User:Shiva Hari Gyawali (Bankaila)/sandbox

Introduction
Shiva Hari Gyawali (Bankaila) is a prominent young scholar in Nepal. He is currently Master scholar and emerging Development Journalist from Nepal. He was born in Bhuwanpokhari-9, Palpa, a western part of the Nepal where the lord Buddha was born. He has completed his SLC (School Leaving Certificate) from Shree raina Devi Secondary School in 2060 BS in First Division. Then he studied his graduate study in Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus, Kathmandu. He completed BA in Mass Communication and Journalism in 2065 BS.

Currently, Shiva complete his Master Degree in Trivhuwan Unirvisity in collaboration with Trichandra Campus. His Major subject is Rural Development. He has more than 7 years work experience in natural resource management, livelihoods, social inclusion and exclusion, climate change, disaster communication etc. He has worked for Gorkha FM, ECO-Nepal, Alankar Communication, and Jagaran Media Center DEW-Nepal.

Shiva has published a dozen English articles in peer reviewed journal published in Nepal. He has also published more than five dozen Nepali articles in monthly and daily news papers of Nepal. More importantly, he has presented half a dozen papers in conferences on the topics of climate change, social inclusion/exclusion, migration, natural resource management, disaster communication etc.

From his Diary
My keen interest is to involve on Community Based Programs, Human Rights Campaign, and Media Mobilization. I have Masters' Degree in Rural Development and completed my thesis on 'Human Rights and Rural Development: A Prospective to Right Based Approach'. Currently, I am working for Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Hongkong. Previously I worked for DEW-Nepal as a Communication/Training officer and I worked for Jagaran Media Center as a Media Coordinator. The organization advocates to eliminate caste based discrimination, promote a more equitable, inclusive, and accountable democracy, and environmental justice and sustainable disaster risk reduction through media mobilization. I worked for Eco-Nepal (A national NGO working for Environment conservation and Disaster Management) as a media officer, for more than three years. My duties include the editorial responsibility and Content generate for the Paryawaran Monthly Magazine and Support to provide the concept/theme for Chetana FM, Radio and TV programs, a integrated media campaign program of ECO-Nepal to promote environmental and disaster management issues.

Working with different line agencies, planning, implementing and monitoring advocacy campaign on human rights, social development and disaster management are core credentials of mine. I was directly involved in policy level document preparation on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Disaster Management (DM). I was also one of the reviewers and developers of District Contingency Plan (focused on flood, earthquake and landslide) of Ramechhap, Sunsari, Nawalparasi, Sarlahi and Saptari district. As an Editor of magazine on DRR and climate change, I have edited and written numerous articles on environment justice and right based development. I edited many publications related with Media, Dalit Rights, Social Inclusion, migratation, and Disaster Risk Reduction, with support from international agencies including UNDP, OXFAM, Action-aid, ILO, The Asia Foundation and Practical Action.

I also worked with governmental agencies, colleagues and professionals during the field work, projects etc. I also worked with Constituent Assembly members, media personal from various media houses, community members and survivors of disasters. Working in the diverse community based on caste, ethnicity, religion, etc. during the research and training programs are additional credentials of mine. Along with these, I have gained knowledge on socio-economic and cultural reality of Nepal.

Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Hongkong
Role and Responsibilities 1. Participate in the urgent apeal programme by documenting cases of human rights violations of Dalits, torture and conflict related human rights abuses 2. Participate in the drafting of relevant statements/campaigns 3. Contribute to the development of a joint thinking and strategy to understand how international advocacy may help to address the human rights issues in Nepal 4. Assist in developing and increasing network and partnership of AHRC with like-minded organizations in Nepal 5. Contribute to the development of a joint thinking and strategy between the AHRC/ALRC and the partner organization to understand how international advocacy may help to address the human rights issues in Nepal 6. Assist in annual human rights situation report of Nepal

Senior Program Officer in Democracy & Elections Watch (DEW-Nepal), Funded by USAID/NDI
-	Responsible for the smooth operation and management of all training programs of DEW Nepal. -	Support Executive Director in reviewing, revising program to ensure program targets is met. -	Monitor progress closely and report to Executive Director regularly. -	Prepare necessary program reports and with the approval of ED submit them to all stakeholders. -	Maintain and update the data base of district organizations regularly. -	Support to construct DEW website, maintain regular update. -	Regular contact to District Committees and District Coordinators, collate and analyze information. Prepare updated and      consolidated report regularly. -	Prepare DEW communication plan, organize trainings and workshops as required. -	Ensure donor and other reporting requirements are met and submitted in time. -	Organize and manage DEW program documentation and filing in an efficient manner. -	Maintain program information required for program statements, evaluating DEW’s program performances. -	Provide guidance and technical assistance support to program staff of DEW. -	Handle other responsibilities relating to the DEW operations as requested by Executive Director.

Media Coordinator in Jagaran Media Center(JMC)-Nepal
-	Development of Media Plan and Strategy. -	Work in close coordination with different radio station through which JMC radio program are going on air. -	Timely update the overall JMC media activities to program Director and Manager. -	Explore and Identify the innovative areas of Media in which JMC can take the positive intervention. -	Overall management of JMC media department; assigned staffs in their proper duties and responsibilities, organize meet the press; maintain sound relationship with Journalist. -	Coordinate with JMC district focal persons and regional contact offices. -	Track down the JMC media monitoring Reports. -	Regular communication and coordination with different organizations and concerned stakeholders. -	Plan and facilitate for Workshop and interaction program with Different Dalit Community, media personnel and Dalit activist. -	Manage staffs in line with Human Resource policy, gender diversity principles and standards.

Program Officer in Eco-Nepal
-	Editorial responsibility and Contain generate for the Paryawaran Monthly Magazine and Support to provide the concept /theme for Chetana FM Radio and TV programs, a regular program of ECO-Nepal to promote environment and disaster management. -	Working with different line agencies, planning, implementing and monitoring advocacy campaign on DRR/Disaster Management (DM) and environmental conversation -	Develop Media proposals for fund raising particularly in areas of disaster risk reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Environmental conservation. -	Preparation of progress and final report of Project on Awareness and Advocacy Initiatives for Disaster Management as a partner organization of Oxfam GB Nepal. -	Regular communication and coordination with Media Persons, different organizations and concerned stakeholders. -	Plan and facilitate for Workshop and interaction program with media personnel and Constituent Assembly members. -	Preparation of advocacy and media strategy.

Preparation of training manuals and resource documents
-      Disaster Management Resource Book, (Published by Action aid Nepal, 2010). -	Participatory Vulnerability Assignments (Nepali), (Published by Action aid Nepal, 2009). -	Good Practice on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), (Published by Oxfam GB Nepal and Environment and Child Concern- Nepal(ECO-Nepal), 2008/2009). -	Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Emergency (a training manual published by Government of Nepal (Wash Cluster), Unicef and Oxfam GB Nepal, 2010). -	Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Emergency ( a training hand book for community health volunteers published by Government of Nepal (Wash Cluster), Unicef and Oxfam GB Nepal, 2010). -	Review and development of District Contingency Plan for Sunsari District (Focus on Flood) Disaster Preparedness Network-Nepal (DPNet-Nepal/UNDP Nepal, 2010. -	Development of District Contingency Plan of Nawalparasi, Sarlahi and Saptari District (Focus on Flood and landslide), Oxfam GB Nepal, June 2010. -	Development of Village Development Committee Contingency Plan for Haripur, Shripur, Paschim Kushaha and Barachhetra VDC of Sunsari       District (Multi Hazard), UNDP Nepal, June 2010.

Translation from English into Nepali
-	Information Guide for migrant domestic workers In Lebanon (Published by ILO Beirut Office, 2012; PO/Ver. No: 40092112/0). -	Disasters Rethinking, Oxfam International, 2010. -	Children in a changing climate, Action aid Nepal, 2011. -	Climate Change Training Manual, Climate Change Network Nepal, 2011. -	Financial Governance of Climate Change Adaptation in Nepal, Climate Change Network Nepal, 2011.

Editor/Writer
-      Constituency Assembly Election, Election Observation Report, 2013 (Nepali and English Version, Published by DEW-Nepal, 2014) -	Sphere Stander (Second Edition Nepali Version), (Published by DPNet-Nepal, 2013. -	Jagaran Bulletin (Published by Jagaran Media Cente), 2013. -	Mahan Aviyan National Monthly (Published by National Christian Federation of Nepal), 2013. -	Suvash Darnal Smriti Grantha (Published by Jagaran Media Center, Samata Foundation and COCAP-Nepal), 2012. -	Dalit issues in Nepali Media (Published by Jagaran Media Cente), 2012. -	Paryawaran Monthly (Published by ECO-Nepal), 2008-2012. -	Nepal UNESCO voice (Published by Nepal UNESCO federation-Nepal), 2011.

Other Publications
-	Public Relation tools used in Practical Action- Nepal; A case study, Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus, 2008. -	Weekly Radio Magazine 'NAYANEPAL MA HAMRAKURA'; A case study. Broadcasting from Gorkha FM 93 MHZ, Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus, 2008. -	Contain analysis of Advertisements published on Gorkhapatra daily, Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus, 2009. -	Disaster Journalism In Nepal: A Review, abstract Published on Paryawaran Monthly. ECO-Nepal, 2010. -	History of Rainadevi Temple, Published by Bhuwanpokhari VDC, Palpa, 2012. -	Different articles Published on special volume of Paryawaran Monthly about wetland conservation, Disaster, Culture and Climate change.

Articles
-	Wrote various articles on Migration, Media, Climate Change, Social Inclusion, Caste Based Discrimination, environment and disaster management, published in different national magazines and websites. -	Different literature Reviews, Stories, Poems and Gajals Published on National Publication.