MSTF Basketball Tournament, with a difference!

The games and sports group organized a basketball tournament on June 7 and 8, 2014 in the Zhemgang Lower Secondary School basketball court. A total of 9 teams took part in the tournament. The winners and runners-up were awarded trophies, cash prizes and certificates. Dasho Dzongdag, the MSTF Chairperson graced the finals.

The organizers used floodlights and made late night matches possible, which was the first of its kind being attempted in Zhemgang. 

The finalists

The MSTF Secretariat takes immense pleasure in commending the Games and Sports group for organizing the tournament successfully and also for gainfully engaging the residents of the Zhemgang Municipality.

The overheads are as presented below:

Total Collection:   16,000 (ZLSS free)

1st Prize           :    6,500

2nd Prize          :    4,000

Refreshment     :    3,200

Balance           :    2,300

The balance amount was deposited to the Dzongkhag MSTF Account.

Progress Review Meeting cum Health Education, a Success!

Close to 30 officials from various sectors met in the Rural Development Training Centre Conference Hall on March 5, 2014 at 09:00 am in order to review the progress of MSTF activities. 

At a time when other Dzongkhags are plagued with various problems whereby even the seed money of MSTF has completely exhausted, it was amazing that the members in Zhemgang pointed out dissatisfaction in the way MSTF activities are carried out in Zhemgang which, if we carefully examine, means that we are not complacent about our achievements and we rather yearn to do more. 

As suggested by the chairperson,  MSTF members resolved to dissolve the Public Service Welfare Group as the activities planned under the particular group is taken care of by other relevant sectors and inclusion of such programs under MSTF would demean their responsibilities.

Also, the Group Leaders and Members of the remaining five thematic groups were requested to revisit the Work Plan of the FY 2013-14 and make it doable, taking resource constraints into consideration.

 The MSTF members were also sensitized on the Revised MSTF Operational Manual and awareness on HIV/AIDS/STIs/TB/NCDs by the Medical Officer, Dr. Sonam Kelzang. The meeting successfully concluded at 01:15 pm. Lunch and refreshment were also served to all the members.

After the meeting in the RDTC Conference Hall, a team comprising of the Medical Officer, DHO and the MSTF Secretary rushed to the Zhemgang Higher Secondary School and conducted Health Education on HIV/AIDS/NCDs among the classes XI and XII students and staffs of ZHSS totaling to around 330 participants, from 03:30pm till 04:40pm. 

They were also served refreshments towards the end of the session.

The MSTF Secretariat takes immense pleasure in thanking the MSTF Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, members, Medical Officer, Principal, staffs and students of ZHSS for their valuable presence.

MSTF Progress Review Meeting

The MSTF Secretariat would like to invite the group members reflected in the rationalized thematic groups of the Multi Sectoral Task Force, Zhemgang Dzongkhag to the RDTC Conference Hall on March 5, 2014 at 09:30am.

Rationalized Group Member:

1. Health and Sanitation Awareness Group:

                                   i.         Sangay Tenzin, DHO (Group Leader);

                                 ii.         Tshering Dhendup, Municipal Engineer;

                               iii.         Govind Subedi, Electoral Officer and

                               iv.         Karma Wangchuk, Sr. DEO.

2. Public Service Welfare Group

i.              Phub Dorji, Adm. Officer(Group Leader);

ii.            Capt. Nono, OC, RBP;

iii.          DB Chhetri, Manager, BoB and

iv.          Tshering Tobgay, Base Incharge, RSTA.

3. Culture, Entertainment and Religious Group

                                   i.         Thinley Dorji, Cultural Officer (Group Leader);

                                 ii.         Kintu, DE;

                               iii.         Rinzin Namgay, Principal, ZHSS;

                               iv.         Dechen Choden, DCRCO;

                                 v.         Chime Tenzin, HRO and

                               vi.         Dolma, ICT Officer.

4. Games and Sports Group

                                   i.         Sangay Chophel, DEO (Group Leader);

                                 ii.         Karma Sonam, Director, RDTC;

                               iii.         Gangaram Gurung, Principal, ZLSS and

                               iv.         Manager, Bhutan Telecom.

5. Environmental Management and Awareness Group

                                   i.         Ugyen Tenzin, CFO, Zhemgang (Group Leader);

                                 ii.         Sithar, DzFo;

                               iii.         Tashi Dhendup, Environmental Officer and

                               iv.         Kinley, RM, NRDCL.

6. Food and Nutrition Group

i.           Ugyen Lhundrup, DLO (Group Leader);

ii.         Dorji Wangdi, PM, RLP;

iii.       Ugyen Dorji, PM, Mithun Breeding Farm;

iv.       Tshering Tobgay, DAO and

v.         Sonam Dorji, In-charge, BAFRA.

The meeting aims to:

i.                    Review the progress of MSTF;

ii.                  Sensitize the MSTF members on the Revised Operational Manual;

iii.                Create awareness on HIV/AIDS/TB/NCDs and

iv.                Share the experiences of MSTF meeting held at Gelephu.

In the afternoon, we shall carry out health education on HIV/AIDS/TB/NCDs to the classes XI and XII students of Zhemgang Higher Secondary School.

World AIDS Day in Goshing Gewog

As reflected in the approved Annual MSTF Work Plan, the World AIDS Day was celebrated in Goshing Gewog on December 1, 2013 at the football field, Goshing CPS with the theme ‘Getting to Zero’.

Presided over by the MSTF Chairperson, Dasho Dzongdag, over 100 people comprising of civil servants and village dwellers of Goshing Gewog and students of Goshing CPS took part in the celebration.

Talks on AIDS were delivered by various resource persons wherein a demonstration on how to use a condom was also carried out. 

Condoms were distributed to the participants towards the end of the session.

The MSTF sponsored lunch and refreshments for the celebration.

AIDS Facts 
Worldwide estimates in 2012 (UNAIDS):
Over 60 million have been infected since 1981:

35.3 million living with HIV/AIDS

·         Over 25 million have died

2.3 million infected in 2012 (6,300 per day)
1.6 million deaths in 2012
260,000 children infected in 2012

Source: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/hiv/worldaidsday/index.html

MSTF Variety Show (staged from 27th-28th September, 2013)

The MSTF Variety Show staged from September 27-28th, 2013 at Zhemgang Higher Secondary School Multi-purpose Hall was a grand success. 

An endeavor assumed by two groups under the Multi-sectoral Task Force, Zhemgang Dzongkhag namely Religion, Culture and Entertainment Group and Food and Nutrition Group could translate to a contribution of Nu. 27,815 (ngultrum twenty seven thousand eight hundred and fifteen only) to the Dzongkhag MSTF Account; the details of the expenditure is presented below:

1. Tickets-                                       21,580.00
2. Donations (badges)-                       4,410.00
3. Sale of edible items-                       5,210.00
Sub total-                                         31,200.00
Miscellaneous procurement-               3,385.00
Balance-                                         27,815.00

The residents of Zhemgang municipality including the civil servants, students, business communities actively took part in the event in order to make it a success.

The MSTF Secretariat takes immense pleasure in applauding the commitments of the leaders and members of the two groups and all the participants.

Thank you!!!

MSTF Soccer Committee Donates Proceeds of the Monsoon Soccer Tournament to the MSTF A/c

As illustrated in the letter below, the MSTF Soccer Committee donated Nu. 20,000.00 to the MSTF A/c after spending Nu. 52,000.00 ( for buying trophies, football accessories, refreshments, prizes for the officials/ball boys/girls and ground maintenance) and awarding prizes to the Winners and the Runners up (Nu. 25,000.00 and Nu. 15,000.00 respectively) from the total amount collected (Nu. 1,12,000.00).

We would like to thank all who helped us carry out the tournament successfully. 

Stay Healthy!

Congratulations, Dear Champions!!!

We offer our heartfelt kudos to the winners of the 2013 MSTF Monsoon Soccer Tournament.

The winners were awarded Nu. 25,000 along with a Rolling Trophy. If they return the trophy intact within a week, they shall receive a token which would state that they need not pay the entry fee in the next year's MSTF Monsoon Soccer Tournament. 

The runners-up were presented a trophy worth Nu. 3,500 and a cash prize of Nu. 15,000. Both the winners and runners-up were awarded certificates.

The referees, assistant referees, officials and the ball boys were also awarded certificates and small prizes.