 Yubraj Shrestha
Regional Manager, Central and Western Regional Office, Chitwan
Key activities
Mr. Shrestha is responsible to manage planning, monitoring and evaluation of all NEWAH’s program at HQ and regional level and integrate PME data into NEWAH project management information system (PMIS). His responsibilities include establishing planning, monitoring and evaluation system across all NEWAH programs, formulating or reviewing planning, monitoring & evaluation policy, procedure and guideline. He ensures PMIS operation, information and data requirements for project planning, implementation and completion, and supervises and manages PME and data management staff in HQ. Linking NEWAH PME activities with the sector and coordinating NEWAH related evaluation or assessment work from NEWAH's side is also part of his job responsibility.
Background
Mr. Shrestha has a Masters in Economics & Sociology from Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu. He entered into the WATSAN sector as a technical supervisor for the WaterAid/ADB-N UNICEF Water and Sanitation project in 1991. After the formation of NEWAH in 1992, he has been working in the organization in different portfolios; technical officer, program support & maintenance officer, new initiative manager and PME manager. He is one of the SMT members in NEWAH as well as focal person for EU granted VCP projects of NEWAH. Shrestha is a development activist, who especially promotes participatory community development approach. He is also a life member of Nepan Participatory Action Network (Nepan) and associated with micro credit & cooperative initiatives.
Trainings attended
- PRA/RRA, 1993
- Gender Analysis for Poverty Alleviation in Water and Sanitation Projects, 1999
- Methodology for Participatory Assessment (MPA), 2003
- Project Planning and Management, 2002
- Partnering and Capacity Development, 2003
- Facilitation Skill, 2004
- Savings & Credit management and business plan, 2003
- Project Monitoring and Evaluation, AIT Thailand, 2000
- Organisational Development Management, 2008
- Multiple Use of Water System (MUS), 2008
- Qualitative Information System (QIS), 2008
- Involving Men in Hygiene Promotion, 2008
Participation/ Paper presentation
Mr. Shrestha has presented papers in some international forums.
- 'Importance of Looking Back Study in WATSAN project', 29th WEDC Conference, 22-26 Sept 03, Nigeria
- Paper presented in the international conference on "Education for Sustainable Future" 18-20 October 2004, Ahemdabad India
- 'Towards a Wider use of PRA Tools', Article published in 'Participation', Year 3, No. 3, June 2001, Nepan yearly publication
- 'PRA and Literacy – the process of community self realization and awareness building', published in 'Participation', Year 5, No. 5, 2003
- 'Community Water Supply and Sanitation program and gender development – a discussion', published in 'Sahabhagita', Year 8, No. 4, 2003, Nepan quarterly publication
- 'Looking Back Study' published in Thopa Thopa Milera, NEWAH 10 Year Publication
- 'Utthan' published in 'Pani' NEWAH quarterly newsletter
- 'Importance of Looking Back Study' in WATSAN project, published in 29th WEDC conference
Languages
Nepali, English, Hindi and Newari
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