Anil Deoja

 Anil Deoja is a 59 year old development worker, born in Bhaktapur, a neighboring district east from Kathmandu. He is married with two daughters, and living also with his elderly mother and an autistic sister in Kathmandu. 

Anil completed his schooling and university education in Nepal, including a Masters in Social Science and Humanities. After graduation, he also did a 2 year course on Management and Child Sponsorship Communication. He declares himself  still very much interested in learning new things!

Normally, Anil works on developing small agro-entrepreneurship projects about 130 kilometers south from Kathmandu, about 6 to 7 hours’ drive from his home. He represents NEPAL-ease as an Advisor and the development project funded by the organization is in Hetauda, in the rural areas of Makwanpur District.

 Anil worked for PLAN International for over 20 years and he is currently operating as a development catalyst working with communities to bring about social change and improve quality of life focusing on:

• Working with community groups providing a range of activities

• Identifying assets and capacities that are latent within communities

• Building capacity that allows the community to share knowledge and resources effectively

• Setting up new services by liaison with NEPAL-ease

• Recruiting and training voluntary staff

• Attending meetings and presenting verbal and written reports

• Making funding applications

• Acting as a facilitator to open new avenues and promote self-help in the community liaising with NEPAL-ease

Anil states: 

‘In my long experience working in the rural development sector, partnership is key to success.

 While carrying out reflection on NEPAL-ease relationship with its partners in Nepal I see couple of good values those are respected and followed by both parties so far:

 • NEPAL-ease is always open to the new ideas and its intensity to support for the noble cause is very much earnest.

• Willingness and encouragement through regular project visit by NEPAL-ease representative in the past was another reason why the partnership experience become soothing.

• Change that we see achieved through NEPAL-ease funding and partnership in the villages are because we relate project to organizational vision to support and improve life of deprived rural women of Nepal.

• Apart from good experiences and memories we should go for strategic partnership for long term that will clear our path ahead.’