Educate the Children Nepal

Working with women and children in Nepal to improve health, welfare, and self-sufficiency by building skills that families can pass down to later generations

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People

ETC and Save the Earth staff and board members in 2024

ETC and Save the Earth (local program partner organization) staff and board members in 2024

 

Nepal Staff – Main Office (Kathmandu)

Neela Malla
Nepal Director

Laxmi Bhakta Basukala
Education Director

Sapana Kandel Subedi
Women’s Empowerment Officer

Aakash Shah
Agricultural Development Officer

Neela Shrestha
Administration and Finance Officer

Sangita Shrestha
Administrative and Procurement Assistant

Dayaram Yakami
Office Assistant

U.S. Staff (Ithaca, NY)

Lisa Lyons
U.S. Director

Teressa Naylor
Sponsorships and Communications Manager

Nepal Staff – Field Office (Sunsari)

Pushpa Bahadur Bhattarai
Director, Save the Earth

Hari Chaudhary
District Program Manager

Radha Chaudhary
Education Assistant

Hira Adhikari
WEP Social Mobilizer

Puja Rajdhami
WEP Social Mobilizer

Ram Narayan Chaudhary
Agricultural Technician-JTA

Sandesh Subedi
Veterinary Technician

Sabita Chaudhary
Office Assistant

Bishal Chaudhary
Agriculture program volunteer

Nepal Board of Directors

Bal Gopal Baidya, Ph.D. (President)
Chairman, New ERA Ltd.

Vijaya Shrestha, Ph.D. (Vice President)
Consultant

Manju Singh Rana (Secretary)
Consultant

Rekha Tulachan (Treasurer)
Consultant

Sharad Babu Shrestha
President, ALADIN Nepal (UNESCO system)

Neerala Tiwari
Executive board member and team leader, Training and Program Development

Mira Maiya Singh Rana (founding member)
former Executive Director, ETC-Nepal

Dr. Ram Prakash Yadav (founding member)
Agricultural economist, World Bank-Nepal

Ganga Ram Gautam

Dr. Lazima Onta-Bhatta
National Program Manager, Community Owned Primary Education/UNDP

Jamuna Devi Lama

Raju Dhamala
Nepal Youth Foundation

Mitra Lal Shrestha

Bishu Karki

Dhan Kumar Shrestha

Manju Khadka

Laxmi Bhakta Basukala
Education consultant

Subash Pokhrel
Relationship Manager, Laxmi Sunrise Bank

U.S. Board of Directors

Elisabeth Prentice (President)
Retired non-profit executive
Former Peace Corps Volunteer – Nepal

Melvin Goldman (Vice President)
Founder, Intech Ventures
Former Peace Corps Volunteer – Nepal

Margaret Shackell, Ph.D., C.P.A. (Treasurer)
Assistant Professor, School of Business, Ithaca College

Barbara Butterworth
International educator and development consultant
Former Peace Corps Volunteer – Nepal

Elicia Carmichael
Impact investing and international development specialist

Pete Fritts
Retired attorney
Former Peace Corps Volunteer – Nepal

Dave Hohl
Retired forester, environmental advocate
Former Peace Corps Volunteer – Nepal

Nick Ide
Retired technologist
Alumnus of Lincoln School, Nepal

Jim Johnston
Retired non-profit executive

Yogita Upadya Mumssen
Water Practice Manager, Africa West and Central, World Bank

Susanna Pearce
Consultant

Eliza Prager
Occupational therapist

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P.O. Box 414, Ithaca, NY 14851 | (607) 272-1176 (messages)
Educate The Children is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, tax ID 16-1383981
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Founded by Pamela Carson