Manju Poudel
Email: Manju.Poudel@mail.lagcc.cuny.edu

Office Assistant, LaGuardia Community College, Mathematics Department, September 2004 – present

• Helped students with their problems
• Answered telephones, supported student on telephone
• Maintained student records

Student, LaGuardia Community College 2002 – Present.  

Director, Daywalka Foundation, a U.S. based NGO fighting against girls trafficking in South Asia,
1995 to Present

• §        Conducted research on girls trafficking from Nepal to Indian              cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkatta.
• §         Conducted extensive research on causes of girls trafficking               responsible for Sindhupalchowk, Nuwakot and                                          
               Makawanpur Districts out of 75 administrative districts
                of   Nepal as sample.
• §        Visited victim girls and provided support to them.
• §        Testified on 19 June 2002 before the Committee on
•              International Relation, United States House
               Representatives in full hearing on Foreign Government
              Complicity in Human Trafficking.

 Eastern Region Coordinator, INHURED International, Kathmandu, Nepal 1998– 2002           

     Worked on the founding of women and development programs,              and anti-Trafficking efforts, through INHURED since itsformation              in Nepal in 1992.

§         Worked in a dozen remote villages leading women’s meetings

§         Researched in each of the major INHURED sectors:  human rights, women, children, and law, filing reports after each village visit

§         Informed local village women about Nepal’s human rights laws

§         Used dance, songs and theater to express anti-trafficking messages

§         Collaborated with local, semi-literate women center leaders

Women Development officer, World Food Program, Food for Work project,  Nepal 1997-1998

§         Worked on women empowerment

§         Ensured women participation on decision making and implementation of physical infrastructure projects supported by Food for Work Project

§         Supported and trained rural women in income generation and personal capacity building

§         Facilitated rural communities in placing woman and child right first while planning and implementing Food for Work supported projects.

Social Worker, INHURED International, Kathmandu, Nepal 1995 – 1997

§         Active participation in struggles against Human Rights abuses from different governmental and anti government organizations.

§         Organize different anti trafficking and women rights protection programs.

Safehouse Manager, Bahini Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal          1995 – 1996

§         Cared for thirty-two girls intercepted from at-risk living situations, helped girls with schooling, household management, security, and counseled them through their difficult stages.  Conducted extensive field studies, leading trafficking research teams to high-risk villages throughout Nepal.

Founder Member, WEPCO, Lalitpur Nepal Based NGO 1992-1995

§         Organized Central meeting of the organization.

§         Raised women awareness in Urban Waste Disposal and Management.

§         Organized Local level sub committees (Small groups)

§         Provided waste management and income generation training for women groups of 5 out of 22 Wodas of Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City

Women’s Section Founder and Executive member of Women’s section, NGO Federation of Nepal                         1994

§         Coordinated with other women and children related NGO workers to address issues of women rights, girls trafficking, domestic violence against women and children and child labor.

Journalist, Mahanagar Nepali Daily, Kathmandu, Nepal              1993 – 1994

§         Wrote articles on various city topics for this mid-sized local daily paper

§         Specialized in women’s issues and local social work angles