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Dipak Raj Onta and Samana Amatya
House Parents of Junior Boys at Olgapuri Children's Village
Dipak Raj Onta and Samana Amatya are the house parents of junior boys at Olgapuri Children’s Village. After the 2015 earthquake, Dipak managed the transit home that NYF had established in Gorkha for children displaced by the earthquake and also oversaw NYF’s EQ-scholarship program in the district. Both husband and wife joined NYF as house parents in January 2018. Samana is a fashion designer by profession.
Hem Prasad Shrestha and Binu Shrestha
House Parents of Senior Boys at Olgapuri Children’s Villlage
Hem Prasad Shrestha and Binu Shrestha are the house parents of senior boys at Olgapuri Children’s Villlage. The husband and wife pair joined NYF in March, 2020. Both of them have long experience of working with children as house parents.
Pushpa Thapa and Bishnu Rana
House Parents of Junior Girls at Olgapuri Children’s Village
Pushpa Thapa and Bishnu Rana are the house parents of junior girls at Olgapuri Children’s Village. While Pushpa has been working with NYF since 2004 as a social worker, she and her husband took on the roles of house parents since August, 2017.
Bhim Shrestha and Shreemaya Shrestha
House Parents of Senior Girls at Olgapuri Children’s Village
Bhim Shrestha and Shreemaya Shrestha are the house parents of senior girls at Olgapuri Children’s Village. The couple has many years of experience as house parents. Bhim is also a psychological counselor and holds a post graduate in Psychology and Bachelor’s degree in management.
Rajan Pandit
Manager of Liaison and Program Support
Rajan Pandit is the Manager of Liaison and Program Support. His role includes maintaining liaison with and reporting to the government and local stakeholders, documentation, and ensuring compliance with local laws. Rajan is himself a NYF student alumni, and joined NYF as a staff in 2011. As a student, he also got prestigious Fulbright scholarship under NESA-UGRAD program for a year in the US and studied at State University of New York (SUNY) Cobleskill.
Lalit Gahatraj
Operations Manager
Lalit Gahatraj is the Operations Manager at NYF. He has been a long time NYF employee. He had joined the organization in 2004 and worked in NYF’s nutrition program for 11 years. After the earthquake in 2015, he looked after the post-earthquake reconstruction project. With the completion of the reconstruction project, he has now taken responsibility of the day to day operations of NYF as the Operation’s Manager.
Dipak Bhattarai
Account Manager
Dipak Bhattarai is the Account Manager at Nepal Youth Foundation-Nepal. He has over 13 years of experience in accountancy and has been working at NYF since 2005 with remarkable competency.
Umesh Raj Regmi
Program Coordinator of Education & Youth Empowerment
Umesh Raj Regmi has been leading NYF’s Education program since joining the organization in 2013. Prior to NYF, Umesh worked as a research scholar at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, USA. He holds a master’s degree in English.
Sumitra Dhakal
Manager of Ankur Counseling and training Center
Sumitra Dhakal is Manager of Ankur Counseling and training Center. She joined Ankur in 2010 and holds a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. She is one of the lead counselors and manages the everyday operation of Ankur.