TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY

NEPAL COMMERCE CAMPUS

Minbhavan, Kathmandu

Project Report On
CONTRIBUTION OF YOUTHS ON SOCIETY AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT

Mohit Rijal
Section: B
Semester: Fifth

Table of Contents
CONTENTS
NO

PAGE

Acknowledgements
. 1
Introduction
.. 2
Objectives
.. 3
Conceptual
Framework.

Methods
..
5
Discussion Of
Findings 6-12
Conclusion
.. 13
Index
.. 14-17
References
. 18

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This report is the product of many days of thinking and discussion
about the range of skills and techniques as well as field visit that
are essential for good writing within sociology. It draws on the
expertise of the students; Mohit Rijal, Sugam Thapa, Ujjwal
Basnet, Manisha Maharjan, Rachana Dahal, Nitin Dhakal, Narayan
K. Nepali and Sandhya Shrestha, as well as lecturers; Bipin
Acharya and Santosh Shrestha at Nepal Commerce Campus,
Tribhuvan University. While each of us has contributed his or her
insights and tips for writing, this handbook would not have been
possible without the creative imagination and persistent efforts of
all of us. Not only did we originate the idea for this handbook, but
also the teaching faculty which guided us in our every steps.
Not only we are responsible for originating and coordinating this
handbook, but also they were responsible for accepting our
proposal that supported its development. We would like to
acknowledge TU, FOM for putting this curriculum in our course
and college management for granting a day leave and funding for
our field visit. This report is outcome of our collective
brainstorming and planning.
Writing sociologically is a challenge for all of us. It is a skill we
practice and refine throughout our careers. Writing about writing
sociologically has likewise been a challenge, but one that we hope
will provide useful information for undergraduates: how to begin,
refine and polish good writing, as well as how to engage in good
sociological thinking.

INTRODUCTION
Good sociological thinking is a continuous challenge for everyone
from students in Introductory Sociology to emeritus professors
of sociology. Experience offers us only the confidence that weve
done it before, so we are more likely to be able to do it again! One
of the most direct paths to the sociological imagination is through
studying the facts and writing about them. Good writing is
connected to reading and thinking in magical ways we know
that the more we do of all three, the better we become at each
one. Our field visit was scheduled at Bhotechaur, is one of the
village situated at Kathmandu district, Bagmati zone, Nepal.
This report is designed to conclude about the contributions made
by youths for the fostering of society and community wherein
they are living. This report is considered to details of research,
concerned about status of youths wherein we will study about
their occupation, income level, societal contribution, initiations
they desire to take and their family status which conveys about
dependents in family, and their expenses. It will assist us in
drawing conclusion to bring positive changes in people of the
community.
So, we encourage you to read and notice what is there inside it.
Then think and try to present yourself as presented over here in
this handbook. In the process of reading and imagining, you will
improve at thinking sociologically.
We cant guarantee that youll become a good sociologist, but
were sure youll become a better reader, thinker, and writer for
whatever future is yours.

OBJECTIVES
Working at things we have yet to master is what learning is all
about. And, like other skills we have mastered, the better you are
at doing something, the easier it seems and the more fun it
becomes. You can play with ideas and words; find new ways to
combine previously non combinative concepts; and ultimately
convince other people that your ideas are worth listening to. The
objectives of this report are as follows:
Develop perfection in sociology, through learning by doing.
Learn to search evidence in order to get better results.
Identify the contribution of sociology in managerial
decisions.
To know about youths enthusiasm to work for societal and
community development sitting besides of financial
achievements.
Practice the way of acquiring information in order to obtain
better conclusions.

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Our study will be based on following assumptions:

Economic factors will be provided due consideration.

People are well known about political condition of nation.
Income level of people affects their lifestyle.
People are highly inclined to social environment.
Our interview will be done upon 20 individuals with an aim of
achieving information about more than 100 people.

METHODS
The methods used for our study are:
Interview Method ( using list of questions)
Observation method (participant)
Group discussion ( using checklist)

DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
Our survey is done upon 114 people of a village situated in
Kathmandu district.

Frequency

Brahmin
Tamang
Dalit

Among 114 peoples 47% of people are Brahmin, 17% are Tamang
and rest are Dalit.

Frequency
Male
Female

There are 68 males and 48 females.

Frequency
0-15
15-60
60above

Our study includes of 34 people between age of 0-15, 74 of 15-60

and 10 people 60 and above.

Frequency
40
35
30
25

Frequency

20
15
10
5
0
Illiterate Simply Literate

Primary

Literate

AS we can see in the above graph that 25.44% of people are

illiterate, 23.68% are simply literate, 17.54% have got primary
level education, whereas 33.33% are literate. The people who
have got degree up to S.L.C or above are put on category of
literate. In case of occupation 24 are on agriculture, 13 are on job,
17 are households, 5 are carrying agricultural business such as
poultry, farming, animal husbandry etc. 18 are running their own
business whereas 37 are students.

Frequency
40
30
20

Frequency

10
0

While studying about the reason of illiteracy most of the

respondent, we portrait that lack of awareness was the major for
their illiteracy, most of them said that if they were aware to be
educated then they had educated themselves at any cost. While
going through youths attention to promote literacy rate of the
village, 9 respondents said that youths are attracted to promote
literacy rate, 9 said that they are interested but not in work only
in saying, whereas 2 people said that youths are not interested in
such task. In this village there are not much people in foreign
employment(FE). Here 85% total working people are enrolled in
local employment such as job, agriculture, poultry, animal
husbandry, business and other sectors. Only 15% of working
people are in foreign employment.

Frequency
FE
LE

While enquiring for the reason for seeking foreign employment 15

respondents said that unemployment (UE) is the reason, 2 said
that local employment has got low income, 1 said that lower level

of available employment (LLAE) is the reason for seeking FE,

whereas 2 of them said that there are other several reasons.

Frequency
15
Frequency

10
5
0
UE

LI

LLAE

Other

Here we see that the youths of this village are more encouraged
for foreign employment in spite of engagement of many people in
local employment.
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
FE

LE

Other

There is facility of all types of infrastructures in this village. And

we can see that youths are enthusiastic for the further
development of the infrastructures.

frequency
15
frequency

10
5
0
yes

no

other

There are several awareness program launched by youths up to

this time. Some of the initiatives are: adult education, health
education, health awareness program, blood donation, research,
cultural program and many others. Youths are interested to keep
their village clean and tidy too. They are also interested and
working to reduce social stratification and inequalities. They have
been able to abolish dowry system and inequality. They have
started modernized agriculture system, poultry, cleanliness
program, gosti for the social upliftment of the people.
People of this village are using modern way of curing diseases,
which we can conclude with the help of figure below.

frequency
Classic
Modern
C&M

We came to know that youths are interested towards health

education and charity service. They have provided khop to
children, launched health awareness program, established ECO.
Club and others. Health clinic have been organized in village for
many times with the assistance of youths. Program like:
Hattipaile, Parivar Niyojan has been implemented to improve
health of the people.

The youths have taken many initiations for economic

development of the society. They have started modernized
agricultural system, wherein they are engaged in systematized
animal husbandry system, handicrafts and many others. Youths
have high positive response towards the agriculture and we
conclude about it with the help of figure below.

Frequency
Better
Positive
Low
Negative

There is a club ran by youths in the village, and the club is funded
mostly from the local sources. Some of the young people of this
village are enrolled in politics with a view of developing the
community and society. The youths of this village have worked for
the development of infrastructure like roads, communication,
hydroelectricity line extension and others. Development of such
infrastructures has helped in day to day lifestyle of villagers.
Many of the respondents have provoked that social activities of
youths have promoted their day to day life because of education,
increase in income and others. The opportunities for carrying
income generating activities are increasing specially in business
sector. But still youths are seeking foreign employment
opportunities. Most of the youths who are working in foreign lands
prefer to stay where they are because native land for them is the
place of unemployment. The resources available within the village

territory have been utilized locally. Among 20 respondents 14 said

that resources are utilized locally.

Frequency
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Locally

Frequency

Exiling

Many cottage industries have been established in the village by

utilizing the local resources, like furniture and others. But still the
available resources are not utilized up an optimum level. The
women empowerment program has emphasized education to the
women. The education program is at initiative phase and most of
the females are willing to join it. And most of the people believe
that women empowerment can assist for the development of
whole village.

Majority of people state that youths are unable to develop the

infrastructures as per expectations.

Frequency
20
15

Frequency

10
5
0
Yes

NO

16 people voted for no and 6 for yes. The youths seem to have
been able to abolish the social stratification. They have been able
to check problems like girls trafficking, inequality, illiteracy etc.
There is not much more unity among the members of this
particular society and most of the people blame inequality in
thinking as a major reason for promotion of this. But people are
united in case of problems related with education, reason for so is
common problems of the people.

Frequency

Yes
No

CONCLUSION
People of the community are much more aware of health
related issues, an education to their children.
The village is full of almost all facilities like roads, electricity,
communication, while most of the part of village lacks facility
of water.
The youths engagement in society development seems to
be low. We cannot say that they are not interested but, they
are fighting with their own problems.
Youths of this society are fighting with their own problem
thats why they have been unable to provide their full time
for CD.
The interesting thing is that still the youths are seeking local
employment opportunities.
Most of the population of this village is locally employed.
Youths of this village are positive towards agriculture.
Still youths have been unable to contribute for the
development of the society.

INDICES
AC- awareness campaign
Ag- agriculture
B- Blacksmith
B- brahmin
B- business
bd- blood donation
cc- climate change
c- chhetri
cd- community development
ch- change in habit
CI- cottage industry
cl- cleanliness
cm- child marriage
Com.- Communication
Cp- common problem
ctpa- communicate people at abroad
da- daily activities
D- dalit
DP- Doing politics
dtdl- day to day lifestyle

dw- drinking water

edu.- education
eoa- ease of access
ep- environment protection
ep- environment protection
et- equal thoughts
FE- foreign employment
F- farmer
F- female
FPP- family planning programme
gg- gover gas
GJ- government job
Gt- girls trafficking
ha- health awareness
hap- health awareness programme
he- health education
hp- handicaps
hs- health sector
hs- housewife
Hydro- hydropower
ID- information dissimination
I- illiterate
Infra- infrastructure

Ini- increase in income

Ip- initiative phase
J- job
LES- low economic status
LI- low income
lis- limited in school area
llae- lower level of available employment
L- literate
loa- lack of awareness
LP- ladies problems
Ls- local sources
M.ag- modern agriculture
M- male
NE- no enrollment
N- newar
NUA- Network unavailability
olfa- open latrine free area
pol- poltry
p- primary
ra- road acting
sa- societal acting
sc- scholarship
sg- social gathering

SL- simply literate

Soc- social
s- secondary
S- student
Su- superstitions
TB- tuberclosis
T- tamang
t- teacher
T- training
uef- uneffective
ue- unemployment
ut- unequal thought
UT- untouchability
VP- various programmes
v- volunteer service
Wl- wage labor

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