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Food Relief to marginalized communities during lockdown in Nepal

Leave a Comment / Blog, COVID-19 / April 26, 2020

We, Mithila wildlife trust ,a non-profitable non-governmental organization. Established in 2013 A.D. (2069 B.S.) in Central Nepal, the organization is founded by a group of experts working towards conservation of nature and wildlife, in collaboration with Chora Chori , UK registered charity, Gandys, Last night a DJ saved my life is operating a food relief campaign to people who are facing starvation on daily basis in Nepal due to lock-down. Due to COVID-19 outbreak, the government of Nepal has announced lock-down throughout the country, All the small business of those people have stopped, people from marginalized communities whose income was totally depended on wage of small business and working as laborers, migrants workers etc in south of Nepal. The marginalized communities have to go through the problem for fulfilling the basic needs like food. A food relief campaign has been organised to distribute food and necessary requirements to the marginalised, untouchable, disadvantaged groups of Dhaushadham, Nepal. The relief was to given to the local people including disabled, orphans, single family, aged people, unemployed ones, people not enough qualified for government relief, people with no citizenships and many more. A disabled man who was working in a butcher’s shop lost his income because of lockdown, his chronically disabled wife and his little daughter in desperate condition due to hands-to-mouth problems, was helped by the campaign.We have provided two tranches of food at £11 per tranche that is enough for 20 days. we provided: 15 kg of rice 3 kg of lentils 1kg of salt 2.5kg of potato 1kg of onion 1kg of soya bean 2 litres of oil We would like to thank all the youths, organizations to making it possible to deliver the relief. we are really grateful to all the people who helped us in this campaign. This campaign has helped many lives to survive during this pandemic.

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Preparation for relief distribution as our response to COVID-19 effected communities

Leave a Comment / COVID-19, relief / April 22, 2020

The world is facing a sudden halt in everything amid the coronavirus pandemic. Everything including businesses, educational institutions, govt. offices, local shops, hat bazaars, etc. are into an unexpected numbness. The economic crisis is rising among poor and middle-class families of Dhanusha, Nepal. We at Mithila Wildlife Trust are fully aware of the upcoming economic tragedy among those families. So, acknowledging the prospective problem we are doing our final homework to distribute relief packages to the families which have been affected economically due to the coronavirus pandemic. ` Our package includes food, soap, onions, lentils, potatoes, rice, chickpeas all made available through our collaboration with Chora Chori.

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A MEGA STEP TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE FUTURE OF JANAKPUR

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / April 22, 2020

For first time in history, Janakpur is jeweled with the development which will bound regular tourists and pilgrims of Janakpur to spend more time and attract new tourists to the area. Several records show that Janakpur receives around 10 Lakh (One million) tourists every year. They visit Janaki temple in Janakpur and Dhanush temple at Dhanushadham and return back within no time lacking tourism spot in the area. It is natural that if we visit a place for half an hour, we carry fast food or readymade food with us instead of staying or having food in hotels and restaurants at that place. Janakpur is facing the same. Instead of getting benefited, Janakpur is used as a dust bin to throw plastic bags or packing materials and food wastes carried with the tourist. No hotel or restaurants get benefited at the level of tourist Janakpur receives every year. One will be highly excited to know that tourists visiting Janakpur and Dhanushadham will be able to spend much time here. Animal enclosures are being constructed in the forest situated at Dhanushadham, near Dhanush temple (20 KM North–east from Janakpur). Snake enclosure and turtle enclosure is constructed as part of proposed Dhanushadham Biological Unit inside Dhanushadham Protected Forest. Though the plan has been approved by Government of Nepal in 2069 B.S. (2013 AD), it is unable to drag the attention of Government or other donor agencies. The development is being carried out with the small-small contributions from individuals of Nepal, donations through Mithila Wildlife Trust and budget of Dhanushadham Protected Forest by Department of Forest, Government of Nepal. Some of the wild animals rescued by Mithila Wildlife Trust will be housed in enclosures for exhibition where most of them are directly released in the wild. We believe that this will encourage local residents and tourist of the park to conserve wildlife. You are heartily invited to visit Dhanushadham Protected Forest and guide us through the developments. You can also contribute in the developments. Name plate will be attached with the development for your contributions. Let’s join together to develop Janakpur. Recently, Incredible Mithila, a social enterprise in technical support of Lakshya Career Education and Research Center has started Explore Mithila campaign which is fusion of Adventure, Culture, Tourism and Science (ACTS). Tourists are allowed to spend 24 hours inside forest and know each and every aspects of Dhanushadham Protected Forest and surroundings. Once can contact Incredible Mithila for booking the the packages.

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Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / April 20, 2020

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Ganesh as an inspiring teenager

Leave a Comment / Blog, Uncategorized / March 28, 2020

Mithila Wildlife Trust is an organization where we rescue the wildlife and assemble survey in a Bhatighari community forest where all our researchers and team members are executing their work. We do a survey for acknowledging knowledge about all the species of birds, snakes, and animals. In this Pandemic time, our team member Ganesh has done a lot of rescues in that area. He rescued different species of snakes and kept it in a safe zone. As he is a very inspiring teenager to do such dangerous work in our team and we are very proud of having him in our team. He had just passed out 11 class and as a teenager, he has a eat source of knowledge about other things also. He is an amazing artist who draw Mithila Paintings and a mesmerizing photographer who is interested mostly in clicking pics of birds and animals. Although, he wants to study science for making his carrier in wildlife but due to the famine of the facilities he was unable to study that and he has to choose another subject but also his interest doesn’t get down and he wants to execute something big for his nation and want to develop the Mithila region by admiring people. As we are very privileged to have him in Mithila Wildlife Trust.

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Suckermouth Catfish (Hypostomus plecostomus) Rescued from Dhanushadham

Dev Narayan Mandal, a pattern breaker of Nepal.

Leave a Comment / Blog / September 20, 2016

Meet our chairman, Mr. Dev Narayan Mandal on Pattern Breakers Programme on aired on NTV Plus, on 17th September 2016 (Ashoj 1 gate) at 8:00 PM and re-cast on 18th September 2016 (Ashoj 2 gate) at 2:30P PM. We are sure that you will be able to understand everything about Mithila Wildlife Trust and the contribution of our Chairman, Dev Narayan Mandal towards conservation of natural resources and wildlife in Nepal. We have uploaded the youtube link, in case you miss the programme on NTV Plus please do watch here. It is quite necessary to mention here that our Chairman, Mr. Mandal was selected as one of 5 Pattern Breakers from entire country. The programme by South Asia Communication in collaboration with Danida – International Development Cooperation. The credit goes to you all that you and your help and support is always encouraging us to do more for the conservation of Natural Resources and Wildlife. We are highly grateful to South Asia Foundation, South Asia Communication, Santosh Giri, Santosh Sah, Sanjog Dev, Hemant Jha and entire South Asia Communication Family for this opportunity.

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District level interaction and introductory programme in Bara

Leave a Comment / Blog / September 1, 2016

One day district level Interaction and Introductory programme has been conducted by Mithila Wildlife Trust (MWT) in the Bara Chamber of Commerce, Kalaiya with the stakeholders of the district. The programme is supported by Zoological Society of London (ZSL). The programme was chaired by Mr. Om Prakash Giri, district representative of MWT, Chief Guest was SP, Bara, Mr. Narendra Upreti where guests were from Zoological Society of London, Parsa Wildlife Reserve, Buffer Zone Consumer Management Committee, Amleshwar Consumer Committee and retired warden and MWT Board Member, Mr. Neelambar Mishra. The active participation from major stakeholders, presence of GO and NGO representatives and media personnel were really encouraging to us during programme. Mr. Dev Narayan Mandal, Chairman, MWT presented One hour presentation on the programmes and activities being carried out by the organisation and also the proposed activities in the Bara district were clearly explained to all the stakeholders. With an aim of conservation education in the community schools of Buffer Zone, all the proposed activities will be centered in the Buffer Zone of Parsa Wildlife Reserve in the district. Main focus will be to connect students with the conservation works of Parsa Wildlife Reserve. Eco-teacher, Mr. Kavin Kumar Yadav from Shri Napal National Higher Secondary School, Pathlaiya presented the present works they have been carrying through their eco-club and our part to strengthen the eco-clubs in the areas. The method to prepare school bag with the waste plastic bags was highly impressive to all. We are highly grateful to SP, Bara – Narendra Upreti sir for his valuable suggestions including the need to maintain data of our works which seems to be lacking and the need to focus on the alternative livelihood of the dependent community to reduce pressure on the forest. We are also thankful to Sh. Ashok Ram sir, Sahayak Sanrakshan Adhikrit, PWR for his remarks that MWT is more likely a Service oriented organisation which serves the wild animals as well as human being reducing the casualties from human-wildlife conflict. We are thankful to everybody for managing time for the programme out of their busy schedule. Hope to have a long term relationship with all during conservation of natural resources and wildlife in Bara district as well.

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ONE YEAR OF COOPERATION BETWEEN NCELL AND MWT

Blog, News Updates / July 25, 2016

Ncell and MWT signed an agreement on 8th July 2015 to work together for One year for “Awareness Campaign on Environment Conservation & Protection”. The program “Awareness Campaign on Environment Conservation & Protection” was funded by Ncell under its’ CSR activities. The carried activities are 1. Eco-club formation, 2. Debate on “Need of eco-club in schools”, 3. Painting competition on “Status of Dhanushadham Protected Forest – 10 years past and imagination of the development in coming 10 years”, 4. Mithila Cultural programme (a. Mithila Natak, b. Jhari Jhari, c. Jhijhiya and d. Dhol Pipahi/Sahanai), 5. 15 days Mithila Painting training for 20 students, and 6. Conservation education painting in Mithila Aart in Four schools surrounding Dhanushadham Protected Forest. Mithila Painting also included Dhanush temple, the heart of Dhanushadham municipality. Lacking linkage with the market is one of major reasons, Madheshi community discontinue the business of indigenous skill. Most of the training provided here are just to train people with different skill to produce the products at home but never trained to sell their product in the market to get maximum benefit out of their training & skill. We have tried to link them with the market people. Student will prepare different Mithila Paintings in their home, and an organization working on the same will sell products in the market for them. The idea is the sustainability of the program, to provide them with permanent home-based business and to reduce school drop-out due to poverty. Eco-clubs have been formed in 4 schools, Debate competition & painting competition in 4 schools, Mithila Cultural Programme in 4 school and Mithila painting training for students of 5 schools and Mushahar community. Jhijhiya, Jhari Jhari and Dhol Pipahi/Sahanai is part of preserving Maithili community’s indigenous culture to engage the tourists of home stay around Dhanushadham Protected Forest, proposed Dhanushadham Biological Unit. We heartily thank Ncell for supporting us in the activities to connect school students in conservation and development of Dhanushadham Protected Forest and to prepare baseline for preparing environmental conservation agents in the society. Special thanks to school management team, teachers, students, local communities, Ilaka Forest Office, Ilaka Police Office, Armed Police Force base camp, Dhanushadham Municipality Office and all supporters and well wishers of Mithila Wildlife Trust, for helping us implement the programme successfully. As continuity of the programmes, we’ve coordinated with Department of Forest (DOF) where they promised to provide different activities for eco-club members, added 15 days extra training for Mithila painting training participants which is already started in the hall of Dhanushadham Ilaka Forest Office.

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