Chay Ya Nepal
CHAY YA NEPAL is a non-profit organization founded after the 2015 earthquake. Chay Ya Nepal’s mission is to sustainably improve the livelihoods of marginalized and low-income people in particularly hard-to-reach villages in the Himalayas. The vision of a Nepali society capable of addressing social and environmental challenges and finding sustainable solutions is at the forefront.
Board Members
Sristi Silwal
Chairperson Chay Ya Nepal
Responsibility: Provide leadership for the organization by working with the board and other executives to establish short and long-term goals, plans and strategies. Similarly, monitor and supervise administration, finance and project activities of the organization.
Qualification: M.Sc in Environment and Energy Management; 9 years of working experience in research and development organizations.
Motivation: I strongly believe that every community and individual should have access to education facilities, basic health services and clean environment as fundamental human right that is required for creating good citizen and tomorrow’s leader for the sustainable development of the nation. Positive attitude, hard work, sincerity and determination that I hold has always dragged me to work for needy citizens of Nepal.
Kamal Thapa
CEO & founder of Chay Ya Nepal
Responsibility: Project implementation, Making major organizational decision, Donor communication, managing the overall operations and resources of organization, acting as the main point of communication between the Executive Committee (the board) and Operations.
Qualification: M.Sc in Environmental Science and trained on Geographical Information System and Sustainable Environment Management; 12 years of work experience in development sector.
Motivation: I have always been motivated to work to improve social and environmental condition of rural people by addressing emerging challenges of local and global change.
Rati Silwal Acharya
Treasurer Chay Ya Nepal
Responsibility: Responsible for the management/monitoring of the company’s financial affairs.
Qualification: Social Worker (Lion’s Club).
Puskar Prasad Acharya
Board Member Chay Ya Nepal
Responsibility: Contribution to the company’s prosperity by jointly managing the organization’s affairs and at the same time serving the interests of its stakeholders.
Qualification: Masters degree in Business Studies.
Anustha Shrestha
Board Member Chay Ya Nepal
Responsibility: Contribution to the company’s prosperity by jointly managing the organization’s affairs and at the same time serving the interests of its stakeholders.
Qualifcation: M.Sc.in Environmental Science with specialization in Natural Resource Management.
Dr. Ravi Raj Timasina
Board Member Chay Ya Nepal
Responsibility: Advice on public health services; Contribution to the company’s prosperity by jointly managing the organization’s affairs and at the same time serving the interests of its stakeholders.
Qualification: MD in Psychiatry.
Santosh Silwal
Board Member Chay Ya Nepal
Responsibility: Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Quality Control, Team Building and Community Mobilization, Human Relations and Co-ordination and Project Deliverable Skills.
Qualification: M.Sc in Environmental Science, specialized in Mountain Environment; engagement in development and environmental sector for the past 14 years, handled various projects related to health, education and environmental conservation sectors, humanitarian aid and research.
Motivation: “Serve The Unserved People” drives me to work in the development sector. In Nepal, still 21% population is under the poverty line (data 2018 A.D.). There are many people and places which are unserved and unreached by various forms of human development issues on health, education, women empowerment, disaster, income generation and livelihood promotion. For the past years of my professional career, I find myself very fortunate to involve and deliver some of the outstanding projects in many rural and remote regions of Nepal, benefitting marginalized, vulnerable and poor communities to access better education, sustainable community health services, income generation and environment conservation.
Jeevan Thapa
General Member Chay Ya Nepal
Responsibility:Contribution to the company’s prosperity by jointly managing the organization’s affairs and at the same time serving the interests of its stakeholders.
Qualification: M.Sc in Environmental Science; many years of experience in environmental protection and waste management.
Krishna Bahadur Shahi
General Member Chay Ya Nepal
Responsibility: Participation in the meetings of the committees and provide help and support with all the tasks that need to be done.
Qualification: M.A. (Social Science), Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Expert.
Regular staff
Ram Maharjan
Community Development Manager
Responsibility: Public Relations (Community group formation, community mobilization, conduct awareness activities, coordination with Government bodies), project implementation (develop strategy and plan for project implementation), Field staff management and report writing.
Qualification: MSc. in Environmental Science and MA. in Rural Development, many years of engagement in environmental and social sector development.
Ramita Shrestha
Admin and Finance Officer
Responsibility: Accounting, financial reporting and transactions, oversight of and compliance with donor requirements for projects.
Qualification: Master in Business study (MBS), working experiences in finance since 2011.
Priyanka Thakur
Executive Assistant
Responsibility: ED secretariat, Assisting in Admin, Finance, Procurement Handling, Project Tracking.
Qualification: Masters in Business Administration, Specialization in Finance.
Surendra Kumar Shahi
Engineer
Responsibility: Planning, Design, Estimation, quality control, supervision and monitoring of new constructions.
Qualification: BE in civil engineering and MSc. in interdisciplinary water resources management (IWRM) at Purbanchal University and Phokhara University, Nepal.
Ashish Kumar Ray
Project Officer (Civil Engineer)
Project location: Rautahat
Qualification: Bachelor in Civil Engineering.
Rubee Shakya
Accountant
Responsibility: Preparing accounts, Data entry, Assisting with budgets, Managing day to day transactions of accounting.
Qualification: Master in Business Studies.
Pratima Basnet
Accountant
Responsibility: Preparing accounts, Data entry, Assisting with budgets, Managing day to day transactions of accounting.
Qualification: Bachelor in Business Studies.
Baburaja Maharjan
Office Assistant
Durga Thapa Magar
Support Assistant
Urmila Tamang
Office Assistant
Sunita Adhikari
Support Assistant
Project staff
Meen Bahadur Rawal
Team Leader
(Karnali Province)
Responsibility: Technical Assistance to Disability Inclusive WASH in Schools, Mugu.
Project location: Mugu
Qualification: BA in social science, Master in political science (ongoing).
Rajesh Sah
Local Coordinator
Project location: NWASH Province 2
Qualification: BA in social science, Master in political science (ongoing).
Ramesh Bham
Sub Engineer
Project location: Mugu
Qualification: BE in civil engineering.
Dhirendra Bham
Account and Administration Assistant
Responsibility: Preparing accounts, Data entry, Assisting with budgets, Managing day to day transactions of accounting.
Qualification: Intermediate in Education.
Dinesh Kumar Bhagat
Local Coordinator
Project location: Dang
Qualification: Intermediate in Commerce.
Amrit Man Pradhan
Project Assistant
Qualification: Diploma in Civil Engineering
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Birsana Bham
Social Mobilizer
Project location: Mugu
Qualification: Intermediate IN Health and Education, JTA.
Amit Thapa
Operation & Management Officer
Responsibility: Operation & Management
Qualification: Bachelors in Tourism and Hospitality Management.
Sheela Bogati
Project Coordinator
Responsibility: Help in implementing women empowerment project through livelihood support at Dang and Mugu Districts.
Qualification: Master’s of Social Work.
Swechchha Shrestha
General Member Chay Ya Nepal
Responsibility: Contribution to the company’s prosperity by jointly managing the organization’s affairs and at the same time serving the interests of its stakeholders.
Qualifcation: M.Sc, Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist.
Prateek Bhusal
Engineer
Responsibility: Design, Quality Control, Estimation, Monitoring of constructions,work, MIS Handling
Qualification: Bachelors in Civil Engineering, 5 Years of working experience in construction and development field.
Nishma Karki
Engineer
Responsibility: Design, Quality Control, Estimation, Monitoring of constructions,work, MIS Handling.
Qualification: Bachelors in Civil Engineering.
Ankit Shrestha
Sub Engineer
Responsibility: Assist in planning, designing and cost estimation of new project. Assist and provide supervision and monitoring of construction projects.
Qualification: Diploma in civil engineering.
Hom Nath Acharya
WASH Specialist
Project location: NWASH Province 2
Qualification: Masters in Business Studies, Masters in Rural Development.
Manoj Patel
Civil Engineer
Project location: NWASH Province 2
Qualification: Bachelors in civil engineering.
"Chay Ya Nepal"
Bank Account No.: 0380 1000 0026 1201
Citizens Bank International Limited, Samakushi Branch, Kathmandu
BIC: CTZNNPKA