Cultural diversity

It is a quantity of diversion or different cultures. Nepal is a home to different caste/ethnicity, community, belief etc. These different groups have their own lifestyle, clothing, language, festivals etc. This difference is cultural diversity.
Article 3 of Interim constitution of Nepal states Nepal as a Nation having multiethnic, multilingual, multi-religious and multicultural characteristics.

Specialty of Nepalese culture diversity

  • Social harmony is at its highest.
  • Place to exhibit various culture and traditions.
  • Open museum for various culture
  • In phase of transition by removing negative aspects of our tradition
  • Working on removing caste / profession based discrimination
  • Protection of ancient cultures tradition

Problems

  • States lack of interest towards cultural diversity
  • Lack of protection of culture heritage sites, art & architecture
  • Existing social evil has negative impact on cultural diversity
  • States lack of interest in promoting the culture of indigenous people, minority groups
  • No work to increases public awareness about the importance of  cultural diversity

Solution

  • Create policy to protect diversity and implement region wise
  • Increase public / individual participation
  • Establish special program to protect culture of minority and endangered groups
  • Policy with highest priority to cultural diversity is necessary

Social mobilization

It is the process that rises awareness and motivates people to demand change or a particular development. Various groups responsible for social mobilization includes policy makers, Bureaucracy, NGOs, individuals, family, community, and mass media etc.

Importance

  • Encourage everyone for development process
  • Effective movement of infrastructure development
  • Implement sustainable development approach, balance development
  • Use local resources, tools and skills
  • Local ownership of developmental efforts
  • Minimize development expenditure
  • Create public awareness and encourage self-reliance
  • Join  global change trends and encourage good governance
  • Social transformation, change, justice & equity

Problems

  • Personal/groups benefit dominate
  • Lacks of peoples participation and public awareness
  • Lack of active participation of local bodies
  • Lack of infrastructure and resources
  • Lack of good governance efforts
  • Lack of results from efforts or NGO, Civil society etc.

Solution

  • Maintain financial discipline, regular monitoring etc.
  • Increase public participation in social mobilization
  • Conduct local bodies election asap
  • Manage adequate resources for social mobilization
  • Keep sustainable development focus
  • Increase public interaction, debate etc. on the issue
  • Target public interest, wants and needs
  • Emphasis on the feeling of unity, love for country and its progress.