OUR BOARD MEMBERS

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Arishma Shrestha
 Arishma is a development worker with a background in Psychology, specializing in Gender Equality, Disability, Social Inclusion, and Protection with strong experience in GBV mitigation, community‑level prevention, and inclusive governance. 
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Mibusha Ghimire
 Mibusha Ghimire is a Nepal-based program leader and social impact practitioner working at the intersection of peacebuilding, gender inclusion, and leadership development. She has designed and led fellowships, mentoring programs, and community initiatives that support emerging changemakers and survivor-centered justice. Her work focuses on inclusive leadership, storytelling for social transformation, and advancing equitable development. She is passionate about building collaborative spaces where dialogue, knowledge sharing, and inclusive leadership can contribute to sustainable peace and social transformation. 
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Navina Gyawali 
 Navina Gyawali, also known as Navi Zuni is a Social Activist who has been dedicatedly working in the development sector from 2011 A.D., after the completion of her Intermediate education. She earned a Fulbright Scholarship in 2014 A.D. from the USA. Navi Zuni returned to Nepal and completed her Masters in Sociology. She is the Founder-President of Supportive Action Towards Humanity (SATH), which was established in 2019 A.D. She has also started her Entrepreneurial journey with the establishment of Tick-Tick Bites, the first step towards an ‘all blind run restaurant’..
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Rubina Awale
 Rubina is a dedicated and experienced mental health professional specializing in child and adolescent psychology and school counselling. She holds a Master's degree in Applied Psychology from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.  Rubina has been working in the field of mental health since the past 10 years. Currently, she serves as the Director of Heart & Mind Hub at Thames International College and is leading the Mental Health, Access and Inclusion department at Ullens School, specifically working towards mental health awareness and initiatives at the college level.
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Mona Nyachhyon 
 Mona Nyachhyon is the Founder of Monaltech Pvt. Ltd., a cybersecurity and IT solutions company, with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. She is a Women in IT Award 2018 winner and has received the National Startup Award for her contribution to innovation and entrepreneurship. Her company was listed in the DTW Next 20, and she has represented Nepal in international IT outsourcing roadshows in the USA. She was also a merit student in Engineering and continues to promote cybersecurity and global IT collaboration.
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Supriya Manandhar
Supriya is an interdisciplinary professional who has worked in visual arts, art activism, art education, journalism and game development. Supriya loves all things digital graphics, and is a keen reader of critical theory, feminism and indigeneity.
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Bharat Shrestha
Bharat is a professional developmental worker on the field of public health, education, and social science. He is also a queer activist.
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Pallavi Payal
Pallavi Payal is a political researcher and a feminist Mithila artist exploring ideas to re-invent Mithila art in current times to try to explain the impact of the citizenship amendment bill on Madhesi women, the culture of silencing women, and other patriarchal and misogynistic mindset that affects the lives of women, through Mithila Art.
A digital illustration of Nabina Gyawali with dark hair styled in a low ponytail. She has a bindi on her forehead and wears a blue shirt. A gold necklace with a circular pendant rests on her chest. Her smile is wide and bright, revealing white teeth. The background is a vibrant collage of colorful doodles and symbols, including suns, flowers, stars, and abstract shapes, all drawn in a bold, expressive style.
Pallavi Payal
Navina Gyawali, also known as Navi Zuni is a Social Activist who has been dedicatedly working in the development sector from 2011 A.D., after the completion of her Intermediate education. She earned a Fulbright Scholarship in 2014 A.D. from the USA. Navi Zuni returned to Nepal and completed her Masters in Sociology. She is the Founder-President of Supportive Action Towards Humanity (SATH), which was established in 2019 A.D. She has also started her Entrepreneurial journey with the establishment of Tick-Tick Bites, the first step towards an ‘all blind run restaurant’. She currently serves as an Executive Board Member at Body & Data.
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Gauri Nepali
Gauri is a Queer Dalit Activist and a writer. She is a developmental worker as well. She has been working in the area of Human rights, gender and sexuality, social justice, media and advocacy of the caste and gender marginalized peoples. Her interest is in writing on intersectional social issues of caste, class and gender.