Raj Dhungana's Page

What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

When I saw the pain of innocent children, women and other civilian during armed conflict in Nepal, that inspired me to work for peacebuilding.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

I am working in Save the Children, Nepal as peace education unit chief. And I have been working in peace education area since 2004 and have done series of works in this sector till date. Currently I am also working with Save the Children Alliance Members in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

South Asia

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

Nepal

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

Save the Children

How many years professional experience do you have ?

6-10

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://www.savethechildren.org.np

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://google.com

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://wikipedia

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Conflict Resolution, Democratization, Development, Dialogue, Diplomacy, Education, Human Rights, Psychosocial

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Capacity Building, Curriculum Development

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

I am currently doing research on peace education in government curricula of Nepal.

If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications

1. Peace Education in School Curricula of Nepal-article
2. Human Rights Education through Government School Curricula in Nepal-article
From Closed Room (Edited), 2009