OUR TEAM

The team behind CYF has been working for years on social causes affecting Nepal. We are a rights-based, results-oriented team coming from varied socioeconomic backgrounds, all wishing to demonstrate the concern of Nepali youth about social and development issues.

CYF Nepal is our parent organisation. Our international branches serve as support teams to help fund CYF's projects in Nepal. Click here if you'd like to contact a specific country team, and click here if you'd like to learn about joining us.

CYF Nepal

Haushala Thapa, Founder-Director — **Haushala Thapa**, Founder-Director

Rupa Thapa, Executive Board Member — **Rupa Thapa,** Executive Board Member

Kriti Tibrewal, Executive Team Member — **Kriti Tibrewal,** Executive Team Member

Anurag Zimba, School Activities Coordinator — **Anurag Zimba,** School Activities Coordinator

Samanata Thapa, Executive Board Member — **Samanata Thapa,** Executive Board Member

Smriti Singh Suwal, Executive Team Member — **Smriti Singh Suwal,** Executive Team Member

Prema Zimba, Life Vision Academy Founder and Head Maam — **Prema Zimba,** Life Vision Academy Founder and Head Maam

Anshu Gurung, Advisor — **Anshu Gurung,** Advisor

Kamala Tamang, Head Stitcher of Haushala Creatives — **Kamala Tamang,** Head Stitcher of Haushala Creatives

CYF USA

Matt Josten, Administration and Development — **Matt Josten,** Administration and Development

Amanda Brown, Administration and Development — **Amanda Brown,** Administration and Development

Anjali Limbu, Head of Development and Outreach — **Anjali Limbu**, Development and Outreach

Annchen Brown, Haushala Creatives — **Annchen Brown,** Haushala Creatives

Jenny Shrestha, Administration and Development — **Jenny Shrestha,** Administration and Development

Jen James, Virtual Mental Health Counselor — **Jen James,** Virtual Mental Health Counselor

CYF Austria

Doris Schalger, President — **Doris Schalger,** President

Katrin Oberhauser, Board Member — **Katrin Oberhauser,** Board Member

Christina Zeitfogel, Supporting Member — **Christina Zeitfogel,** Supporting Member

CYF Belgium

**Veerle Blondeel** is an educator by profession and has been supporting CYF Nepal through various events in schools in Belgium. She and her team organises annual fundraisers that support CYF Nepals food support. Veerle has visited Nepal several time and worked with young volunteers.

**Christina Grijp** is a a retired teacher and part of the Belgium team.

CYF UK

Bhawana May Rai, Support Member — **Bhawana May Rai,** Support Member

Nirja Lama, Support Member — **Nirja Lama,** Support Member

Durga Gurung (Former Miss UK Nepal), CYF Ambassador and Haushala Creatives product promoter — **Durga Gurung** (Former Miss UK Nepal), CYF Ambassador and Haushala Creatives product promoter

CYF Liechtenstein

Remo Guntli, a Structural engineer based in Liechtenstein,who helped establish CYF Liechtenstein in the year 2018 along with friends who support CYF.

CYF France

The Didi Bahini Association has been a CYF Partner since 2011, led by Valerie Mallard.

Photography & Video

Prajwan Shrestha, Matt Josten and Bishal Rajbhandari have contributed to our website's photos and videos.