Who are we?
The Bageshwori Asal Shasan Club [BAS]
(Bageshwori Good Governance Club) is a youth-led Non-governmental Organisation
(NGO), which was established by a group of active young citizens in 1998. BAS has been actively engaged in working
against corruption, irregulars, delays of work, bribery, disorder and breach of
rules to make the government aware of its duties and responsibilities, since
BAS was established. BAS works in 53 districts in 5 development regions of
Nepal and has over 3,000 members. BAS organises activities which tackle
corruption, promotes public participation, Social accountability and
transparency.
BAS has consistently succeeded in promoting
good governance in Nepal through public awareness raising, campaigning,
capacity building, lobbying, public discussion and civic mobilization.
Our Vision
To live in a society which
is free of corruption.
Our Mission
To create a non Zero
tolerant environment and organize the public hearing for the solution against
kinships, disorder, bribery, corruption and irregular situation.
Our work
The goal of BAS is to create a corruption
free society by increasing and mobilizing a sensitive energetic civic mass. BAS
achieves this through six main programs; firstly Media Advocacy for Good
Governance, BAS produces a weekly newspaper called
Good Governance weekly which highlights some of the key issues
of good governance in Nepal. BAS also
publishes Different books, bulletins and also produces and presents three
weekly radio shows relating to good governance and disability
BAS delivers regular Social
Accountability Activities such as; public audits of government services, round table
discussion on new
government policy development, public hearings on issues which affect the most marginalised in
society, exit polls to gather
public opinion on the satisfaction of government services, citizen
report card, community Score card, public grievance Redresal System, participatory monitoring, Public hearing and public dialogue.
BAS delivers Capacity Building Activities, targeted at building the skills, knowledge and
confidence of young people to enable them to contribute towards achieving the
mission of BAS but also to empower young people individually with skills for
their lives and for future employment.
Bas organises Anti Corruption Activities such as its complaints
help line which deals directly with complaints from members of the public in a
fair and independent way.
Bas also organises a variety of Public Awareness Activities, such as; cultural programs, national day
celebrations, Wall painting, Different quiz and street dramas.
Our Objectives
·
To increase awareness of good governance,
to promote campaigns against corruption, disorder, irregular and working social
change.
·
To increase awareness about Goof
Governance and establish corruption free society.
·
To create public mass to access services
and facilities delivered by government agencies and non government agencies
·
To organize relevant programs which make
marginalised groups [ethnic groups, women, Dalit, Madheshi, Muslim, Disable,
Risk Group] of society aware of their rights and entitlements, To media
Advocacy for Good Governance.
·
To conduct capacity building and skill
development training for young people, government officials,
women, To increase Why Culture For
anti-corruption
·
To organize public hearings on relevant
issues relating to good governance
·
To empower young people
Who benefits
from our work ?
·
General public to increase public participants
for good governance
·
Government officials accountable and
transparent for public
·
Women empowerment and skill development
·
Young people youth leadership
·
Disabled people raising awareness about
disabled rights empowerment
·
People from marginalised groups in society raising awareness and how to access public
service delivery
Organisations we work with
Different
INGO’s NGO’s CBO’s
DDC,
Municipality, VDC’
Government
Office
Quotes
BAS Central Office:
Address: Nepalgunj-13,
Bhirkutinagar Banke.
Phone No: 081-526154
Registration No: 496-060/061 (District
Administration Office)
Contact Person : Raju Lamichhane - Chairperson, Namaskar Shah-Director
Website:
Email:
bas.npj@gmail.com
