Executive Board Member [2017-2021]

Mrs. Hemchuri is a prominent Dalit women activist. She has been a very active civil society leader in the country. She served in the board of directors of Nepal Bank Ltd. Likewise, she did six months diploma course on development from COADY international institute, Canada. She is also one of the member delegates of 4th women international conference on women held in Beijing. She has traveled far and wide in Europe and Asia.

Mr Bhim Bahadur B.K have over 15 years of professional experience in development filed in coordinating and managing multi donors’ funded projects around the themes of health education and services, promoting reproductive health, civil and political rights of children, women and youths and peacebuilding and democracy, community and grassroots development.

Mr Charmakar is a human rights and development professional with more than 14 years of demonstrated history of working in the civic & social organizations (Government, I/NGOs and UN Agencies). He has extensive knowledge and hands-on experience around the themes of promoting rights of a marginalized and disadvantaged community, peace-building, democracy and governance, GESI, humanitarian assistance and DRR.

Currently, he is a Regional Coordinator for the South Asia Brick Kiln Consortium and has been providing the leadership for the smooth functioning of this consortium at the regional level. Prior to this, he worked with United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) as a National Project Coordinator and implemented a project to mainstream the vulnerable beneficiaries in the ongoing reconstruction of earthquake-damaged structures in a rural setting. Previously he was Senior Programme Manager with NNDSWO and Programme Manager with SAMATA foundation and managed a diverse portfolio of projects/programs. His other professional engagements were with UNDP Nepal, United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), National Human Rights Commission of Nepal.

Mr. Charmakar holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Science and a Master’s Degree in Sociology with a specialization in Gender Studies and Project Management from the Tribhuvan University of Nepal. He is also a PRINCE2® certified project management professional from the EXELOS Limited/People-cert International Limited, UK and CIPS-Level 2 certified public procurement practitioner from Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, UK. In addition, he has received other professional training and short-termed courses.

Mr. Charmakar has specialties on Project / Programme Management, Partnership/Consortium Management, Knowledge Management, Capacity Development, Advocacy Planning and Strategy Development, Resource Mobilization and Grants Management, Community Mobilization, Organizational Development, Human Resource Management, Procurement/Financial Management, Field Coordination and Stakeholder Management, M & E, Research/Social Policy Analysis, Business Development, Report Writing, Editing and Facilitation

Mr. Yaduni Das is a permanent resident of Rautahat district. He has completed master’s degree in Chemistry from Tribuvan University. He is also the founder general secretary of Professional Development and Research Center (PDRC). Currently, he is a lecturer at NASA International College, Kathmandu.

Mr. Jagu Bisunke completed his Master Degree in Humanities/Social Science from Patan Multiple Campus in 2006. Currently, he is working in German International Cooperation (GIZ/) as a Finance Officer. Prior to this, he also worked outside Kathmandu, in Dhading and Gorkha under the GTZ project. He has also received numbers of international trainings on finance from India and Thailand.

Mrs. Sonar received dual bachelor’s degree in Geography from Arunachal University and B. Ed. from Dibrugarh University, Assam, India. She also worked for Dalit NGO Federation as a communication and documentation officer. Prior to this, she worked with Carter Center.

Raj Kumar Gandharba holds a Masters in English from Tribhuvan University. He is a development professional and has worked with various organizations – both national international NGOs. His experience also includes multi-level (Nepal’s schools to post-secondary institutions) teaching to management. Currently, he is working as the Senior Programme Manager at VSO Nepal, and is also the President of National Campaign for Education Nepal (a national collation of diverse organizations from community based to national and international organizations including I/NGOs, teacher community and education journalists). Mr. Gandharba has won the Anthony Thompson Award (2008). He is a finalist of the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Award 2012. Mr. Gandharba has worked as the Editor-in-Chief of Dalit Solidarity (Quarterly Bulletin in English) and also edits books and articles.

Mrs. Rasaily received her master’s degree in Sociology from Tribhuvan University. She worked with various International organizations and donor agencies like UNICEF, Save the Children-UK, SNV Nepal and DFID funded project. Her expertise falls under Education, Community forestry, Child Rights and Social Science Research. Presently she is working as freelance consultant.

Hem Bahadur Lamsal has a decade long experience in the field of development. Currently, he works for World Vision International as a national specialist for education. His fields of expertise include programming in education, conflict resolution skills (negotiation and mediation skills), program design, implementation and monitoring, research/study and advocacy.

He holds master’s degree in conflict, peace and development studies from Tribhuvan University, Nepal and University of Ruhuna, Srilanka. On top of that, he has worked with numbers of national and international agencies including National Campaign for Education, South Asia Institute of Advanced Studies, Jana Utthan Pratisthan as well as United Mission to Nepal as regular staff as well as FHI360 and UNDP and Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction as a consultant.

DR. GANGARAM B.K. (KALIKOTE), (B.COM, MTM, MBA, M.Phil., Ph.D, PGDTTIM, PGDCA, PGDHSM, DICH) is awarded with Nepal Bidhya Bhusan ‘A’ by government of Nepal . Presently he is Senior Assistant Professor in the Apex College, Kathmandu. He was formerly Associate Professor, Career Point University’s Campus- Career Point Technical Campus in India. He is a visiting faculty to various colleges in Kathmandu, Nepal and India. He also continues to undertake research consultancy in various research organizations in Nepal. He is also the Founder Director (Operations and Business Relations) of Amanni Education Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu. Prior to becoming an academic, he had a variety of public health administration and research jobs in public sector in India for more than a half decade.

Mrs. Sabitra Pariyar has completed master’s degree in rural development from Tribhuvan University. She is also a founding executive board member of PDRC. After that, she also worked as a first coordinator of PDRC’s Empowering Dalit Daughters (EDD) project. Currently, she is working with Dalit NGO Federation (DNF).

Dr Rabina G. Rasaily, holds Doctorate in Rural Development and Management Studies from China Agricultural University, Beijing, China in 2012. She is a Development Worker with 14 years of professional experiences and skills working with Government line agencies, I/NGOs, donor, development partner, and private company in the area of Sustainable Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction, Knowledge Management and Networking/Outreaching, Economic Empowerment and Rural Development, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Natural Resources Management, Programme/Project Management, Research and Publication, Micro Enterprise Development, Policy Review and Analytic Coherence, Public-Private Partnership Approach, and most importantly in the Education theme. She has worked in the several remote districts both Hill and Terai Region of Nepal and believes in humankind development and law of nature.