NAV Bal Chautari

NAV BAL CHAUTARI 

BAL CHAUTARI is a major initiative of Nepalese Association of Victoria (NAV), which commenced in 2013 and is now in its 5th year. Bal Chautari (which literally means a gathering place for children) is a free children’s activity program to teach them Nepalese language, arts and culture to Australian-born Nepalese children. Bal Chautari started as a small program initiated by few parents to expose and teach Nepali language and dances to their kids in Preston (Victoria). Soon after its launch, NAV received overwhelming support and response from parents and the community to expand it further to other suburbs. NAV is continuously finding resources to meet its demand. Bal Chautari program which runs every Saturday current has over 75 kids participating in various cultural activities. Performances from Bal Chautari Kids are very sought after in Nepalese community events.

Bal Chautari runs at the Darebin Intercultural Centre every week from 10 am to 12 pm.

Current Bal Chautari Team:

Program Coordinator: Mr Pitambar Koirala

Committee Members: Mr Kiran Gurung, Pramod Khatiwada, Suresh Maharjan, Fom Magar, Bharat Rana, Surendra Sedhai.