Kathmandu: The Nepal Women Association (NWA), the women’s wing of the Nepali Congress (NC), is prepared to hold its fourth General Convention coming December. The three-day event will kick off on December 15.
According to National News Agency Nepal, calendars for the pre-convention events have been finalized, and the schedule for organizing the provincial conventions is set for December 7. Chairperson Usha Raut shared that a steering committee led by NC Spokesperson Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat was formed to facilitate the Association in holding the General Convention. This committee, in coordination with the Association, unveiled the General Convention schedule.
Raut, who was nominated to her position on December 12, 2022, explained that the fourth General Convention’s delay was due to various issues. The third Convention, held nine years ago in Kathmandu, had elected Uma Regmi as the President. Raut assumed the role after it became vacant following Regmi’s appointment as a federal minister.
The Association, established on August 8, 1947, as part of the movement against the Rana regime, was founded by prominent women figures such as Mangala Devi Singh. The first Convention took place in Biratnagar in 2001, followed by the second in Kathmandu in 2007.