Freedom Forum family is delighted to congratulate Chairperson of Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Dharmendra Jha for being elected an Executive Committee member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)-a global organization representing 600,000 members in 125 countries.The World Congress of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)-2010 that recently took place in Cadiz of Spain has elected Jha to the post.

We are pleased to publicly announce the result of the essay writing competition held among 136 students of grade 9-12 of five English-medium schools of the capital city on the issue of budget transparency and accountability. In the essay writing competition organized by Freedom Forum on the topics of "Government Budget and My Future" in support of the US-based International Budget Partnership (IBP) on February 7, Bidushi Pokharel of Graded English Medium School (GEMS), Dhapakhel stood first while Prarthana Bhattarai of Budhanilakantha and SIma Chand of DON BOSCO, Kathmandu secured second and third position, respectively.