VIN is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation which was founded in 2005 by a diverse group drawn from development workers, educationalists, social activists and other professionals.
Unlike many other development NGOs, VIN serves to directly put efforts for change in the hands of local people. It actively encourages people to volunteer within their communities, aiming to unite all sectors of society in working together to set up and run local projects.
VIN has a board of advisors and a board of directors. VIN also works in partnership with like-minded national and international governmental and non-governmental organisations.
VIN’s main community-based pilot project is located at Jitpur, a rural community surrounded by woods, hills and fields. It lies 11 kilometres from the capital on the outskirts of the Kathmandu Valley near the beautiful Nagarjuna forest reserve.
There are also projects located elsewhere in the region and VIN is currently working to expand its scope to a second community-based site, Okhaldhunga, in the north east of Nepal.
Board of Advisors
1. Gangaram Gautam, Programme Advisor (Ph. D Scholar)
Ganga Ram Gautam was born in 1966. He is an Associate Professor of ELT in Mahendra Ratna Campus Tahachal, Kathmandu under Tribhuvan University. He is also a Senior Vice president of Nepal English Language Teachers Association (NELTA). He has been doing his Ph.D in Teacher Development from Kathmandu University. He has also been working with ETC- Educate the Children. He has prepared and presented many research papers in home and abroad. His main expertise is in Teacher Development and networking.
2. Sashidhar Belbase, Training Consultant (M.Phil, Kathmandu University)
Mr Belbase was born in 1972. He has done Masters in Mathematics, Economics and Political Science. He has also done his M. Phil in Educational Leadership from Kathmandu University. He has gained experiences of being teacher, teacher trainer and principal from different institutions. His main expertise lies on Mathematics teaching, Educational Leadership and Qualitative research. Currently he has been involved in Kathmandu University, as a lecturer for M Phil students. His interest is in the social work.
3 Tikaram Bhatta, Site Advisor (M. A. in English)
Mr Bhatta was born in 1970. He has done Masters in English. He has been teaching English in a public school (Sangla Balkumari Secondary, Kathmandu). He has also been doing his M. Ed. in ELT. He has visited the UK, Germany and Japan and presented papers. He is an experienced teacher of ELT. Mr. Bhatta is a very sociable person and enjoys working in the team. He is a good Public speaker and a community leader.
