Nepali Complete Count Census Community Outreach
Nepalese Association of Georgia (NAG), working in collaboration with Nepali Cultural Center (NCC) and Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA), is proud to announce the formation of the “Census 2020 Nepali Complete Count Committee in Georgia” . This has been made possible by a grant in the amount of $7500, to work as a project partner on Georgia Immigrant Alliance for Civic Engagement (GIACE) Project. This is spearheaded by Asian American Advancing Justice (AAAJ), Atlanta and Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS). This is the first formal grant we have received in any capacity and we would like to thank the hard work of Nepali Complete Count Committee (NCCC) consisting of the representatives of these three organizations. This grant allows NCCC for the preparatory as well as ongoing 2020 Census education and outreach work and carryout civic engagement work in the Nepalese community in GA. We would like to request all Nepali households in Georgia to please go to https://my2020census.gov and complete the survey. For help with filing census questionnaire, please reach out to us at NepaliCompleteCount@gmail.com. As a part of this grant-work, the Nepali Complete Count Committee will be hiring education and outreach coordinators/interns in the near future. Please refer to the Job Announcement below for further details.
United States Census 2020 Frequently Asked Questions
What is US Census 2020?
The census is a tool used every ten years by the US government to count each person living in the United States. Each household will be required to participate in the census by law and provide household information. The census is conducted by the United States Census Bureau.
What type of questions are asked?
Information about the household such as number of people living in the house and their origin, race, age, sex, marital status, education, relationship, etch. will be collected. We will not be asked to provide social security numbers.
Is there a citizenship questions on the census?
No, citizenship question is not on the census form. Everyone, irrespective of their status has to be counted
Are the census responses secure?
Yes, the census data is safe and secure. Federal law protects census responses. Our responses can only be used to produce statistics.
Why is census important?
The census data is used to draw legislative districts, determine number of house of representatives in congress, and distribute billions of dollars of federal and state funds. The data is also used to plan for school projects, transportation projects, healthcare facilities, emergency services, future government services, etc. among many other things. Private sector uses the data to establish businesses and provide services. In summary, the census directly affects our democratic/representative rights and quality of life for the next 10 years.
When does the census start and how will we know/respond? *
The census will start on March 12, 2020. We will receive an invitation to respond in the mail between March 12, 2020 and March 20, 2020. Responses are required by July 31, 2020. We can respond online, by phone of on a paper form.
Will there be help available to complete the census questionnaire?
Nepali Complete Count Committee will provide information on how to get help with the census questionnaire in a near future. Until then, you can send your questions to nepalicompletecount@gmail.com.
Is there a job opportunity?
Yes, census job information is available at https://2020census.gov/en/jobs.html.
Where can I get additional information?
The census information is available at https://2020census.gov/. You can also send your questions to nepalicompletecount@gmail.com.
यु एस सेन्सस २०२० भनेको के हो?
यु एस सेन्सस भनेको जनगणना हो। यो १० वर्षमा एक चोटी गरिन्छ। यसमा अमेरिकामा स्थाई रुपले बसोबासगर्ने हरेक ब्यक्तीको गणना गरिन्छ। अमेरिकाको कानुन अनुसार हरेक परिवारले आफ्नो घरमा स्थाई रुपले बसोबासगर्ने सबै व्यक्तिको जानकारी दिनु पर्छ । यो जनगणना युनाइटेड स्टेट्स सेन्सस बिउरोले गर्छ।
यसमा कस्तो प्रस्न सोधिन्छ?
घरमा स्थाई रुपले कतिजना बस्छन तथा बसोबास गर्ने सबै व्यक्तिको जाती, उमेर, शिक्षा, लिङ्ग, वैवाहिक स्थिति, घरमुलिसंगको सम्बन्ध जस्ता प्रश्नहरू सोधिन्छन्। हाम्रो सोसिअल सेकुरिटी नम्बरको जानकारी सोधिदैन।
यसमा अमेरिकी नागरिक हो की होइन भन्ने प्रश्न छ?
कुनैपनि नागरिकताको प्रश्न छैन। जुन देसको नागरिक भएपनि हरेक ब्यक्तीको गणना गर्नु पर्छ।
के हाम्रो उत्तरहरु सुरक्षित रहन्छन्?
जनगणनाको सबै तथ्यांक सुरक्षित रहन्छन्। अमेरिकाको संघीय कानूनले जनगणनाको सबै तथ्यांक सुरक्षित रहन्छन् भनेको छ। हाम्रो प्रश्नहरूको जवाफ तथ्यांककोलागि मात्र प्रयोग गरिन्छ।
यो जनगणना किन महत्त्वपूर्ण छ?
जनगणनाको तथ्यांक प्रयोग गरेर विधायिका जिल्ला कसरी तय गर्ने, यु एस कांग्रेसमा कतिजना प्रतिनिधि पठाउने, अरबौं डलर को सहयोग कसरी र कुन ठाउँमा वितरण गर्ने जस्ता महत्वपूर्ण कुराहरुको निर्णय गरिन्छ। जुन तथ्यांक प्रयोग गरेर विद्यालयका परियोजनाहरु, यातायातका परियोजनाहरु , आकस्मिक र स्वास्थ्य सेवाका सुविधाहरु लगायत अन्य सरकारी तथा गैर सरकारी सेवाहरु कुन रुपमा र कुन क्षेत्रमा स्थापना गर्ने कुराहरु, जसले हाम्रो जीवनमा प्रत्यक्ष रुपमा असर गर्छ, निर्णय गरिन्छ। निजी व्यवसाइहरु पनि व्यवसाय कुन ठाउँमा स्थापना हर्ने भन्ने निर्णयमा जनगणनाको तथ्यांकको प्रयोग गर्छन्। यसले अर्को १० वर्षसम्म हाम्रो प्रजातान्त्रिक/लोकतान्त्रिक अधिकार र जीवनको गुणस्तर जस्ता अतिनै महत्त्वपूर्ण कुराहरुमा सीधा प्रभाव पर्नेछ।
यो जनगणना कहिले सुरु हुन्छ र हामीले के गर्नु पर्छ? *
यो जनगणना १२ मार्च २०१९ मा सुरु हुन्छ। १२ मार्च २०१९ र २० मार्च २०१९ बिच हुलाक द्वारा पोस्ट कार्ड पठाएर यसमा संलग्न हुन आमन्त्रण गरिन्छ। हामीले ३१ जुलाई २०१९ सम्ममा जनगणनाका प्रश्नहरूको जवाफ दिनु पर्छ। जवाफ वेब साइट, फोन, अथवा कागजको फारम मार्फत दिन सकिन्छ।
हामीलाई जनगणनाको उत्तर दिन मद्दत चाहियो भने के गर्ने?
अहिलेलाई नेपाली कम्प्लिट काउन्ट कमिटीको इमेल (nepalicompletecount@gmail.com) मा आफ्नो प्रस्न पठाउन सक्नु हुनेछ। नेपाली कम्प्लिट काउन्ट कमिटीले चाँडैनै जनगणनाको बेलामा कस्तो र कसरी मद्दत गर्न सकिन्छ भनेर औपचारिक रुपमा हामी नेपाली समुदायलाई खबर गर्नेछ।
यो जनगणनामा कामको अवसर पाइन्छ?
पाइन्छ! कामको अवसरको जानकारीकोलागी यो वेब साइटमा हेर्नुहोस्: https://2020census.gov/en/jobs.html ।
यस बारेमा थप जानकारी चाहिए के गर्ने ?
थप जानकारीकोलागी तपाई यो वेब साइटमा जान सक्नुहुन्छ: https://2020census.gov/। तपाईले कमप्लिट काउन्ट कमिटीको इमेल (nepalicompletecount@gmail.com) मा पनि आफ्नो प्रस्न पठाउन सक्नु हुनेछ।
Job / Internship Opportunity
Job Announcement
Project: Census 2020 Nepali Complete Count in Georgia
Job Type: Part-time/internship (Competitive Stipend)
Job Period: May – July, 2020
Job Requirements:
Must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in GA at the time of application
Must be fluent in Nepali and English
Previous experience in education and outreach preferred
Social services, human services, communications or similar educational degree or experience preferred
Must be experienced in MS-Office
Must be experienced in designing flyers and drafting formal correspondence
Interested Candidates, please email your resume to nepalicompletecount@gmail.com by April 28, 2020. For more details about the job position, please contact Girwan Pandey at 678 646-2232.
Nepali Complete Count Census 2020 Volunteers
Ambika Lohani (anu24l@gmail.com)
Damu Dongol (damudongol@gmail.com)
Girwan Pandey (girwanpandey@gmail.com)
Kumar KC (kumarkc002@yahoo.com)
Prahlad Pant (pantpd1@gmail.com)
Srijana Sharma (srijana98@gmail.com)
Sushma Barakoti (sushma.barakoti@gmail.com)
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