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Development Nepal |
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Development and Stability |
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Interview |
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“I often suggest my friends who see no hope for Nepal to travel to rural Nepal and talk with people there. I also do this often when I feel low on my work. Travelling out and talking with rural people will energize you. They have so much energy and hope for Nepal, it will inspire and fascinate you. They have simple hopes and simple dreams.”
Mr. Piush Kayastha has been a long time development worker with almost two decades of operational experience. He currently works for CEDPA/Nepal as an M and E Manager. As Livelihoods Monitoring Officer in Rural Access Program (RAP) his major task involved setting up DFID's Livelihood and Social Inclusion Monitoring system in the program. Besides being the manager at the district level in UNDP funded Local governance program and in RAP, Mr. Kayastha has also seven years of field experience in local governance, rural livelihoods improvement, social mobilization, and social inclusion.
He has specialized in the management of development projects in conflict areas of Nepal. He holds a Master's degree in Applied Science with the specialization in Rural Development from Massey University, New Zealand and a Bachelors Degree in Agriculture from Bangladesh Agricultural University. Development Nepal interviewed Mr. Kayastha recently. Here are the highlights. Mr Kayastha can be reached at <pkayastha@mail.com.np>. |
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July 15, 2009 |
