November 23: A fundraising concert has been organised in the German city of East-Wuerttemberg for the vocational training center which is under construction at Dhading district. A German organisation Future for Nepal East-Wuerttemberg organised the concert in the end of October. The event which was held at the East-Wuerttemberg city hall was sponsored by Klaus Pavel administrator of the Aalen district. Pawan Dhakal, board member of Future for Nepal and global marketing manager of Voith Hydro, a joint venture company of German giants Voith and Siemens, was among the organisers of the fundraising initiative including the concert.

The Vocational Training Center Project is being implemented by local Nepali NGO Sheshkant Foundation with the assistance from the German organisation Future for Nepal East-Wuerttemberg. Big German companies including Voith has partnered in this project. Also, the German government has expressed its willingness to support the project.

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony Pavel said, “Nepal is a beautiful country with wonderful people which been badly affected by nature catastrophe in past few years. We heartily welcome the initiatives taken by Dhakal and his team.” The ceremony was marked by the presence guests including the Ambassador of Nepal to Germany Ramesh Prasad Khanal, German central parliament member Magritt Stumpp, German State parliament member and former culture minister Andreas Stoch, Mayor of Aalen city Wolfang Steidle, and many high ranking officials and politicians from the region.

Ambassador Khanal highlighted the 60 years of bilateral relationship between the two countries. He requested German investors to visit Nepal and utilise the available opportunities by investing in infrastructure and tourism projects. The concert which saw musical presentation of a local band attracted a large number of audiences who donated money for the social cause in Nepal.