When DCA Nepal decided to deploy me for an official mission to Uganda, there was no bound of my happiness. It’s not only because a new country was adding in my list, but for an expectation of new leanings and experiences that I’d be gathering from this new venture. This is my second mission in the African Region. In 2012, I spent almost three weeks in South Africa for a Local Economic Development course, but this mission seems to be little different. Beneficiaries Satisfaction It’s been almost two years since I joined DCA under the capacity of livelihood officer for earthquake recovery project. In the past two years I have seen people making significant change in their livelihood with the support from DCA. I have spent more than a decade, of my professional time in rural Nepal with various organizations. As a development professional, the only thing we want to see is happiness on the faces of beneficiaries after their dreams come true. We are not just supporting with seed money t...
I hold a master’s degree in management of development from the Netherlands. I have completed a PGD in Disaster Management from IGNOU. Additionally, I have completed professional development courses in Indigenous Studies, including Indigenous Canada and Arctic Peoples and Cultures at the University of Alberta and Aboriginal Worldviews and Education at the University of Toronto. I have been working in the fields of Livelihoods, DRR, Climate Change, Conflict Mitigation, and more.