Nepal-Japan Friendship and Cultural Association (NEJAFCA)

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Nepal-Japan Friendship and Cultural
Association(NEJAFCA)

• Establishment- 10th August 1979

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About the ppt.

• Prepared by BAJRACHARYA Ashok, 11103650
• Data collection and interview through email
• References-A Profile of NEPAL - JAPAN
  FRIENDSHIP CULTURAL ASSOCIATION, A report on
  NEJAFCA's Silver Jubilee Program by General
  Secretary Mr. Udaya Lal Shrestha.

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Objectives of NEJAFCA

• Cultural, Scientific and religious exchange
  between Japan and Nepal.
• Help evolve the cordial relations between the
  people of two countries by various activities.
• Disseminate information about both countries by
  building cultural center and libraries.

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Goal

• Help and create an environment of peace and
  understanding between the two countries and
  ranging from the common mass of people to the
  higher levels of mutual communication and
  interaction.

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• Two ways of member recruitment
• Life Member
• General Member
• Honorary Member
• Presence of Japanese and Nepalese members.

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No of members

• Life members 35
• General members 422
• Honorary members 4
• Total 461

According to the information in the embassy
website. http//www.np.emb-japan.go.jp/org/jnfca.h
tml
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• General Membership
• Can be Renewed every year and the number of
  member varies every year.
• Membership fees is required.

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The financial management (Resources)

• Membership fee,
• Government and non government cooperation.
• Other (Miscellaneous)

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Inspiration

• The embassy of Japan in Nepal also supported this
  association in various activities.
• As a result, it got inspired to organize many
  further other programs.

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Branches

• It have branches in many districts in Nepal.
• Kavre
• Banke
• Magdi
• Parsa
• Kanchanpur
• Banglung

• Rupandehi
• Hetauda
• Kaski
• Nepaljunj
• Chitwan

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Network in the branch offices

• Each branch office have its own executive board .
• It perform its activities of its own with the
  co-operation with the head office.

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Office in JAPAN

• Located in Nagoya(???)

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Executive Board

• The board has hierarchical structure having
  different layers of members.
• Executive Board is formed for certain period of
  time.

President Vice President General Secretary
Secretary Treasurer Joint Treasurer
Cultural Secretary Joint Cultural Secretary
Executive Members
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• First Executive Board was formed under the
  leadership of Dr.Yadav P. Pant after the
  establishment of the association till 1982.
• 9 executive boards have been formed till 2004.
• There is a general meeting of all the members at
  the formation of executive board.
• The board decides all the activities to be done
  during its period.

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Communication with other organizations.

• Offices of His Majesty Government
• Embassy of Japan
• Japan-Nepal Society
• Business communities
• Nepal-Japan Student Trainees Club
• Nepal-Japan Friendship Council
• Japan University Students Association
• many other organizations

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Ways of Network

• Most of the communications are based on meetings
  and direct discussions.
• It holds an email account and hence network is
  also being performed through email sometimes.
• Informal networks- member of one group is a
  friend of another group and they share ideas when
  they meet.

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Path along its objective

• The association organizes different programs and
  activities on different occasion.
• The activities are cultural performances,
  different competitions and scholarship programs.

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• Many important persons for both countries attend
  these kind of programs and friendship and ties
  become stronger.
• Sometimes meeting with other institutions are
  held as dinner programs.
• Discussion on mutual relationship of Japan and
  Nepal take place.

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Networking with Japan

• Through the Japanese Embassy.
• Members visit different places in Japan and held
  meeting with different personnel.
• Get help from other institution related to Japan.

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Taking an example of Silver Jubilee Celebration
2004

• They formed different groups and each group do
  different activities.
• Each member of a group is assigned with certain
  duty and post like coordinator, editor and
  member.
• The coordinator is the node through which other
  members are linked to the main organizing
  committee.

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The board is divided into committees for
different activities.

• NEJAFCA Peace Rally committee.
• Exhibition of Nepali and Japanese Dolls, Posters
  and Cultural Materials committee.
• Nepali and Japanese Food Festival committee.
• Oratory Competition in Nepali and Japanese
  Language committee.
• Nepalese and Japanese Cultural Fashion Show
  committees committee.

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Pattern of Network
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Connection with public

• News papers are mostly used to advertise.
• A magazine sakunage was published in 1980.
• Banners and poster
• INFOJAPAN, a quarterly newsletter published by
  the embassy.
• News broadcasting on various activities through
  televisions and other medias.

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Problems and disadvantages.

• No Website
• The branch offices seems to have no much contact
  with the head office.
• Communication is mostly based on different
  activities only.
• No obvious use of computer mediated
  communication.

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My suggestions

• Having a website will be help exchange of
  information.
• Meeting of the boards of branch offices regularly
  will encourage the branch offices to progress.
• Starting of computer mediated network boost the
  power of the association.

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Conclusion 1

• NEJAFCA is based on the diplomatic and friendly
  relations between Japan and Nepal.
• Objective
• Goal create peaceful and understanding
  environment.

Stimulate Cultural, Scientific exchange Make
the relation between Japan and Nepal more
deeper Build libraries and cultural centers.
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Conclusion 2

• 2 kinds of members
• life member and general member
• Resources
• membership fee
• Government and non government cooperation
• Others

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Conclusion 3

• Office in Nagoya, Japan
• Branch offices in many districts of Nepal.
• Formation of executive board.
• Members in the board are in hierarchical
  structure.

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Conclusion 4

• Network in different other organizations.
• Communication mainly by direct meeting.
• Members from Nepal visit to Japan and vice versa
  for exchange activities.

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Conclusion 5

• Activates are organized in special occasions and
  events.
• Formation of different committee for different
  activates.
• Each committee have members assigned with
  different duties and coordinator is connected
  with each other.

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Conclusion 6

• Ways of establishing public relation
• Publish magazine
• Broadcast in TV
• Banners and Poster
• Embassy website