Participants
In addition to GAC members, also invited to participate will be regional- and country-level UNGEI partners, country gender focal points, government officials, members of CSOs including representatives of women’s networks, donors based in Kathmandu and involved in the education sector in the region and academicians.
Sr.# |
Organisation/ Affiliation |
Name |
Title |
| Country Delegates/ Partners | |||
| 1 | Afghanistan | Ms. Susan Wardak | Director, Teacher Education, Ministry of Education |
| 2 | Ms. Elay Ershad | Gender Advisor, Ministry of Education | |
| 3 | Ms. Miki Tanae | UNICEF Education Specialist/UNGEI Focal Point | |
| 4 | Bangladesh | Ms. Anwara Begum | Deputy Director, Training Division |
| 5 | Ms. Syeda Azra Karim | Asst. Programme Officer, AUS-Aid | |
| 6 | Ms. Monira Hasan | UNICEF Education Specialist/UNGEI Focal Point | |
| 7 | Bhutan | Ms. Dechem Zam | Gender Focal Point & Deputy Chief Planning Officer, Ministry of Education |
| 8 | Ms. Saydon Dukpa | Principal, Duksum Community Primary School, Ministry of Education | |
| 9 | Cambodia | H.E. Bunroeun Nath | Under Secretary of State & National EFA Coordinator, Ministry of Education |
| 10 | Mrs. Dr. Vanchankan Nhim | Deputy Inspector General & Gender Focal Point, Ministry of Education | |
| 13 | India | Ms. Richa Sharma | Deputy Secretary, Dept. of School Education & Literacy |
| 14 | Ms. Girija B. H. | Senior Assistant Director, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan | |
| 15 | Ms. Deepa Das | UNICEF Education Specialist | |
| 16 | Ms. Aarti Saihjee | UNICEF Education Specialist | |
| 17 | Lao PDR | Ms. Amphayvanh Khamsengsivilay | Vice President, Women's Union |
| 18 | Ms. Yangxia Lee | Director General, Center for the Promotion of Education for Women, Ethnic & Disabled People, Ministry of Education | |
| 19 | Ms. Maliphone Virachith Abhay | UNICEF Gender & Development Specialist | |
| 20 | Mongolia | Mr. Dorjravdan Erdenechimeg | Director, International Relations Division, Ministry of Education Culture and Science |
| 21 | Mr. Gankhuyag Ochirhuyag | Deputy Director, EFA-FTI, Ministry of Education Culture and Science | |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | Mr. Walipe Hereuwar Wingi | Superintendent, Teachers Professional Development, Dept. of Education |
| 23 | Ms. Gayle Tatsi-Misionyaki | First Assistant Secretary, Dept of Community Development | |
| 24 | Thailand | Dr. Benjalug Namfa | Director, Office of Academic Development and National Standards, Ministry of Education |
| 25 | Ms. Pathoomrat Rianpaisarn | Policy & Planning Analyst, Bureau of Policy and Planning, Ministry of Education | |
| 26 | Mr. Rangsun Wiboonuppatum | UNICEF Education Officer | |
| 27 | Viet Nam | Dr. Loi Le Chi | Expert, International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Education |
| 28 | Ms. Loan Do Thi Bich | Senior Researcher/Departmental Head, Ministry of Education | |
| 29 | Nepal | Mr. Balananda Paudel | Secretary, Ministry of Education & Sports |
| 30 | Royal Danish Embassy | Mr. D.F. Larsen | Minister Counsellor |
| 31 | Shiva L. Bhusal | Sr. Programme Officer | |
| 32 | DFID | Ms.Halima Begam | Education Advisor |
| 33 | Royal Norwegian Embassy | Ms. Elin GjedramKamala Bisht | Advisor |
| 34 | Ms. Elin Gjedram | First Secretary | |
| 35 | UNESCO | Mr. Tap Raj Pant | National Programme Officer |
| 36 | ILO | Mr. Uddhav Raj Paudyal | CTA |
| 37 | Education Journalist Group | Bhupa Raj Khadka | President |
| 38 | CARE-Nepal | Dr. Karuna Onta | Coordinator |
| 39 | MOES | Ms. Usha Dixit | Director |
| 40 | NPC | Mr. Manoj Subedi | Section Officer |
| 41 | MOLD | Mr.Surya Nath Koirala | Under Secretary |
| 42 | SWC | Mr. Jeevan Ram Bhattarai | Director |
| 43 | UNFPA | Giri Pant | Programme Officer |
| 44 | MOWCSW | Ms. Abha Shrestha | Section Officer |
| 45 | MOF | Mr. Tek Bahadur Khatri | Section Officer |
| 46 | National Women's Commission | Mr. Chandra Bahadur Sapkota | Section Officer |
| 47 | NFDIH | Suchitra Rana | |
| 48 | Tribhuvan University | Dr. Susan Acharya | Lecturer |
| 49 | World Bank | Mohan Arya | Local Donor Contact Point |
| 50 | MOES | Ms. Sheela Bhandari | Teacher |
| 51 | World Education | Mr.Chij Kumar Shrestha | Country Director |
| 52 | MOES | Mr. Indra Bahadur Kunwar | Section Officer |
| 53 | MOES | Mr. Baburam Dhungana | Section Officer |
| 54 | MOES | Ms.Divya Dawadi | Section Officer |
| 55 | MOES | Renuka Pandey | Section Officer |
| 56 | MOES | Mr. Narayan Shresths | Section Officer |
| 57 | Rajdhani Daily | Bharat Sharma | Reporter |
| 58 | Education Journalist Group | Rajan Sharma | Reporter |
| 59 | Kathmandu Post | Kush Raj Koirala | Reporter |
| 60 | Himalayan Times | Laxmi Joshi | Reporter |
| 61 | Nepal News | Ram P. Humagain | Reporter |
| 62 | Kantipur | Chandra Shekhar Karki | Reporter |
| 63 | Nepal Television | Devi Sapkota | Reporter |
| 64 | Mohan Ghimire | Cameraman | |
| 65 | UNICEF | Melinda Smith | Education Specialist |
| 66 | Ms. Sumon Tuladhar | UNICEF Project Officer | |
UNGEI Regional Partners, Asia-Pacific |
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| 67 | BRAC University, Bangladesh | Dr. Monica Gomes | Sr. Faculty, Institute of Educational Development |
| 68 | CARE- New Delhi | Ms. Kokila Gulati | Programme Director, Girls' Education |
| 69 | IPPFSAR-India | Ms. Anjali Capila | Programme Officer, Adolescents |
| 70 | Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) Pakistan | Dr. Baela Raza Jamil | Chairperson |
| 71 | Save the Children Alliance | Mr. Jay Wisecarver | Child Rights Advisor/CRP Director |
| 72 | Plan Asia Regional Office | Ms. Anne-Marie Davies | Regional Learning Advisor |
| 73 | SEAMEO | Ms. Abigail C. Lanceta | Programme Officer (Information) |
| 74 | UNESCO | Maki Hayshikawa | Programme Specialist, Gender |
ASPBAE Network Organizations |
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| 75 | CAMPE Bangladesh | Ms. Tasneem Athar | Deputy Director |
| 76 | National Coalition for Education (NCE) India | Mr. Rama Kant Rai | Convenor |
| 77 | Global Campaign for Education (GCE) Nepal | Bhupraj Khadka | |
| 78 | ASPBAE | Ms.Yanti Muchtar | Policy Analyst |
| Resource Persons |
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| 79 | India | Prof. Rangachar Govinda | Keynote Presenter |
| 80 | Uganda | Ms. Sheila Wamahiu | UNICEF Chief of Education |
| 81 | HURDEC Nepal | Mr. Parimal Jha | Executive Director/Facilitator |
UNGEI GAC Members |
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| 82 | AED | Ms. May A. Rihani | Sr. Vice President & Director, Global Learning Group |
| 83 | ASPBAE | Ms. Nitya Rao | Lecturer, Gender & Dev. University of East Anglia |
| 84 | Camfed | Ms. Penina Malma | UNGEI Co-Chair/Executive Director, Camfed Tanzania |
| 85 | CIDA | Ms. Nora Fyles | Sr. Advisor, Education |
| 86 | Commonwealth Secretariat | Ms. Jyotsna Jha | Advisor, Gender, Education & HIV/AIDS |
| 87 | DFID | Ms. Rose Kanwar | Policy Officer, Education & Skills Team |
| 88 | FAWE | Ms. Codou Diaw | Executive Director |
| 89 | Gambia EFA Coalition | Ms. Adelaide Sosseh-Gaye | Chairperson |
| 90 | ILO | Ms. Urmila Sarkar | Technical Specialist, Child Labor & Education/ Regional UNGEI Partner |
| 91 | Norad | Ms. Elizabeth Heen | Sr. Education Advisor |
| 92 | Sida | Ms. Sofia Orrebrink | Programme Officer, Education |
| 93 | UNESCO | Ms. Namtip Aksornkool | Senior Specialist |
| 94 | UNFPA | Ms. Ugochi Daniels | Deputy Representative, Nepal |
| 95 | UNICEF | Ms. Changu Mannathoko | Sr. Education Advisor |
| 96 | WFP | Ms.Pramila Ghimire | Programme Coordinator |
| 97 | World Bank | Ms. Mercy Tembon | Sr. Education Specialist |
| 98 | World Vision | Dr. Sarmad Iqbal Khan | National Advocacy Coordinator, Pakistan |
UNGEI Regional Focal Points |
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| 99 | East Asia & Pacific | Ms. Aya Aoki | Education Specialist, UNGEI Regional Focal Point |
| 100 | Ms. Mita Gupta | Education Specialist, UNGEI Regional Focal Point | |
| 101 | Eastern & Southern Africa Region | Ms. Aster Haregot | Education Specialist, UNGEI Regional Focal Point |
| 102 | South Asia Region | Ms. Susan Durston | Regional Advisor, Education |
| 103 | Ms.Raka Rashid | Education Specialist, UNGEI Regional Focal Point | |
| 104 | West & Central Africa Region | Ms. Vigdis Cristofoli | Education Specialist, UNGEI Regional Focal Point |
| Observers |
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| 105 | Room-to-Read | Ms. Emily Leys | Global Program Officer |
| 106 | Commonwealth Foundation | Ms. Anisha Rajapakse | Programme Manager |
| 107 | Japanese Embassy, Nepal | Mr. Takeshi Shiihara | Chief of Economic Cooperation Section |
| 108 | DFID-Nepal | Mr.Tony Burdon | Deputy Head of Office |
Journalists |
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| 109 | IPS | Ms. Lynette Corporal | Editor |
| 110 | Asia News Network | Mr. Rupak Dev Sharma | Editor |
| Girl Participants |
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| 111 | Biratnagar Child Club | Ms. Reshami Chowdhary | Speaker |
| 112 | Ms. Madhu Tamang | ||
| 113 | Ms. Pushpa Sharma | ||
| 114 | Ms. Sulekha Mahato | ||
| 115 | Ms. Rama Basnet | Chaperone | |
UNGEI Secretariat |
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| 116 | Ms. Cheryl Gregory Faye | Sr. Education Officer/Head of UNGEI | |
| 117 | Ms. Margaret Odoch-Jato | Sr. Project Assistant, UNGEI Secretariat | |
| 118 | Ms. Sonia Yeo | Unicef Communication Specialist | |
| 119 | Ms. Malli Kamimura | UNICEF Communication Consultant | |
| 120 | Mr. John Brittain | Chief of Communication, UNICEF Nepal | |
| 121 | Ms. Rupa Joshi | Communication Officer, UNICEF Nepal | |
| 122 | Ms. Manju Rana | Sr. Communication Assistant, UNICEF Nepal | |
| 123 | Ms. Mariana Stirbu | Project Officer, UNICEF ROSA, Nepal | |
| 124 | Mr. Surrendra Bisht | UNICEF Consultant, UNICEF ROSA, Nepal | |
| 125 | Ms. Pushpa Chhetri | UNICEF Programme Assistant, UNICEF ROSA, Nepal | |
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