Ujjwal Amatya (Chair)B Forestry Sc (Pakistan) , B Bus Mgt (Tribhuvan Uni.)Â M Rural Dev (Tribhuvan Uni)
Ujjwal has extensive background over 20 years in humanitarian and urban-rural development and scientific/social research. He has directly managed bilateral , multilateral and private foundations and Nepalese projects including Community Based Disaster Preparedness, Water and sanitation, agriculture, forestry, environment, climate change, , HIV/AIDS, education and accountability.
Currently, he is Country Director for INGO Mission East Nepal. He previously worked for Rural Education and Environment Development Center, World Vision International, Japan International Cooperation Agency and International Center for Integrated Mountain Development in Nepal.
Dr. Laxmi Tamang
Dr. Laxmi Tamang is a Nepal trained nurse and Australian trained public health specialist having more than 18 yearsâ experience in diverse settings ranging from clinical to community, academic to development sector. She holds a PhD on Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Knowledge and Use among Youth in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: Influence of GenderâPower Relations from the University of Sydney (2011-2015) and Master in Public Health from the University of New South Wales (2004-2006) under the Australian government prestigious scholarships. Under her leadership initiation midwifery professional association of Nepal was formally established in 2010 named Midwifery Society of Nepal in which she has been elected as a President in 2019 for three yearsâ tenure. She has been actively involving in different non-profit organizations to make her voice heard in order to contribute in women health and rights matters. These include Womenâs Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) as a Life member and was a Vice President (2017-2018), Association of Nepalese Alumni from Australia (ANNA) as a Vice President (2019-2021), and Beyond Beijing Committee Nepal as an Executive Board Member (2021-2022). As she belongs to a marginalized socio-culturally and economically oppressed, suppressed and humiliated indigenous people of Nepal from the state structure almost two centuries she believes in the reparations for the historical injustice experienced by her ancestors and empowering them through education and economic development. She is passionate about midwifery in order to contribute in improving sexual and reproductive health and gender politics related problems that girls and women are experience in Nepal.
Binjwala Shrestha , PhD
Binjwala Shrestha is Public Health Sociologist, a full-time faculty at the Institute of Medicine, Tribhuwan University. She holds a PhD on Public Health from Gothenburg University and a Masterâs degree in Sociology. Dr. Shrestha has worked in the health and medical sector for over 30 years in diverse capacities as academician, project implementer evaluator, researcher, analyst and activist in with multisectoral government and non-government (national and international) agencies. Dr. Shrestha is a champion of gender justice and as an indigenous woman who grew up in one of the most remote parts of Nepal, her worldview has always been accompanied her feminist lens.
RN Diya Bhandari
Diya is a Registered Nurse with extensive experience on maternal and childrenâs health.
Sagar Pokhrel, Information Technology Advisor
Sagar is an Educator, EdTech Trainer and Tech Entrepreneur from Kathmandu, Nepal. He’s also working as a country ambassador for PrestaShop Inc. (Open Source E-commerce Solution) and manages Microsoft in Education Nepal community. He believes in the philosophy of “Sharing is Caring” and have trained more than 1500 teachers and IT administrators from 47+ school/colleges from around Nepal to integrate hybrid classroom experience.
With his keen interest in Web Application Development cum Digital Transformation and having worked as a freelancer for 7 years, he founded an IT Firm “illionSo Technologies” back in 2020 which is at Nayabazar, Kathmandu.
Junila Shrestha, Finance and Operations Manager
Junila Shrestha is an experienced professional with strong expertise in finance, accounting, grant management, administration, and human resource operations. Over 13 years, she has built in-depth knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management across sectors such as development, education, and corporate. She has successfully managed funding and grants from bilateral and multilateral agencies, private donors, and foundations, including DFAT, MFAT, UNICEF, the Government of Nepal, BMZ, FAO, USAID, the European Union, the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) Bangkok, Global Orphan Prevention USA, Rotary International Australia, and several other foundations.
Ms. Shrestha holds a Masterâs degree in Business Administration (MBA) and has received specialized training in Financial Accounting and Reporting, Project Management, FAMAS-Advanced Operational Training, as well as Accounts, Income Tax, and VAT. She leads with core values of honesty, openness, transparency, and accountability.