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

Coming as I do, from Nepal, a country that has witnessed over 10 years of civil war, between the insurgents and the state, it was natural for me to be involved in peace and conflict resolution. My idealogy didnt support the Maoists movement, and i did not like the way the State was handling the whole situation. So i turned towards working on peace and conflict resolution, to make any impact i could to change the prevailing situation of my country.

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

After doing my graduation in India, i returned to Nepal and started to work at NDI (National Democratic Institute for International Affairs) on civic education, voter education and political party strengthening programs. In 2003, along with some friends, I started an NGO called the Alliance for Peace, to try and work on good governance, peacebuilding and conflict transformation in Nepal.
I recently completed the Chevening Fellowship on Conflict Resolution and Post conflict recovery studies from the University of York, UK.
Alliance for Peace (AfP) Nepal is a non-profit, non-governmental independent organization working for a peaceful and democratic Nepal. It is a pioneer organization working on political party reforms through democratization amongst the students and youth wings of the political parties in Nepal. Our thematic areas of work include human rights, peace building and conflict transformation with gender as a cross-cutting issue. In 2002, we were a group of like-minded students and youths meeting in a coffee shop talking about the spiralling violence in the country when the genesis of establishing an organization came into being. Today, AfP consists of dedicated professionals, student political leaders and concerned youth.

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

Nepal, India, 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?

I am the Director at the Alliance for Peace

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://www.afpnepal.org

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

http://www.afpnepal.org

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

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Democratization, Development, Youth, Organizational Development

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

Training, Evaluation, Program Design, Fundraising, Program Administration, Advocacy, Intervention, Research

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

Survey of the Conflict Affected Youth in Nepal
Youth: Conflict Drivers or Agents of Change?
Education and Conflict: A Case Study of Nepal

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

1. Model Constitution of Nepal: Youth Visions and Perspectives. 2007
2. Peace building Education for the Youth in Nepal: A Practitioners Manual on Conflict Transformation and Peace Education. 2007
3. Human Rights Training Manual for the Youth. 2006
4. Education and Conflict: A Conference Report. 2006
and several articles on Youth, Conflict, Peace and democracy which can be accessed online.