Curriculum Vitae

Name: Shree Kumar Maharjan
Son of: Nanda Lal Maharjan and Laxmi Maharjan
Date of Birth: 1st December 1979
Marital Status: Single
Permanent Address: Kirtipur-12, Panga, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: 9841451293 (Mobile), 977-014334219 (Residence)
Email: skmah70@hotmail.com, skmah2001@yahoo.com, smilingsiri@gmail.com,


Education
Degree Major area of study Division Percentage Passed Year Institution
M. Sc. Ag. (2 years) Conservation Ecology Distinction (topper in department) 87.5 2006 IAAS
B. Sc. Ag. (4 Years) Conservation Ecology First Division 72.06 2002 IAAS
I. Sc. Ag. (2 years) Agronomy, Horticulture, Animal Science First Division 67.02 1999 IAAS, Lamjung
SLC Board Science, Mathematics, English First Division 71 1996 Jana Sewa Secondary School, Panga

Thesis title: Promotion and Development of Agritourism Industry in Chitwan District with Special Reference to TRPAP Area.

Awards:
Ø Young Social Entrepreneur by Ashoka Foundation Nepal in 2007.
Ø Awarded a partial thesis research grant from Tourism for Rural Poverty Alleviation Programme (TRPAP), [UNDP, DFID, SNV-Nepal, DNPWC, NTB and MoCTCA]
Ø Tribhuvan University Merit Scholarships and studentships during the entire period of B.Sc. Ag. Study at IAAS, provided to the Top ten student of Faculty of Agriculture.
Ø Jehendar Chhatrabriti Puraskar (Scholarship given to the intelligent students) in school.

Work Experience
[May 19 2008 to till now] Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LIBIRD)
Programme Officer
Major Responsibilities: Designing programs, reporting, supervision and monitoring, publication, networking and alliance building, implementation of program, organizing trainings, biodiversity fairs, workshops, and seminars. Review monthly expenditure compared to budget prepared; attend meetings, recruit, hire and fire field staffs; supervise and manage all staff, ensuring that staffs.

[August 08 2007 to June 2008] Natural Resource Development Center (NRDC)
Natural Resource Development Coordinator
Major responsibilities: coordinate and liaise with local artisans at village levels and donors NGOs and INGOs; day to day management of NRDC’s institution and programs, prepare business plan with the assistance key staff for board approval; review monthly expenditure compared to budget prepared; attend board meetings, write minutes and record them after board approval; formulate and update policies and procedures as necessary; prepare staff job description and at board’s approval, recruit, hire and fire staff; supervise and manage all staff, ensuring that staffs have appropriate development and learning opportunities, carry out performance evaluation annually; networking with government, non-governmental and business partners, proposal writing etc.

[December 2006 – July 2007] Wildlife Watch Group (WWG), Kopundol
Program Officer
Major Responsibilities: Planning different programs, implementation of new projects, proposal writing, report writing, coordinating different organizations, disseminating experiences, assisting chairman in various administrative activities.
[August, 2003 – September, 2005] Ecological Services Center, Chitwan

Research Assistant
Major Responsibilities: Proposal and Report writing, Survey and field researches, Social mobilization, Capacity building of the farmers and community people on resource mapping program at Dibyanagar and Meghauli VDCs of Chitwan District

June 2004 - July 2004 ( 2 months) IUCN-The World Conservation Union
District Resource Person
Major Responsibilities: Resource map preparation, Documentation of bio-resources of Chitwan and Traditional knowledge of healers of Tharu, Chepang, and Darai, to train local resource persons.
June 2006 (1 month) – Practical Action Nepal

Field Supervisor
Major Responsibilities: Identification of local innovations, Documentation of local innovation and innovator, reporting.

Volunteer experience
2007 June – till now Ashoka Nepal
Young Social Entrepreneur
Major Responsibilities: Proposal Writing for own idea (Nature Expedition and hike program for students of schools and colleges, Searching for Fund, Implementation of own Idea to change the society and Social Problem seen in the Locality.

24 September 2006 to 20 Augus 2007 Kirtipur Volunteers Society
Executive Member of Development Museum Project.
Major Tasks: Identification of Development models and materials, indigenous skills, knowledge, technology, coordination with different indigenous knowledge, skills and technology related NGOs, INGOs, GOs, collection of development models, Management of collected materials, man power development.

September 2006 – November 2006 Wildlife Watch Group (WWG)
Program Associate
Major Responsibilities: proposal writing, report writing, coordinating different organizations, disseminating experiences, assisting chairman in various administrative activities
2002- June, 2003 Himalayan Resource Institute, (HIRI)
Research Assistant
Major Responsibilities: Planning and execution of training, research on Organic Farming at Buddhanilkantha farm, Data collection, analysis and report writing

Interests
Conservation activities, Agriculture Agritourism/Village tourism, Organic farming, Permaculture, Community based natural resource management, participatory management

Computer Skills
Regular proficient user of almost all commonly used software packages for word processing, data analysis and presentation, publication designing, SPSS, Microsoft Movie Maker, Photoshop, Email and Internet.

Trainings
As trainee
Ø 4 weeks training on Contemporary Approaches to Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Use (2 weeks on GR policies and GR management strategies and 2 weeks on Integrated and Participatory Approaches in Agrobiodiversity Management) in Wageningen International, the Netherlands from April 6, 2009 to May 1, 2009.
Ø 5 days training on South Asian Community based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA) training organized by LI-BIRD, BCAS, IIED and Practical Action Nepal in Pokhara from January 9 to 13, 2009.
Ø Two days training on Social Analysis System (SAS2) in Institute of Forestry, Pokhara organized by Local Initiatives for Biodiversity Research and Development.
Ø Six months mentoring and interning with Ashoka Fellows in Nepal under Ashoka Nepal Forum for Young Social Enterpreneurs AFYSE/BUS Program.
Ø Youth Leadership Development Program organized by Kathmandu 2020 and Pragya Management Group on December 8th 2007.
Ø 5 days training on Participatory Innovation Development (PID) organized by Prolinnova Nepal Programme from November 5-9, 2006 at Narayangarh, Chitwan
Ø 3 Weeks training on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) organized by School of Environmental Management and Sustainable Development (SchEMS), New Baneshwor from September 5th to 26th 2006.
Ø Training on Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Rapid Market Appraisal and Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation organized by Society for Highland Development (SHID- Nepal) in 1 Jan to 15 Jan 2003
Ø Training on Household Solid Waste Management organized by Kathmandu Metropolitan and Urban development through Local Efforts (Udle) from May 6th to 7th 2004
Ø Training on Documentation on Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge organized by IUCN-The World Conservation Union in 1st-5th June 2004
Ø Training on Self-Management and Leadership Development organized by Social Mobilization Experimentation and Learning Center (SMELC) IAAS, Rampur and Brahma Kumaris Rajyoga Center, Narayangarh in 23-27 March, 2005
Ø Training on Community Preparedness for Disaster Risk Reduction Program organized by Disaster Preparedness Desk of Huminitarian Aid Department of European Union, Dan Church Aid and Lutheran World Federation, Nepal from April 25th to 28th 2007

As Resource person
Ø Community Based Biodiversity Management Training in Pokhara from 17th November 2008 to 20th November 2008 organized by Local Initiatives for Biodiversity Research and Development (LI-BIRD)
Ø Counselor in Third Educational Counseling and Expo 2007 organized by Kirtipur Volunteer Society held in Kirtipur on 16th June 2007.
Ø Training on Permaculture homestead design in Yansila, Morang organized by Gramin Samudayik Bikas Sanstha, Yansila Nepal on 26-30 June 2007
Ø Training on Organic farming in Hetauda organized by Aharnish Dhyan Kendra (ADK) in 18th -21st April 2007
Ø Training on Wetland Biodiversity Conservation and Wise-Use in Ghodaghodi Lake, Sukhad Bazzar, Kailali District organized by Ghodaghodi Forum and Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) Program of WWF in 17th to 19th, Nov 2005
Ø Training on Permaculture Homestead Design for Agroecotourism in Leknath Municipality, Kaski District organized by Ecological Services center (Ecosenter) and World Vision in 18th - 24th September, 2005
Ø Training on Household Solid Waste Management in Boteodhar, Lamjung District organized by Bhoteodar Bajar Byabasthapan tatha Sudhar Samiti and Urban Development through local effort (UDLE) in 7- 14 August, 2005
Ø Training to the Local Resource persons on Documentation on Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge in Narayangard, Chitwan District organized by Institute of Social and Environmental Research (ISER) and IUCN-Nepal in 25th-28th July 2004
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Writing skills
Ø Shrestha, P.; S.K. Maharjan and B.R. Sthapit, 2009. Participatory seed exchange to enhance conservation and use of genetic resources in home garden (Submitted for publication)
Ø Maharjan, S.K. 2008. Dream today to lead tomorrow and build new Nepal. “Yuwa Aawaz” Souvenir, Kirtipur Volunteer Society. pp 33-37
Ø Maharjan S.K., Dangol, D.R. Pandey, R J. and K.K. Pant., 2007. Study on Prospects, Promotion and Development of Agritourism Industry in Shaktikhor VDC of Chitwan district. “IAAS Research Advances” – II, Rampur Chitwan pp 225-229
Ø dxh{g, >Ls'df/ lj= ;= @)^$, df3 @$ ut] laxLaf/, s] oxL xf] u0ftGq < “sLlt{k'/ kf]i6 b}lgs klqsf” (published in nepali) Ø dxh{g, >Ls'df/ lj= ;= @)^$, kf}if !# ut] z'saf/, o'jf ljBfyL{x?nfO{ ks[lt ;+/If0f ;DalGw hgr]tgfd"ns kbofqf “zlxb ;fKtflxs klqsf” (published in nepali)
Ø Maharjan, Shree Kumar, 09-15 April, 2007, Managing Tourism in Wetlands in Nepal “Nepal Travel and Trade Reporter” Vol X, Issue 16, pp 26-29
Ø dxh{g, >Ls'df/, kf¨fl/s s[lif k0ffnLM Ps ljsNk, “g]kfn kdf{sNr/ ;d'x va/klqsf” jif{ ^ c+s & kf}if–r}q @)^# -rf}dfl;s_ (published in nepali)
Ø dxh{g, >Ls'df/, ca pk/fGt sLlt{k'/df e'sDk klt/]flw 3/x? dfq aGg]5g\ “zlxb ;fKtflxs” –jif{ !, c+s !(, k'0f{fªs ^* -lj= ;= @)^#, r}q ! ut] z'saf/_ (published in nepali language)
Ø Maharjan Shree Kumar, 5-11 March 2007, Prospects of wildlife tourism in Nepal “Nepal Travel and Trade Reporter”.
Ø Maharjan Shree Kumar, 23 January 2007, Ethnic/Cultural tourism Benefits “The Rising Nepal” (National Daily Newspaper)
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Ø dxh{g, >L s'df/ kmfu'g @)^@ – df3, @)^#, g]kfndf s[lif ko{6gsf] ;+efJotf, “s[lif ;Gb]z” -cw{jflif{s_, jif{ # -%–^_, k]h &@–&# -published in nepali language)
Ø dxh{g, >L s'df/ @)^#, kdf{sNr/ ljsf;df ;xeflutfsf] e'ldsf, /ht hoGtL :dfl/sf, l;/fxf ;dfh -published in nepali language)
Ø Maharjan, S. K. 2006. Religious tourism in Kirtipur, “Nepal Travel and Trade Reporter” on June 26 – July 2, 2006 pp 44-45
Ø Maharjan, S. K. 2006. Prospects of ethnic tourism in Nepal “Nepal Travel Trade Reporter” on May 22-28, 2006, pp 26-29
Ø dxh{g, >L s'df/ @)^#, lrtjgM s[lif ko{6gsf nflu plrt uGtJo :yn, “lxdfno 6fOD;” -;f]daf/, h]7 *, @)^#_ -published in nepali language)
Ø Maharjan, S. K. 2006. Prospects of Agritourism in Chitwan, “Nepal Trade and Travel Reporter”, March 20-26, pp 26-29
Ø dxh{g, >L s'df/ @)^@, g]kfndf h}ljs ljljwtf / k/Dk/fut 1fg / To;df s[lif tyf kz' lj1fg cWoog ;+:yfgsf] e'ldsf, “s[lif ;Gb]z”, jif{ @, c+s #–$ -kmfu'g @)^! – df3, @)^@_
Ø Maharjan, S. K. 2002. Preliminary checklist of weeds found in Wheat field of IAAS Agromony farm in the “Environment” Wall Journal of Department of Environmental Science, IAAS.
Ø Maharjan, S. K. 2006. An Introduction to Biodynamic Agriculture Submitted to Krishi Bimonthly Magazine on May, 2006 for Publication.

Language Proficiency
English, Hindi, Nepali, Newari (Mother tongue), Tharu (understanding)

Travels
Wageningen International, The Netherlands
Visited agricultural institutions of Nepal and India during B. Sc. Ag.
Different VDCs of Chitwan, Makwanpur, Bara, and Nuwakot district for surveys and research during study period.

Seminar and Talk Program Organized
Ø Workshop on Conservation of indigenous Knowledge on Medicinal Plants of Chitwan in IAAS on 2004, December.
Ø Counseling the SLC appeared students in “Education Expo and Counseling Program” Organized by Kirtipur Volunteer Society on 16th June 2007 (Ashad 2, 2064)

Paper and seminar presentation
Ø Paper on the methodology of the resource mapping of the medicinal plants used by the Tharu and Kumal Communities of the Western Chitwan in the Auditorium hall of the IAAS on December, 2004 organized by Ecological Services Center.
Ø Thesis Proposal entitled “Study on Promotion and Development of Agritourism Industry in Chitwan District with Special Reference to TRPAP Area” presented in IAAS Seminar hall on December, 2005 (Mangsir, 21 2062)
Ø Seminar presentation on the thesis findings on Study on Promotion and Development of Agritourism Industry in Chitwan District with Special Reference to TRPAP Area in IAAS Seminar Hall on 11 Asar, 2063

Professional Memberships
Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN), Lazimpat
Human Rights Organization of Nepal (HURON), Kirtipur Branch
Kirtipur Volunteers Society (KVS), Executive Member
Nepalese Society for Systematic Collection, Nayabazzar, Kirtipur.
Friends of Natural History Museum, Swyambhu, Kathmandu.
Agricultural Concern Society, Nakhu Dobato, Lalitpur.
Natural History Society of Nepal, Satdobato, Lalitpur
Shankhapur Krishak Samuha, Kirtipur 12, Panga, Advisory Member

References
Associate Prof. Dr. Dharma Raj Dangol, Ph. D.
Department of Environmental Science (DES)
Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science,
Tribhuvan University, Rampur Chitwan, Nepal
E- mail: dharmadangol@yahoo.com, drdangol@gmail.com
Phone No: 977-1-4330982 (R), 9855058691 (mobile)

Prof. Sant Bahadur Gurung,
Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science,
Tribhuvan University, Rampur Chitwan, Nepal
Phone: 0977-056-581141 (O), 9855056176 (mobile)
Fax: 0977-056-581021
Email: sant_sbg@yahoo.com

Dr. Pratap Shrestha
Technical Advisor (TA)
Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD)
GPO Box 324, Gairapatan Pokhara
Email: info@libird.org, pshrestha@libird.org
Phone: 061-526834; 061535357
Fax: 061-539956
Web: http://www.libird.org/