Social Forum
Social forum is an ambitious and public forum. It is a common ground where everyone gets space to express themselves, where the suppressed and oppressed groups, underprivileged, minorities, socially/economically displaced people get the opportunity to express and raise their issues, speak up for equity and equality and claim for rights.
The campaign of Social Forum started in Brazil went through Mumbai of India, Karachi of Pakistan, Burma, Karakas of Venezuela, Nairobi of Kenya, Sri Lanka etc. nations of the world. In Nepal also it has been planned to organize a South Asian social forum in 2008. Following the main theme/slogan of all the social forums in the world 'Another World is Possible', the youth of Nepal had already started the campaign of social forum with the main slogan 'Another World is Possible – Youth can make it.'

Social Forum in Nepal
To bring into reality the vision of social forum in Nepal, more than 2 dozens of youth organizations and national/international solidarity organizations in the coordination of Youth Action Nepal together organized the Nepal Youth Social Forum (NYSF)-2063 for the first time in Kathmandu. The feeling of all world social forums 'Volunteerism and the activities based on it' was also followed in the NYSF-2063. More than 200 volunteers worked dedicatedly for around a month to make NYSF successful and meet its objectives. In NYSF-2063, around 2000 youth from all over the country gathered in the common forum and organized more than 100 different programs in two days.
For the continuity of the initiative, this year NYSF-2064 is going to be organized in Nepalgunj of Mid-Western Development Region. Behind the fact of organizing most of the high level programs in Kathmandu, this initiative of organizing NYSF outside Kathmandu valley would prove its vitality of being people's forum. In this youth social forum having solidarity of more than 2 dozens organizations and more than fifty programs it is expected to bring together more than one thousand participants to justify the importance of these kind of youth forums.

Rationale of Youth Social Forum
Nepalese youth have few opportunities to gather in the public forums and to discuss the burning social, economic and political issues from local, national as well as global perspective. Due to lack of such forums they are compelled to suppress their innovative ideas that could be important for social development process of the country. Youth are the essence of transformation; they have the power to bring great and far-reaching changes, they are the realists dreaming for the impossible and building another world. It has been already proved that youth involvement is highly essential for any kinds of socio-political and economic changes. Also, the issues of basic needs (food, shelter, clothing, education, health etc.) fulfilment, social inclusion, state restructuring and participation of various groups for that, equality & equity among cultural, religious, geographical, gender etc. diverse sections of the state, development of the society etc. should be discussed and draw common understanding in peaceful, participatory and satisfactory model. Since, youth are not only the future but the present; they should be engaged and involved in every discussions, processes, mechanisms and structures of the state.
In this context, NYSF is a common meeting ground of large number of Nepalese youth for open dialogue as an important mechanism for developing a new vision and a long term strategy for making just society where the fundamental human rights of people are respected. The NYSF will raise the local and national social issues as well as global issues and its impact in the national context and will be discussed heavily among the participants to draw common consensus.

Nepal Youth Social Forum-2064, Nepalgunj
Nepal is presently moving ahead in the peace process through transitional phase. The Constitutional Assembly is the major concern of the whole nation. The expectation of the public is New Nepal with Federal Republican state structure. In this important stage of the history, youth's participation and engagement in the decision making, policy formulation and representation in CA is vital. The policy and programs formed without the inclusive representation of youth is unwise and defective for the nation.
The youth are conscious about the political, social, cultural and economic status of the country and they have that capacity to create new vision, strategy, policy and programs for overall development of the country. The nation will turn into peaceful and developed only if youth are provided with the opportunity to lead. NYSF-2064 going to be organized in Nepalgunj is another important continuity to raise youth issues and generate youth power to see and visualize New Nepal through their eyes. The forum is a collective effort that is attempting to realize an alternative future by creating space for action and interaction among young people from all over Nepal.

NYSF events:

• Opening session
• Parallel and Plenary Workshops
• Photos, pictures, arts and poster demonstration
• Musical program for Peace and Social Solidarity
• Cartoon Demonstration
• NGOs market and information exchange program
• Public Demonstrations
• Featuring Documentaries
• Collecting Listener's group for different Social Campaign
• Book Fair
• 'Anekata Ma Ekata' – (unity in Diversity) Nepali cultural exhibition
• Loktantrik poetry session
• Documentary screen
• Others

Participation
Who will be involved?
The NYSF is a national event to raise the voice of youth on the common concern of youth and national development, so youth throughout Nepal and other interested international youth will be the major participants of this forum. All interested youth after fulfilling the certain criteria of registration process of this forum can participate in any event of this forum. The adults can also participate in this forum as an observer. Like-minded youth and other civil society organisations can also involve in this forum as delegates of the thematic issues and they too can involve in the events of their interest and concern. Youth from different colleges and universities can also get involved in this forum

How?
Participants need to fill up the 'Participant Registration Form' either online through our website or the specific registration form developed by NYSF secretariat either in Kathmandu or Nepalgunj.

Who can be the organiser?
Youth Action Nepal is only the coordinating organization for this forum. All the other organisations interested to organise one or more events or provide other kinds of technical help will be the organiser of their own event. The details about the policy for the organisers can be received through NYSF secretariat upon request.

How other individuals, communities, organisations and agencies help in this effort?
All interested individuals, communities, organisations and agencies can help the NYSF by providing their suggestions, advices, taking active participation, bringing participants from different parts of Nepal, or by organizing events. They can also help us by providing their financial, technical support and other important resources that is required to invite more and more youth participants from all over Nepal.