Chiva Chaitya Organization wins Unesco 2022 Award of Merit

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Works of Chiva Chiatya Organization wins UNESCO 2022 Award of Merit (Unesco Asia Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation 2022) - declared today November 26, 2022 by Unesco Bangkok Office in an winners announcement event.






चिभा चैत्य संस्थाको सम्पदा संरक्षण कार्य युनेस्को २०२२ Award of Merit बाट सम्मानित भएको छ। यस Award बाट हामीलाई चिभा चैत्य जस्ता सम्पदा संरक्षण तथा प्रबर्धनमा लाग्न अझ बढि हौसला मिलेको छ। यस दौरान हामीलाई सहयोग गर्नु हुने सबै लाई धन्यबाद दिन चाहन्छौ। युनेस्को, डब्ल्यु एम एफ, टोल बासी, वडा पदाधिकारीहरु तथा भौतिक तथा अभौतिक तरिका बाट हामीलाई सहयोग गर्नु हुने सबै धन्याबद का पात्र हुन। हाम्रो बिशेष धन्याबाद अन्जिर मान सिं बनिया, सान्त मान शाक्य तथा आर्खिटेक्ट किरण जोशी हुन जसको सहयोग हाम्रो कार्य सफल हुनुमा बिशेष योगदान पुगेको छ।


It is our honor to thank UNESCO and the Award Committee for this recognition. We are very much motivated and encouraged by this award to continue our work in attending unattended heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley.

We also want to thank community members, ward officials and all our supporters, partners and last but not the least World Monuments Fund and Hunghsi Chao, Program Manager. 

Also, we want to take this opportunity to thank Anjir Man Singh Bania, Santa Man Shakya and Architect Kiran Joshi whose field level works have been phenomenal for our success.

CCO is community-based organization and look forward to building broader partnership with local and international organizations. 

We are very excited because of this award and we believe this award has added attention to the heritage of Kathmandu Valley.

We thank you once again.




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