Core Team

Dr Ashok Pande is a Health Management Expert who has worked in various capacities within the development and education sector. While working as the Executive Director/Programme Director/Project Coordinator at different organizations, he has contributed to medical waste management, HIV and AIDs prevention, good governance, child protection, social protection and health management research.

Founder and Executive Director of Just Nepal Foundation (JNF). JNF works in Sindhupalchowk District on inclusive quality education, youth entrepreneurship, Disaster Risk Reduction, and relief work.

Ram Chandra Paudel is a highly skilled professional trainer/facilitator with extensive experience in the national and international arena. He has decades of experience working closely with and building the capacities of various institutions within the government, public, private and non-profit sectors with a key focus on human development, community development, as well as multicultural/gender issues.

Yangchen Gurung is currently working in the capacity of Project Manager at Lo Gyalpo Jigme Cultural Conservation Foundation. Yangchen holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) with a specialization in Energy and Environment Policy and has experience of working within the sector in the Dominican Republic and the United States.

Rita Tisdall has over thirty years of experience working in development and inclusion; she has an advisory role in the core group5

Krishna Kumar Lamichhane has been working as Program Manager in Community Based Rehabilitation Service (CBRS) Nepal for 30 years now. Krishna holds Master of Philosophy in Economics. He also has experience of teaching Health Economics at Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Pokhara Campus for four years and economics to the high school students at Global Collegiate School, Pokhara, for twenty years. Apart from teaching and his work at CBRS, he has also been involved in research consultancies as a freelancer.