NTA

 

Nepal Teachers' Association
Dhumbarahi, Kathmandu

Establishment NTA was established in 1991 and registered under the National Guide Line Act of that time. It has school unit, VDC unit, constituency unit, district committee, regional committee and national committee with 70,000 general members.

Mission of the organization

Democracy, Trade unionism and Human rights

Freedom and social justice

Professionalism, Academic Freedom and Status of Teachers

Quality of life through Quality Education

Quality public Education for All through Quality Teachers and Quality School Management

Unity of Teachers for Better Professional Status Characterization of Democracy for the interest and Empowerment of common people

Objectives and Functions of Association

Related with Teacher

(a) to guarantee the professional dignity, security, rights and respect of the teachers and to create good, honorable and satisfactory environment for their work.

(b) to start the program to achieve the success in the life and satisfaction in the profession of the teachers and to establish in their field.

(c) to cooperate to solve the problems of the teachers which come in daily life of the teacher.

(d) to expand  the civil freedom, human rights, rights of trade union, professional knowledge and awareness of the teachers.

Related with teacher, student and guardian:

(a) to guarantee rights of the opportunity of the students to learn in dignified manner.

(b) to exchange the above visions and philosophies and thought and experiences among the teachers, student, guardian, educationist and socialist.

(c) to develop the large unity among the teachers, student and guardian and other educationist, officials of the school management committee and other related groups of education.

(d) to exchange the discussion and cooperation among the teacher and other related groups of teacher to achieve the teaching interest and needs of the children, youth and old people.

Related with education

      (a) to work together with teacher and the local community for access in education, building the standard and well management.

      (b) to initiate positive effort for contributing the knowledge progress by research in the field of education and to make appropriate policy and law in education sector.

      (c) to develop purposeful social education movement to achieve the objectives.

Related with Social Responsibilities:

     (a) to be always active to forward the process of the social dialogue and responsibilities building in all sector and level of social life for the development of the democracy, civil freedom, human rights, education and protection of environment.

     (b) to build  the social commitment to maintain the good governance at all level for the protection of democracy, justice and idealism.

     (c) to start the campaign to make essential pressure for developing the policy based on their vision and objectives.

     (d) to integrate and operate the social power in favor of State's development policy and program.

    (e) to create environment of dialogue and consent in whole social life about their own vision, policy and program.

(f) to work together with the social organization, professional organization and trade   union which have same thought and objectives.

Women Department

For increment of women participation and empowerment of woman leadership, there shall be one women department under the coordination of the chief of the Women Department at district, regional and national level. The women members of the concerned committee shall be member. The woman deputy secretary general shall be member secretary of the National Women Department. The chair, secretary general, secretary and treasurer of such committee shall be ex-officio member. The functions, duties and power shall be as prescribed. In Women Department, there shall be woman department in coordination of woman vice chair in which not more than 15 persons in the centre and not more than 9 persons in district.
 Women Department shall constitute advisory group of five members in district and nine members in centre.

New provision for women leadership in amended constitution of NTA

• WVP –third portfolio (1)
• Deputy GS as a woman (!)
• Six Regional Member including Karnali who are supposed to be women regional  coordinator in the region and deputy coordinator in central committee of NTA and  other six women members will be elected from each region in next convention by constitution but this time this provision is fulfilled by nomination.
• Five members from Madhesi, Ethnic, Minorities, Myrters' family, retired teachers and Dalit communities have nominated with at least 33% women.
• One member from physically challenged/ with special education like deaf.
• Two CCM nominated directly by the central president.
• From next National Congress 38% delegates will be women.

District

• WVP –second portfolio(1)
• Joint Secretery-1
• Amendment of the constitution with a provision of at least 35%.

 

Structure / Constitution:

         (a) School Assembly
         (b) School Unit Committee

         (a) Local Unit Assembly
         (b) Local Unit Committee
         (c) Local Unit House of Representative

         (a) District Assembly
          (b) District Executive Committee
          (c) District House of Representative

         (a) National General Assembly
         (b) National Executive Committee
         (c) National House of Representative

Executive Board :   National Executive Committee
            (a) Chair-1
            (b) Senior Vice chair -1
            (c) Woman Vice Chair-1
            (d) Vice Chair-6 (five representing each development region and one from Karnali zone)
            (e) General Secretary-1
            (f) Deputy General Secretary-1
            (g) Deputy Woman General Secretary-1
            (h) Deputy General Secretary from Madhesh-1
            (i) Treasurer-1 and
            (j) Member (woman)- 12 (10 representing from each development region and 2 from Karnali zone)
            (k) Member-14 (representing from each zone)
            (l) Member-1 (from private resource)
            (m) Member-6(Nominated by the National Steering Committee based on inclusiveness including woman, special education and retired)
            (n) Member-2(nominated by chair)

Activities /Programmes

Educational development
Protection and promotion of teachers' right and interests
Organizational capacity building and leadership development
Women Empowerment
Child Right Protection
Elimination of Child labour
Student welfare Programmes
Social Development and Social justice
Public Empowerment Campaign
Academic Freedom, Professionalism and Trade Union Righsts

Publications

Shikshak Awas and Special Issues of Women

Contact Details:       

Nepal Teachers’ Association (NTA)
National Executive Committee, Dhumbarahi, Kathmandu
P.O.Box 12302
Phone No        : 977-01-4375298
Fax No            : 977-01-4375299
Email               : nta@nta-nepal.org