Kailash Rijal
Mr. Kailash Rijal, Master on Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from Tribhuvan University, Nepal (1996 AD) and Master of Arts (MA) in Development Studies from International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University, The Netherlands (2007 AD), is involved in the project proposal preparation, project implementation, stakeholder’s interaction, and policy dialogue at the national and international level.
His areas of engagement range from microfinance to food security, livelihoods to entrepreneurship development, natural resource management, DRR and humanitarian response. He has performed as Chief of Party/Team Leader in number of projects including that of USAID’s Business Literacy Program in Nepal, funded by donors like USAID/Nepal, Danish Embassy, German Technical Assistance (GIZ), Canadian Cooperation Office, Helvetas Nepal, Save the Children, Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation, PLAN International etc.
His Post-graduation Diploma in Development-oriented Research in Agricultural (ICRA, 2002) in Wageningen, The Netherlands has become very much instrumental for the research and studies at DEPROSC Nepal (https://www.findevgateway.org/paper/2010/02/client-retention-and-overlapping ).
Moreover, Mr. Rijal has contributed to the field of microfinance as Board Director for more than 8 years in Deprosc Microfinance Financial Institution and formulating NADEP Microfinance financial institution.