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Organization status:
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Community based, Non
governmental organization
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Registered with Nepal Home
Ministry, District
Administration office, Nepal
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Affiliated with Social Welfare
Council, Nepal
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Experienced in working with
international organizations
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Vision
As local champions, lead collective conservation efforts in locally addressing global environmental challenges.
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Mission statement
Develop a strong network among concerned stakeholders, increase environmental consciousness among people and encourage local initiatives in the area of environment conservation. This is to be achieved through collective action, awareness raising on environmental issues and fully involving communities in addressing their own local problems.
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Prajwol Gurung is a
resident of Gyaneshwor,
Kathmandu, Nepal,
received his Bachelors
degree in the field of
Computer Engineering
from the Beijing
University of Science &
Technology in China.
After working in a
reputed computer
software company in
Nepal for a few years,
Prajwol pursued further
studies in Belgium and
received his Master's
degree in Computer
Science. He is the
Chairman of WATO and has
been involved in social
works for a number of
years.
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Niraj Dawadi, is
also a resident of Gyaneshwor,
Kathmandu, Nepal and has been
working in the social sector for a
long time. He has played an
important role in project
development and enhancement of
international cooperation of WATO
Nepal. He received his Bachelors
degree in the field of International
Relations from the American
University in Cairo, Egypt and
Master's degree in the same field
from the International University in
Japan. He is the Secretary of WATO.
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Pashupati Raj Joshi, is also an inhabitant of
Gyaneswar, Kathmandu, Nepal and
currently works as Technical
Specialist at District Water Supply
and Sanitation Office of Nepal
Government. With more than 13 years
of experience on water supplies and
sanitation works in various parts of
Nepal, Mr. Joshi brings to WATO his
vast experience in anti-pollution,
sanitation and water purification
mechanisms. Mr. Joshi is cognizant
of the problems of sanitation and
pollution problem and has been an
integral part of the organization
since its inception. He is the
Joint-Secretary of WATO.
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Rajdip Lama, has been involved in the activities of his community in Gyaneswar for many years and has also organized several social events in Gyaneshwor and other neighborhoods in Kathmandu. A well known musician advocating local and social contexts, Rajdip is also the founder of JukeBox Pvt. Ltd, a premier music and entertainment company based in Kathmandu. Due to his zeal for social activism, he is very much connected to local community dwellers and aware of thier probelms. Rajdip is at present working in WATO as Project Coordinator and the Treasurer of the organization.
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Local Champions of
Kathmandu, Nepal [community based
NGO]
Established in 2000, WATO is a community based NGO in Kathmandu, Nepal. As local champions striving towards addressing global environment concerns locally, we apply international experiences about environment conservation to feasibly address problems of communities.
We have developed open spaces and parks in urban Kathmandu; undertaken projects on industrial pollution mitigation, and are currently undertaking urban greenery initiatives. Our work includes a collective effort from government agencies, NGOs and communities towards urban environment conservation, including protection of local habitat and the natural ecosystem.
WATO consists of highly motivated
individuals, with a shared
determination to make
sustainable changes in
people’s lives and the number of people
who share similar vision in support
for our work is increasing with
every community development project
that WATO initiates.
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