Celebration of National Day of Norway

May 17th, is Norway's National Day which is celebrated all across the nation, from the largest community to the smallest, almost on every community there is parades, bands, flags, national costumes, festival services and festivities with everyone taking part, marking the day in 1814, when Norway adopted its new Constitution.

Today Oslo’s streets were filled with people around the Royal Palace. In Oslo, the children's parade is the main attraction, with all the city schools represented, 111 in all, each headed by the school's banner and brass band.

I think this is a unique parade and may be become a world attraction, and there were also many tourists watching.

The long parade march up on Oslo's main street, Karl Johans gate, to the Royal Palace, where they are received by the Royal Family standing on the front balcony, waving to the crowd.

I was in Oslo with my co-youthdelegate and youth leader of Oppegård Red Cross Youth and her parents. They were helping us to explaining all the happenings as well about the National Costume which varies from place to place.

Norwegians abroad on this day are also gathering and celebrating Norway's birthday, be it at an embassy, a mission station and also private arrangements.

HAPPY NATIONAL DAY !!!!!!

Seminar on Neutrality

Perception of neutral humanitarian organization Red Cross was brought among all by Henry Dunant, 150 years ago as a witness of battle in Solferino. He saw the need for a neutral humanitarian organization and brought his feelings by means of book “Memory of Solferino”. A neutral organization that does not take positions in the conflicts, that is only there to help victims. Red Cross Red Crescent and Red Cristal is the world biggest and most popular humanitarian organization extended over 186 countries. I have been part of this organization from last five years as volunteer.
Seven basic principles: Humanity, impartiality, neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality leads Red Cross to be more popular and among them Neutrality is the main key which made easy to get access everywhere during conflict as well as on other situation also. The theme for this year is “Neutrality” which is one of most important principles of Red Cross. Norwegian Red Cross society had organized a seminar on Neutrality in Henry Dunant Hall on the building of National society.
Seminar begins with welcome speech by Norwegian Red Cross President Sven Mollekleiv and than we had keynote Speaker Martti Ahtisaari, 2008 Nobel peace prize laureate “Is Neutrality a tool in Peace negotiations?”

We also heard from President of Palestinian Red Crescent Society Al-Khatib on Practice of “Neutrality in the midst of conflict”. He had shared lots of good examples and challenges they have to face during the period of conflict. Similarly there was Chile Eboe-Osuji, Head of Chambers ICTR had speech on Neutrality and the practicalities of prosecution, Anne-Marie de la Rosa, legal adviser of ICRC spoke about “The legel premise for and legal benefits of neutrality” and Inge Lønning spoke about Parliament’s responsibility to ensure respect for the neutral space in humanitarian action.

Dissemination about Human Trafficking at Hamar

Hamar is a beautiful town of Hedmark District on the shores of Mjøsa Lake. We haven’t spent long time to view Hamar but whatever we got it looks very beautiful town. We are invited to disseminate our knowledge about human trafficking globally and in context of Nepal by administration of Ungdom Skole Hedmark in association of Hedmark Red Cross. I had been to Hamar with my co-youth delegate Durga and Kristine Leader of Akershus Red Cross youth. But we also met youth leader and member of Hedmark Red Cross youth when we reached school.
There were altogether 300 students to whom we hold our presentation.
We begin our show with Auction, our short introduction, presentation and movie made on Ant-Human Trafficking project in Nepal. We were so happy after presentation because all the students were so quite during presentation which helps us to share all information to them.

After presentation we visited Hedmark Red Cross office and got opportunity to meet all office staffs and know each other also updated about activities of Red Cross youth and Hedmark Red Cross.

Bærum Red Cross Youth is back in action

Bærum Red Cross youth group is back with Asylum activity in Hvalstad. This group was one of the active Red Cross youth group in Akershus District before last year youth delegate leaved district. Since we arrived at our district we start to think how to get back in action to this group with continuous meeting and talk with youth leader of Bærum. We get success to bring this local group back in action after 7 months since we arrived. Now, the group is back on humantrain action with one year plan of action and activities on Hvalstad Asylum Center.
e visitied Hvalsted with four Red Cross youth member on 3^rd of May 2009 with a motto to know the youths on Asylum center and introduce us with them. It was the wonderful meeting with all the youth and we had spent two hours with some icebreaker dancing with them which was the main choice of youth in Hvalstad Asylum center.