days ahead will turn out…Its time to have Big Bang …Summer time 
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My First Impressions of Poland
Long flight from home to the chilling land
Cool wind over my face and hand
The food was difficult to taste
Was trying to search for the food that I could digest
Covering myself with warm clothes from head to toes
Trying to cope with the difficult yet sweet language of Poles
University, River Vistula, Parks, Mountains in the South and Old town
Their beauty just made me drown
Culturally and traditionally strong Polish history
Is the open book to the world and is not a mystery
The initial cultural shocks are no more shocks
I have started loving the food, people, parks, streets and building blocks
I am delighted to be here in some part of my life
Memories will always be preferred and treasured
- Sumeruh
My First Impressions of Poland
It was by the end of the August 2010 I flew to Poland. The long hours of flight ended into the exotic land in Central Europe. It was chilling and I was shaking because of lack to adaption to this exotic weather. It was 30 degrees back home and suddenly I was experiencing weather of 8-9 degrees. The temperature was cold but the hospitability of the University of Warsaw’s faculty and the staffs was really warm. They did not let us feel alone rather they were trying every time to help us cope with the surrounding and new environment organizing different interaction programs. Then I realized they are professional and this is how the works in Poland is carried on.
The food for the first time was really hard for me to adopt with but I must say that there are varieties of Polish cuisine which is extremely delicious. The first time I saw “Pierogi”, I remembered similar dish called “momo” back in my country. I started bridging Poland and Nepal to some context then. I tried comparing the dressing pattern of people here, especially of ladies. The people wear the dresses they prefer and they are not stared on. If I were suppose to wear skirts and socks back in my home country then people would embarrass me now and then by staring at me. I enjoyed the people’s positive attitude towards other people in this regard too.
I had imagined Warsaw as a concrete jungle but I was surprised to see the place is still environmentally and culturally protected. University building, Vistula River, parks and artistic palaces in Old town gave specific examples of this fact. When I heard the Polish language for the first time then I felt they are singing some kind of song to me. Also, to my surprise Polish have particular name for every objects and kinds in their own language which depicted their linguistic richness.
The most noticeable thing for me also was the people here love to read a lot. I could see most of the people reading in the tram and metro even standing or just leaning to pole. This too fascinated me a lot as I have never seen people reading stuffs even when they are travelling for the distance of few minutes. The respect for the elderly citizen was well demonstrated where the young people often offered seat to them in the public transportation. This demonstrated the strong cultural and moral values of the Polish people.
There are many things yet to explore but these were the first impressions of Poland and Poles on me. I must confess that the initial cultural shocks are not shocks any more. I am getting used to it and enjoying. I know the memories spent here will be preferred and treasured throughout my life time.
(This article was published in book titled “ A Journey towards Empowerment and The status of Single Women in Nepal” published by WHR and launched in International Conference 2010 A.D.)
In the context of Nepal, internal displacement is not new and has been historically recorded. The main causes of displacement are due to development reasons, including economic opportunities, and natural and human-made disasters.
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are “…persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.” While there are different reasons for the displacement of people, historically development projects and natural disasters have been identified as the main contributors and a lack of physical or political security have also induced displacement.
Though historically many reasons of internally displacement were recorded, conflict induced displacement is a relatively new phenomenon that started in 1996 when the internal armed conflict began. The “people’s war” launched by the CPN Maoist Party thus accelerated the out-flux of people from their original place of habitat to the immediate urban centers such as district headquarters and other urban centers like Kathmandu, Pokhara, and Nepalgunj.
Table 1: IDP figures collected from various sources and documents since 2003
IDP figure Source Date Comment/ limitation
35,000-50,000 OCHA March 2008 Estimate of agencies working with IDPs
25,000 Government of Nepal January
2008 Based only on compensation applications
50,000-70,000 OCHA July 2007 Estimate of the IDP Protection Group
38,000 Government of Nepal August 2006 Sourced to NHRC,2006
212,985-272,600 Caritas August 2006 Only covers IDPs living in district headquarters
At least 100,000 CHR January 2006 Between 100,000 and a few hundred thousands
18,666 Ministry of Home Affairs July 2005 Only includes those displaced by Maoists
17,583 SCA and CCWB July 2005 No. of children migrating to India between July-Oct. 2004
More than 60,000 NMVA August 2004 IDPs in Kathmandu displaced by Maoists
500,000 EC and RRN April 2003 Includes forced migration to India
80,000 UNDP/RUPP January 2003 Only covers 2001-2003.Extra migration to urban areas
Source: IDMC 2008
As one of the consequences of conflict, displacement has serious negative impacts on people’s lives. Many civilians caught between Maoists and the state security forces are forced to flee their homes for protection and security. Internally displaced persons (IDPs) were targets of killings, forced recruitment, abductions, extortions and other human rights violations. In particular, the killing of people was one of the terrible consequences of the conflict and in the process many adult males were killed, leaving behind their wives who thus became widows.
Maoists suddenly came to her house at midnight and killed her husband. They destroyed her house by bombing it and forced the family to leave, threatening them to kill them all. This led to the end of her married life – she was just 22. Today she is living with her family as a displaced single woman (widow) in Kathmandu after leaving her place of origin in Bardiya. Currently she is working as staff in one organization because she is literate however she finds it really tough to survive. She is worried about the nurture and education of her daughter and struggling for her survival.
IDPs are overwhelmed by economic, social and psychological problems. They are often traumatized due to the loss of their homes, property and death of or threats to family members. In addition, they are settling into new and often hostile surroundings (temporary or permanent) and typically face no immediate relief of rehabilitation and have to contend with the difficulty of adaptation. Every day is a battle for survival without food and proper accommodation. The impact of conflict on women and girls has been noticeable greater than the impact on men and boys, largely due to gender specific violence and various forms of discrimination, which is multiplied in conflict situations. While women experience marginalized status in Nepalese society, women IDPs are even more marginalized in terms of socio-economic and cultural conditions. Displaced women, and especially female heads of households such as widows, are at increased risk of abuse, exploitation, coercion and manipulation because of their gender and status. Girls and women are more vulnerable than boys and men to mistreatment and recruitment by traffickers and armed factions. These women IDPs may lack the assertiveness required to stand up for themselves and say “no” to risky situations. Due to the Nepali social structure these women tend to see older men as protectors and providers without understanding the risks involved. Women who stay in their place of origin also suffer due to the conflict. Emigration and recruitment of men into Maoist cadres or security forces as well as the killing of male family members by Maoists and security forces have increased the burden on women. Some of the tasks that are traditionally performed by men have fallen upon women, many of which have become the heads of households.
Indeed, children and women are the worst affected. As a result of the massive migration of men abroad in search of jobs or due to the death of husbands during the conflict, many female- headed households are emerging. Many of these women are turning to prostitution, being trafficked or are performing menial jobs to look after their family. In addition, they face discrimination and harassment on a daily basis due to their single (widow) status in a society that remains conservative and patriarchal.
In most communities affected by conflict, the displaced often find it difficult to go back and restart their lives as most have lost property and income. Single women (widows) and female-headed households may find returning and restarting even more difficult due to limited economic rights of women and lack of legal documentation. Displaced single women (widows) living in urban centers face significant risks to their safety and well-being. Their mobility further decreases due to discriminating social and cultural norms.
Women for Human Rights single women group (WHR) has registered more than 800 conflict affected displaced single women (widows). WHR since its establishment had well documentation of the reports and survey through various projects, workshops and research. The flyer produced by WHR documented that 67.9% of these women are displaced to a different community, thus severing ties from their cultural backgrounds. 35.7 % are between the ages of 25-30 years old. These women are often forced to share a small room with 3-4 children, living in unhygienic conditions with inadequate clean drinking water and sanitation. 82.9% of these women are living in economic crisis, having extreme difficulty feeding themselves and their children.
Findings from a study conducted by myself with 28 displaced women in Kathmandu also showed that the number of respondents in the capital were victims of human rights violations from both the Maoists and state security forces. The majority of respondents were single women (widows) whose husbands had been killed in the conflict situation. It was found that out of the total respondents 60.7% were single women (widows). Most of the respondents followed Hinduism and a minority were Christians. A minority of women did not follow any religion stating that they did not trust any religion after the incidents that had occurred and the suffering they faced. The study also revealed that after displacement, the cohesion among family members disintegrated resulting in the dispersion of the family although most remained as nuclear families.
The killing of family members was the major cause of immediate displacement while severe threats to family members belonging to the army, police and government officials also resulted in a high rate of displacement. Following these, the killing of family members, severe threats, abduction of self or family members, physical and sexual violence or confiscation of property were also listed as causes of displacement. It was found that single women (widows) in the urban center following their displacement faced numerous difficulties including their security, social status, economic opportunities, and cultural adaptation, among others. Furthermore, the compensation they receive is not uniform or equitable and indeed, it is not sufficient. The compensation differs in range and type based on whether a family belongs to the security forces, is civilian, etc.
The death of the husband rated as the highest number of incident causing displacement. Displaced single women (widows) in the urban center have the most difficulties meeting their basic needs for themselves and their families, including affording education for their children. In addition, they face societal harassment. When respondents were asked whether they would like to return to their original community or settle in a new place, half of them wanted to return to their original community. They face many hardships living in the city and since most of the respondents have property back in their place of origin they wanted to return, stating that survival is easier there. The other half of respondents who stated that they did not want to return to their villages cited reasons such as a lack of proper schooling and education provisions, the absence of adequate infrastructure, insecurity and the society within the village. Indeed, the problems women face are far more difficult in comparison to those faced by men.
Respondents listed educational support for their children and employment opportunities for themselves as the most urgent support required. Basic needs, housing and security were also a priority. Some respondents stated that they do not have awareness regarding the legal provision and thus they needed legal service without any difficulties and counseling to boost their confidence. After being displaced, the single women (widows) respondents were engaged in some sort of livelihood, however a number reported difficulties relating to their work. At the time of the interview, 18% complained that they did not receive sufficient revenue for their services, 22% had to endure physical harassment, 11% faced sexual harassment, and 18% faced other problems. The following story highlights some of the difficulties displaced single women (widows) face.
A group discussion with displaced single women (widows) from civilian families and security force families reveals the feelings and thoughts of these women on the pressing issues.
“Only sending IDPs to their origin is not the solution the concerned authority especially the government should guarantee about their livelihood and security.”
“We were taught to drive, I possess license also but almost all of us with license do not have any job of driving. Training is not the remedy we need to get job for the livelihood.”
“First economic ability to fulfill basic needs, then only we can think of cultural preservation through practicing of rituals. Mental stress and economic burden provides us no time to think about the preservation of culture.”
“The government is biased regarding the treatment and services towards family of civilians unlike the family of security forces whether Police or Army.”
“I wish the family of the displaced civilians also get the facilities like ours because the pain and agony of displacement due to various reasons is similar. I know the compensation we are getting is not enough at all but it is of great support in this hard time.”
These statements clearly indicate that the situation of former IDPs can no longer be ignored but rather should be dealt with using proper mechanisms. Government level policies and those organizations working with IDPs have varied definitions and areas of work. The government policy clearly discriminates between IDPs who have been directly affected by conflict. However, the reasons why people fled from their homes and villages are varied and not necessarily because of the killing of family members, forced abductions or compulsion to leave home. Many left home out of fear of prosecution by both sides in the conflict. A number of organizations working for IDPs also define IDPs as victims of conflict or conflict affected person. Moreover, the range and variation of what constitutes an internally displaced person (IDP) differs among various independent studies carried out by different organizations. However, the full magnitude of the problems and necessities can be known and explored only after the number of the IDPs has been established. From such data the number of women IDPs could be derived, and more specifically the marital status of these women. This is particularly important given that the statistics of WHR reveal that there are 3,907 single women registered within the single women networks who are widows as a result of the conflict and a significant number are living the life of internally displaced persons (IDPs).
According to Head of Department of Compensation and Rehabilitation of the Ministry of Peace and Reconciliation, the government has made policy on different package for displaced persons, orphans, single women who lost husband to conflict, injured persons and those with lost /damaged property. However he mentioned that this information is not in published form and is still under the process. The other fact is the support and provision was not made in consultation with related to civil society or the person concerned.
The allocation and disbursement of funds to IDPs is questionable. Both the government and organizations express the need for systematic and detailed research regarding identification and location of IDPs. It is clear that the increasing number of IDPs is not just short term on the basis of several years of displacement. The support provided should not just support for namesake rather it should be incorporated with skills and proper livelihood. Special attention should be given to female IDPs who are without education or skills and are still bearing the chief responsibility of making a livelihood in urban centers. Many single women (widows) have been unable to access education chiefly due to geographical inaccessibility but also because of societal barriers. Further, geographical inaccessibility often results in poor economic condition and increased vulnerability.
For effective responses to displacement, recognition of the reality of displaced people and the formulation of successful programs, women’s concerns need to be incorporated. Indeed, in the design of programs to rehabilitate and resettle IDPs who are also single women (widows), more consideration needs to be given to women generally and single women specifically. There is certainly a strong need for greater participation of displaced single women (widows) in public life.
( This article was published in book titled Single women change agent: Journey of 14 years 2009 A.D.)
Youth are called the assets for the present and future due to their dynamism, age factor, fresh ideas and innovation. Youth have always an important role to play for the development of the nation indicating and working on the different relevant issues.
There is one of the important issues which need the attention from all the sectors and youth needs to be catalyst to initiate on this endeavor because of all the features they possess. The issue of widowhood is almost bypassed by the youths for they think it is the trend or the fact everyone is designated to especially women.
I wonder whether this active group of people is really sensitized towards the issue of widowhood as this was same with me too unless I got an opportunity to see and feel the movie “Water” by Deepa Mehta and the documentary “Born Again” by Women for Human Rights single women group (WHR) and finally with the affiliation with WHR.
Issues of single women (widows) can be more seen as the result of ill cultural practices and deep rooted stagnant traditionalism. This results in bias, prejudice and discrimination with the prominent human right violation against the single women (widows). Just citing a very common example, let us think is there any restrictions to unmarried woman for the choice of color of her dress, the food she desires to eat? The answer is just simple as “No”. It is more liberal in case of man as he doesn’t need to face discrimination before his marriage, after he becomes a widower in his outfit and also regarding his dietary schedule. I think now it’s more likely to be questioned why is woman denied the choice of color and the diet she is designated to?
Death is inevitable though the reasons may vary from one to another. It is the fact that no child would prefer to see their mother dressed up in plain white dresses, restricted for proper food, blamed for the cause of the death of their father, is observed as bearer for ill luck in the society, ostracized in any rituals and ceremonies even in the marriage ceremony of their own child whom she has devoted her selfless love and nurture. The agony of losing father/husband is immense but it doesn’t mean that the rest of the living years which the woman has to live are nothing but the shallow pond of harsh marginalization and violation in even her every petty and minor activities.
These things just makes me furious and opt for the tearing and scattering of the old ill orthodox practices and the deep rooted perception into pieces ending it once and all which requires the positive changes in the perception and attitude. Though the international interventions like CEDAW mentions regarding the ending of discrimination on the basis of marital status, no wonder these article and their intervention and practice at local level is still a big question taunting heads of every individual having concern with the issues related to widowhood. Yet, there are no concrete plans and policies specific towards single women in national, regional as well as an international level.
It can be stated in a whole that the discrimination of the single women range from community to international level from cultural, social as well as political arena.
We have seen youths actively participating in political issues, consumer rights and many other things but it is felt that this dynamic population is yet to be sensitized in this issue so that they may be the change agents solve the issues . The involvement of youths in this regard will be great help for preventing their near and dear ones and self to be subjected in marginalization. The change must be initiated from within and the family itself.
This is one youth’s views being shared with other youths to support this humanitarian act and set the positive example for oneself and the generations to come.
This article is written by Samir Shrestha, undergraduate student of Montana State University. This is very relevant article and matter of concern as Nepal is also undergoing food crisis particularly in some the region of Nepal.
Food Crisis in Africa
The food crisis in Africa which has been described as a “silent tsunami” by many people is not a natural disaster. It is something that has been created by human beings . The balance between high energy and food crisis is very unlikely to be broken and will be getting worst by the global climate change. The consequences can be clearly seen.Some of them are increasing production and transport costs for agriculture, failing food stocks and land shifted out of food production to produce energy substitutes. It is more famous as “21st century food for oil crisis”. (Robert. B. Zoelick)
The worst hit areas are the Horn of Africa, especially Somalia, North-Eastern Kenya and Eithopia. According to the United Nation’s World Food Programme “some eleven million people need food aid in the region after poor rains”. Poor rains have made it worst but the root causes are many and complex.Half of these people are in a state of starvation and need to be helped urgently.The World Food Programme says, further south about 12 million need food aid in countries such as Malawi and Zimbabwe.
The main reason to this crisis is of course poverty. Most Africans live in rural areas and so
highly depend on a good harvest to get enough food to eat. They hardly have any irrigation system and totally depend on the rains.So, if the rain fails people have very few saving to see them through.To add to that increasing food prices, a devalued currency and drought means millions of people are going hungry.And the sad part is its getting worst day by day.United Nation officials, World Bank officials and aid groups fear it marks the onset of the worst food crisis in decades and are calling for $775 million in fresh emergency food assistance from rich countries.But the sad part is aid groups are already lacking behind in their efforts to provide food.This leaves people from even the poorest communities dependent on the market for food.While people were starving in parts of Nigeria last year, shops in the capital were full of food but many could not afford to buy it.
“ This is the new face of hunger “ said Josette Sheeran, WFP executive director.This is a
very strong statement.Africa has became an example of what hunger really is.This in itself gives a clear picture of conditions getting worst in Africa.Poor women and children are most vulnerable regarding food insecurity and climate change.The high rates of HIV/AIDS is also a major factor in the region’s food crisis.Some of those who should be the most productive farmers- young men and women are either sick or have died.So their fields are being left unattended, while their childrens go hungry. People are being forced to sell their livestock, only source of wealth they have as soaring food prices worldwide have hit the poorest nations of Africa.This can be a very good example of how worst the conditions are in Africa.Mauritania is caught in a global food trap, producing only 30 percent of what its people eat and importing most of the rest.(Anthony)
Strong global demand and limited supplies are key factors driving up prices, but just as
important is a massive disruption in the free flow of global trade.In recent months food producing countries from Argentina to Kazakhstan have begun to slam shut their doors to protect domestic access to the food they grow.
One of the most disturbing warning signs that the situation is turning critical here is a
sharp increase in the sale of livestock, specially by poor farmers and shantytown dwellers.The surge in supplies is bringing down the price of livestock, though the meat prices remain high.This clearly shows how worst the conditions are in Africa.
The crisis in Africa is becoming one of those issues which has been talked about a lot in the International community.There are a lot of talks going on to solve this crisis and the sad part is nothing seems to be working at all.For instance the G8 summit has food crisis as one of their biggest
agendas.This shows some hopes of resolving the food crisis in Africa but the problem is simply talking and making promises won’t help.What is been seen right now is the leaders are only discussing things to solve the problem in Africa and doing nothing.Yes they are making efforts to help resolve the crisis but why is nothing happening.The biggest question is why changes are not happening.The big countries are of course contributing in some ways to help resolve the crisis but this is not enough at all.A lot more has to be done if we are to at least make a difference to this crisis that is so big.More funding and more supplies have to be made to countries that are worst hit by the on going food crisis. For instance during the G8 summit in Japan where all the leaders came together for discussing the on going food crisis in Africa they were served with a lavishing banquet.The japanese government flew in 60 of the country’s top chefs to prepare meal for the G8 leaders.The lavish nature of the banquet was a disgrace and it was embarassing that 283 million was being spent on the summit which has placed solving the food crisis at the top of its agenda(macedoniaonline.eu).Dominic Nutt of Save the Children said, “ It is deeply hypocritical there should be lavishing course after course on world leaders when there is a food crisis and millions can’t afford to eat.If the G8 wants to betray the hopes of a generation of children, its going the right way about it”.I totally agree to what Dominic says and why not.He makes a point in his statement by criticising the G8 leaders in doing this. They are clearly setting bad examples.They are the ones who can make a difference in resloving this crisis and this act clearly shows how irresponsible they can be.This in some reflects their ignorance to the on going crisis in Africa. Shadow International Development secretary Andrew Mitchell said “ The G8 have made a bad start to their summit with excessive cost and lavish consumption.All of us are watching, waiting and listening”.
Phil Bloomer, Oxfam’s director of campaigns and policy said “ Rich world politicians are
failing to acknowledge the impact of their own unfair policies”.This statement clearly justifies the efforts made by the G8 leaders in resloving the crisis in Africa.The World Bank estimates that the increases in prices of wheat, rice and maize cost developing countries $324 billion last year alone which is equivalent of three years of global spending.This is in no ways helping resolve the crisis in Africa.Instead it is making things more difficult for everyone.
The G8 leaders need to do much more to show they are ready to tackle the food crisis in Africa in the long term.They must reiterate the promises to increase the aid needed now more than ever.They have to seriously start making necessary reforms including increase in investment in agriculture in poor countries.One very good solution to this problem is targeting women and small farmers.” Rich countries” farm subsidies have systematically undermined production in small and poor countries.While prices are high they should take the chance to end unfair subsidies once and for all.Aid should not distract from the urgent need for the fundamental root and branch reform in the Europian Union and United States” said Bloomer.Bloomer clearly points out what the problem is right now and he is totally right and in what he says.The latest proposal falls behind clearly of what is needed in Africa and represents a step backwards in terms of development.(Oxfam International)
So the question is what can be done to make a difference in Africa.I would say a lot can be done to resolve this crisis.It wont happen at once definitely but that doesn’t mean we tie our hands and do nothing.There has to be coordinated steps and it has to be backed by good and reliable resources.
First and most importantly the G8 leaders has to agree to totally fund the World Food Programme’s emergency needs, supports its drive to purchase food aid locally and ensure the unhampered movement of humanitarian assistance.Support for safety nets, such as distributing food in schools or offering food in return of work, to help quickly who are in severe needs.(Robert.B.Zoelick)
We need seeds and fertilizers being distributed for the planting season.This is one of those very good methods to help make a difference in the food crisis in Africa.Distributing food and making funds are temporary ways to resolve the crisis but distributing seeds and fertilizers are a long term solution to this problem.It really helps and motivates small farmers to grow food in their own lands and this will help increase the production.On the other hand lands won’t be left unattended and will be used for a good purpose as well.
Zoelick in his article says “The key is not just financing but fast delivery systems as well”.He makes a strong point by his statement. Because that is what has been happening for a long time. For this reason there has to be a good coordination between the donors and the civil society groups. There has to be an increase in investment in agricultural research and development. Producers in developing countries have to be helped in meeting food standards.This can be possible by connecting retailers with farmers.And if this is accomplished this will surely make a big difference to the on goin crisis in Africa because this has been seen as a big problem for decades now.And the sad part again is changes are not happening.
There has to be actions taken in the United States and Europe to ease subsidies mandates and tariffs on biofuels that are derived from corn and oilseeds.High energy production should not be competing with food production which will expand opportunities for poorer countries and most of all Africa.This is one thing that has to be strongly thought about.I personally think it is the most important reasons for food crisis everywhere.Production of high energy is surely coming in the way of agricultural production and this is making things worse everyday. Leaders from big countries are acting selfish by keeping energy production as their first priority and not food production when there is food crisis everywhere.This again clearly shows their ignorance to crisis in Africa.
There needs to be more investment in agribusiness so that we can tap the private sector’s ability to work across the value chain, developing sustainable lands and water,supply chains,cutting wastage, infrastructure and logistics.We need to develop innovative instruments for risk management and crop insurance for small farmers.This will definitely encourage farmers to work in the fields and increase production of food.This will surely make some difference on the crisis that has been taking so many lives in Africa.
The needs for rules that has been agreed multilaterally has never been stronger when the crisis is at its worst right now.Most of the people have called the situation right now as the worst it could ever be.So there has to be greater collective action to counter global risks that is threatening the lives of so many people all over the world, especially in Africa.
The problem that we can see right now is the G8 summit is only having food crisis on the top of their agenda but doing nothing to make it happen. Whenever there is a G8 summit coming up people always have high hopes that something good is going to come out of the summit but its always the same. The same old promises every year. The leaders always promise these funds but all of us can clearly see what they have delivered so far. Yes they make promises but on the other hand they provide subsidies to the various industries in their countries. So they have to stop providing subsidies to their different industries so that the third world countries can compete with their industries. If this happens we will definitely see changes happening in the years to come. But this seems to be impossible when you see the ignorance of the leaders of G8 and other big economic powers. They are just acting too selfish at the moment and this attitude has to be changed if this crisis is to be resolved. There should be more campaigns to persuade the G8 leaders to start thinking about this issue. Something has to be done very quick or everyone knows whats going to happen in the years to come.
One other thing that I would like the G8 leaders is to release the third world countries from all the loans they owe to them. Releasing them from these loans will also help them revive their economies and invest that money on infrastructure and other necessary facets of development. If this could happen it would be a big booster for them in terms of everything. This would come as a big leap for the on going crisis in Africa.
A substantial portion of green house gases are emitted by the big powerful countries but the ones who suffer the most lie in the equatorial belt and most of these are countries from Africa. So the G8 should emphasize on some sort of carbon compensation schemes so that these worst effected countries get some financial rewards in return for all the sufferings they have to face. The danger is now clear to everyone. Most of all the leaders from G8 need to know it and they do as well. The G8 meetings need to come up with more clear plans. But only making plans won’t help at all. That is what has been seen and done for decades and the results are right in front of us. Promises have to be kept and every plans they come out with have to be made possible. There has to be more coordination between the G8 leaders and the governments of poor countries. One thing that’s coming in the way of development in these countries is their governments itself as well. There has to be proper governance and the funds that are coming has to be used in a right way. The government has also been accused of only delivering food aids to its own supporters and punishing areas which vote for the opposition. This is one thing the G8 leaders need to keep an eye on as well. They have to keep monitoring where their funds are going. Is it being used at the right place? This will help the funds to be used at the right place and help initialize an effective system which would help focusing on the core issues that been bothering these countries for a while now.
Cool rain drops ,”Wow”thought strikes with excitement. It reminds of farmers ploughing and sowing seeds for growing crops, the thing that people work day and night for. No wonder we can’t enjoy these things residing in busy street with puddles, pollution caused by vehicles of our very own Katmandu After unbearable summer season the showers from sky makes me feel as I am having showers of joy. Each drop worth million dollars.
Like me, most of my friends too love this season. Whenever my “bhai”sees black clouds in the sky bringing up excitement of showers he never misses to say “Today weather has challenged got to go for psycho jhol (mo:mo)”every one loves to have hot tea in this type of weather .Rain drops pattering on the roof brings up wonderful music and birds sing with it. Beautiful songs have been created addressing this nature of Mother Nature. There are numerous romantic,tragedic songs based on the rain drops..
I recall Daz saying “Asare mahina ma pani paryo rujhaune…” tragedic song yet so so heart touching…& i totally agree on that Daz..it is the fact that the song is based on the rainy season… 
and this is how Jaz goes” Sawan barse tarase dil…” is the first and foremost striking song with the first rain drop..so romantic!!!
For me there are uncountable numbers….from Thank you to Rain is falling chama cham cham…
I love the drizzling environment but there is something annoying, and that is puddle with rainwater mixed with drainage nearby. I, being resident around Ason, know that the narrow street during this season is unimaginable.
I always have to catch microbus for my college from Jamal and in this season, I struggle really very hard to save myself from splashes and muddy piles .I jump here and there, balancing myself in order to save my shoes getting my socks wet, which is the worst part, and drainage system of this area,”alas”no outlet for water collected in the puddle and splashes by young bike-riders are usual. This incident makes one annoyed but it embarrasses rather when everybody stares and their eyes speaks with satisfaction” Thank God, the splash was on her, I am safe”. At that time I consider may be my luck today is so-son or difficult, it is just bad start of my day and I console myself. Sometimes the condition is so worst that water is collected is such a way that there is no other option except going across this muddy one feet swimming pool paddling by legs with jeans. No wonder while doing so we knock upon rocks beneath and forced ahead falling, anyhow we balance by kneeling down till then whole body would have nice swim of smelly drainage water.
Till then already late for college, running with full energy without caring about splashes of muddy drops made by our own feet over our dress. When we enter microbus fully wet, everybody staring and even one won’t be able to sit comfortably on seat. As he microbus leads to our destination heartfelt of curses are expressed for those politicians who claims that road transportation is important infrastructure of development who have forgotten to pave the heart street of Katmandu( Kathmandu Metropolitan city ho re…is it some kind of joke!!) not to talk about inaccessible remote parts of the country.
