Bina Khadka has won Rural Leader Award

Greetings, I am Bina Khadka from Nepal. I am a graduate of Master in Environmental Science from Tribhuvan University. I am an environmentalist. Talking about the professional journey have more than a decade of experiences in multisector; Disaster Risk Reduction, Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Early Warning System.

Renewable Energies, Resilient Education, Humanitarian Response, Project Management, Partnership Management, Water and Sanitation, Nature Based Solution, Livelihood Improvement. Furthermore, supported in development of DRR/DRM Plans at government level as well as in research.

Worked in managerial positions in various Recently I had worked as Project Manager at Practical Action Nepal in sector of DRR and Landslide Early Warning System. In addition to that I had worked with various renowned International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) like Save the Children, Practical Action, Renewable World etc as well as in UN agency handling different roles majorly as managerial role. I am really happy to be a part community development basically towards assurance of resilience community since my beginning.

I started my first job at the young age from Karnali Region, which is one of the remotest and farther from my location after the graduation. Working at Karnali Region was my interest and passion nor my pressure. I worked with almost diversity of INGOs based on various geography like Karnali Region, Sudurpachim Region and other remotest part of Nepal in a leading role. Though I was women I always inbuild the self-confident upon myself. As a woman it’s not easy to relocate to remotest parts of Nepal compromising individual desires, far from family members etc. It requires mental and physical strength, motivation, self-courage, positive mindset, willingness to do something for community welfare.  Along with this my networking. communication, leading, managing and planning skills makes me easy to work with all tiers of governments and grassroot communities. I am always dedicated and inspired to do something for community development. Even in COVID pandemic second phase I engaged at remotest part of Nepal and handled the project especially of emergency response and reconstruction.

Throughout my journey I got the full support from my family. Without their support I cannot imagine this success. 

It’s truly a privilege and honor to be recognized as Women Icon (Rural Leader Award) of the year powered by Times Women and World Women Council in the category of Women Inspiration Award. I would like to thanks Times Women for shortlisting be from innumerable portfolios from different countries for this prestigious award. I am glad that this award showcases my efforts and handworks all over the world.