The Executive Director, Curriculum Development Centre, Sanothimi Ref: Request to include RTI issues in the school curriculum Dear Sir, It is an information era these days. The source of information is education. And, school is the foundation of any citizen's education. School is the platform where children learn good things needed for future life. There is no dispute that children are inculcated the knowledge on garnering information and their use in order to ease their entire life. Our organization, freedom1 Forum, has been advocating continuously for the citizen's right to information. We, through our organization, are preparing citizens' leadership on RTI. We are of the view that if the school children are made to practice on their access to information, none would be deprived of daily service and facilities they should get in future. Therefore, it is our humble request that RTI issues could be included especially in the subjects deemed useful to daily life and the optional subjects that are related to the human rights, social justice, journalism, law. It is high time the RTI issues are included in the social study, citizen's study, journalism, economics and others. We are ready to provide help including expert service if needed. Only informed and aware citizenry and transparent administration can save the democracy. It helps to create the culture of transparency, accountability and self-discipline need to democracy. Therefore, it is our humble request to include such issues in the school curriculum that helps produce moral citizen. -------------------------------- Taranath Dahal Chairman freedom1 Forum Thapathali, Kathmandu
Freedom Forum is a prominent non-governmental organization in Nepal dedicated to institutionalizing democracy, protecting and promoting human rights, press freedom, freedom of expression, right to information, promoting audit accountability, open and accountable budget, public finance reforms, citizen engagement in public finance management and citizen participation in audit. Established in February 2005, the organization emerged in response to the political turmoil following Former King Gyanendra’s coup dated February 1, 2005, which imposed severe restrictions on media and democratic rights. A group of media professionals, legal experts, and academics founded Freedom Forum to safeguard Nepal’s hard-earned democratic freedoms during this repressive period.
