I got a great opportunity to participate
NPPA (Nepal Pasa Puch Amerikaye)
(Nepal Friendship Association of America).
Website:
http://www.nppa-us.org/ It also has links with several other societies.
Unfotunately, I found dissatisfactions over its
regular members, in my search to answers why
do we have so many societies? e.g. NPPA has
a breakaway faction.
The answer that was given to me by some
loyal members and sympathizers of both societies
is that the origial association has group of members
who will not let new members outside their own circle
to occupy any responsible position and perform good job.
Its like Nepali Congress Party (Girija Group) where the
Koirala family occupies a prime role and they will never
let anyone outside Koirala family to hold an important
position. Thus, the young turks have no other option than
to create a rival new association which the sympathizers
of both group say that the new association is relatively
democratic. Bbut, it lacks history and burden to all well
wishers because they have to pay membership fees to both
and if you don't have interest in occupying any crucial
positions, then, its waste of money and nothing more and
loss of quality in various programs organized by them.
Well, this trend does not limit on NPPA, but, also extends on
ANA and other ANLS blah blah ........... They usually have
meetings held in such a tricky way that they can have their
next executive members from amongh their own closely
watched friends and supporters. They play tricks to avoid
any one outside of their group be able to contest and win
the election. They avoid giving any right to vote to Nepalis
outside their own predefined confident and trustable members.
Well, I tried to find the ANA's website and its ana-home.org
or anaonline.org Their website has link to only the page
for donations to these unfortunate Nepalis. I ofcourse greatly
appreciate their effort to support the families of these
unfortunate Nepalis when went to Iraq in the search of job.
But, ANA-home page should not limit its all other information
and activities to this one particular activtity. This page does
not tell the official information on any other officials or
executives other than Treasurer / GS of the ANA. You
can not trace out who is in their executive board? Once I tried
to get online membership and their website rejected my
submission. Is this their incompetency or their foul game
on members? I am forced to ask this question based on the
rumors that ANA is occupied by peoples who are closed
friends within their circle for long time and they won't let
others to enter, and the membership is one of the several
way how these officials can avoid any challenge from members
outside their own circle of trusted friends? If not, why in this
world where .com boom era, our ANA, the orgnization lacks
infomation dissemination through website?
Why? so many Nepali societies? Why don't they have unified
and efficient association? Why fragmented? Why do young turks
are forced to create new rival societies? A friend of mine who
went to Canada says that the societies in Canada (Nepali societies
and association) offcers are usually the guys who have lived
long in Canada and they usually have their own gatherings in
the name of Nepali Associations and they don't try to mix with
Nepalis who are not in well recognized professions and are comparatively
inferior profession (blue collar job vs white collar jobs). I am hearing
these days that ANA is also occupied by officers who are releuctant
to accept blue collar job Nepalis or simply try to keep away from
Blue collar job doers?
I am posting these issues to discuss and know experience
from others ? Lets discuss and try to resolve what is truth
and what is the reason that makes these associations
lack in quality (e.g. ANA does not have a real working website yet)
and how can we make them service oriented compared to chair
oriented?
GP