Date: 28 to 31 July 2025
The Vereniging Gurung Samaj Nederland (VGSN) is a non-profit association established on 1 March 2009 in Amsterdam. The association has been later registered formally under the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel) on 18 August 2009.
Gurung Samaj Netherland aims to continue preserve the unique TAMU’s (Gurung) tradition, culture, language and identity in The Netherlands. Gurung Samaj Netherland also plays an active role to promote Nepalese identity and multicultural society as well as in The Netherlands.
The primary objectives of VGSN are:
1. To maintain, preserve and promote Gurung culture, tradition as well as its language and literature.
2. To provide a platform for the GURUNG people living in the The Netherlands and to help them to integrate into Dutch society.
3. To support training and educational projects for Gurung communities in Nepal.
4. To contribution and assist in case of emergencies such as natural disaster.
Besides, Gurung Samaj Netherland works and contributes on welfare of Nepalese people in The Netherlands.
It acts as an official source of information regarding TAMU people in The Netherlands.
