GFV–NEPAL-Our Partners - Global Family Village Nepal

GFV–NEPAL

The Global Family Village-Nepal Board is comprised of an incredibly talented and diverse group of professionals, working in related fields in and around Kathmandu. Each Board member brings relevant expertise and a unique perspective to the project.

GFV-N BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Shekhar Silwal, Chairman of the Board, Founding Member

Shekhar is a business man with a degree in Commerce. For 24 years, he has been working at Godawari Marble Ind. as their sales manager. Shekhar is also a tireless social worker. He was a co-founder of Aama Ghar Orphanage in Nepal, a very successful and well-respected orphanage near Kathmandu. He is still a very active and is currently serving as their Board Treasurer. He is also the chairman of Kitini High School, a Government school near Godawari. Now, as Chairman of the Board at Global Family Village Shekhar is a great asset as he is able to guide GFV-N based of so many years of relevant experience.

Anjana Sakya, Founding Board Member, Vice-chairman of the Board

Anjana is Fullbright scholar who spent many years abroad studying, with a focus in International Relations, Women’s Studies and Conflict Transformation. She returned to Nepal and founded Himalayan Human Rights Monitors (HimRights): an independent public interest civil society human rights advocacy platform operating across South Asia. Anjana's skills are multi-faceted–onceptualization of ideas and activities, proposal writing, fund-raising, research, development, implementation, and coordination of programs both at regional and national policy-making levels. She is actively addressing violence as one of the root causes of the ongoing armed conflict and other development and peace issues.

Krishna Sundhari, Founding Board Member, Board of Directors

Krishna Sundhari is an ECD Expert, a Kindergarten program developer and a teacher (retired). She is a board member at CCWB (Central Child Welfare Board) and of the Human Resource Group (BPEP), Ministry of Education. She is also a Resource Person on early childhood training program on the CERID Board, a member of ICRI (International Child Resource Institute), and Child Workers in Nepal (CWIN). Krishna studied Early Childhood Education and community development and Primary education in Israel, the Philippines and Nepal. Krishna worked in SOS children Village for 36 years as Vice Provincial and as Principal in the Shree Devkota Model Primary School for 5 years. Recently she has been working on ECD Curriculum Development at the Ministry of Culture and Education.

Bijaya Mali Founding Board Member, Board of Directors

Bijaya is the president of the Chhatrapati Free Clinic Organization. He is the creative force behind the transformation of the clinic from a humble first aid centre to a 3 time nationally recognized community-run, non-profit charitable day hospital for the under-privileged and for the needy. To raise community awareness about earthquake related disasters, he and some of his friends founded Ward 17DMC (Ward 17 Disaster Management Centre). Besides raising public awareness, the Centre provided first aid training and light search & rescue training to young volunteers. Bijaya is also the former member of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Council. He has been a political activist for the restoration of democracy and human rights in Nepal since 1975.

Mahen Shrestha, Founding Board Member, Board of Directors

Mahen Shrestha graduated from Tribhvan University in 1983 with a degree in Humanities and Social Science. Today he is well-known for his volunteerism and social work in Nepal. He has encouraged and mentored young people to be active and responsible community members. He has single-handedly raised funds for many sustainable community improvement projects. Every project he has worked on has community participation for labor and funding. He has followed through on implementation, and continues to oversee every single project. He is still a friend to many of the orphaned or abandoned children that he has helped through the years.

Mohan Pokharel, Founding Board Member, Board of Directors

Mohan graduated university with a Bachelor in law, Masters in Sociology and Anthropology and Masters in Political Science. He is an Associate Lawyer in the Supreme Cort of Nepal. He has extensive working experience in various NGOs & INGOs in Nepal. He is a freelance consultant for the Social Welfare Council (SWC), Past GFV-Nepal board Treasurer and now member of GFV-Nepal board. He was significantly involved in the establishment of GFV-Nepal, and in the constitution making process. He continues to advise GFV–N in all legal matters.

Khagendra Nepal

Khagendra has long been associated with Global Family Village. He was instrumental in the creation of the GFV concept and the formation of the NGO. Khagendra is the Director of SOS Sano Thimi where he is highly regarded and loved as a “father” to all the “families” living in the village. His expertise in organizational development, education and community development are a great asset to GFV.

Kishor Shrestha, PhD,

Kishor is a researcher specializing in matters concerning early childhood for the Research Centre for Educational Innovation and Development (CERID) of Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal.Kishor is a noted speaker and author. He was a major participant in the international conference “Building Bridges: Healing Communities through Early Childhood Education” held in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was the coordinator of the team of researchers and officials of the Formative Research Project (FRP). He is currently heading the Education for All (EFA) project.