GoN Regd. No. 82/064-065, Social Welfare Council (SWC) Aff. No 23160, PAN No. 303408956
CEST Nepal is run by of a small team of professional staffs. There is also a provision of having various subject-matter specialists in the pull who serve as Fellow Experts in their respective field.
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Name |
Position |
Education |
Experience |
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Mr. Yubaraj Lama |
Culture and Inclusive Development Expert (part-time) |
Masters in Anthropology |
More than 10 years of experience in culture, anthropology, tourism, Himalayan studies |
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Mr. Subash Sharma Poudel |
Community Development Expert & Field Coordinator (Part-time) |
Masters in Rural Development |
More than 10 years of experience in community development, tourism and livelihoods |
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Mr. Bind Ram Yadav |
Field Coordinator (Part-time) |
Intermediate in Education |
More than 10 years of working experience in Culture, arts, tourism and community development |
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Ms. Kristina Sedai |
Junior Officer |
Cambridge A Level (Math, Sociology and Psychology major); Studying Bachelor's on Social Science |
More than 1 year of engagement with CEST Nepal gathering experiences in office management, communication, field logistic, social research |
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Name |
Education |
Specialization |
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Dr. Mingma Sherpa |
PhD (Conservation governance & management, US); MSc. (Conservation governance & management, US); M.Sc. in protected landscape management and sustainable development (UK) |
Himalayan studies, protected area management, tourism, ethnic and indigenous studies, climate change, mountain integrated development |
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Mr. Chetnath Kanel |
PhD Scholar (Pro-poor tourism, KU, Nepal); MPA, MSc. Masters in Resource Management (UK), Diploma in Forestry (UK) |
Participatory development, capacity building, sustainable tourism, inclusive development, communication |
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Dr. Roshan Sherchan |
PhD. Environmental Science; MSc. In Resource Management; BSc. BSc. Forestry |
Forestry governance, Environment management, Biodiversity conservation, Sustainable development, Climate change, Livelihoods promotion |
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Ms. Yashodha Basnet |
MA (Buddhism and Himalayan Studies); MA (Political Science), MA (Conflict, Peace and Development Studies) |
Women empowerment, peace and conflicts, teaching and research on Himalayan Buddhism |
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Mr. Arun Poudel |
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High-level text writing, journalism, inclusive democracy, Buddhism, spirituality and mind training |
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Mr. Prem Pd. Dwadi |
PhD Scholar; MA Sociology and Anthropology; BSc. Forestry |
More than 20 years of experience in local governance, fiscal planning, natural resource management |
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Bishwo R. Subedi PhD.
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PhD in Tourism, Masters in Tourism Study (MTS), MBA |
More than 20 years of experience on tourism, education, buffer zone and human-wildlife conflicts, local governance |
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Er. Krishna Gautam
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MSc. Transportation Engineering, BE, Civil Engineering |
More than 5 years of experience in civil engineering with sufficient working experience in trekking trail and heritage based tourism, Karnali tourism Master Plan formulation and so on |
| Mr. Sandeep Adhikari | Masters in Tourism Studies | Tourism Expert/HR Lead; more than 10 yers of experience in community based tourism and adventure tourism in Nepal |
Interns and Volunteers
CEST Nepal offers opportunity for working as an intern as well as a volunteer. It has already hosted some foreign students successfully for supporting their research and other academic requirements by jointly undertaking projects with CEST Nepal team in the field of tourism, heritage conservation and poverty reduction.
The brief profile of successful foreign students who worked with CEST Nepal include the following:
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Name |
Background and Areas of Expertise |
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Mr. Roman Bizard (France) |
Worked and researched on community based tourism in Bhaktapur town and Kakrebari areas of Bhaktapur |
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Mr. William Gossin (France) |
Worked on evaluating the effectiveness of pro-poor tourism in Tamanag Heritage Trail, Rasuwa |