ACCU/WHO'S WHO IN LITERACY

Karmacharya, Uttam (Nepal)

Field of
Expertise

	Curriculum/Material Development
	Training

Detailed
Information
on Expertise

Expert/Resource Person for national and international workshops, training and material development.

Conduct evaluation studies and research activities.

Position and
Organisation

(1)	Director Center for Education for All (CEFA)
(2)	Secretary General National Resource Center for Non-Formal Education (NRC-NFE)

Contact
Address

Talchikhel, Satdobato, Lalitpur - 14 , P.O.Box 207 Patan

E-mail

nrc-nfe@acculrc.wlink.com.np
http://www.accu.or.jp/Literacy/lrc

Language
Proficiency

English, Newari, Nepali, Hindi

Education
Background
and Degree

Ph.D. (Education - education evaluation and research)

Experiences in Literacy Project:

(1)	Name of the Project	Training workshop for literacy instructors
	Name of Organiser	NRC-NFE and the National Federation of UNESCO Association of Japan (NFUAJ)
	Duration	-
	Project Location	Jhapa, Bhadrapur
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Expert/resource person
(2)	Name of the Project	APPEAL Sub-regional Training Workshop on Literacy for Girls and Women
	Name of Organiser	UNESCO/PROAP and Aisan-South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education and World Education, Kathmandu
	Duration	1997
	Project Location	Godawari, Patan, Nepal
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Expert/resource person
(3)	Name of the Project	Local Pilot for Promotion of Literacy Among Youth and Adult in Sarlahi District
	Name of Organiser	The Japanese Fund in Trust, UNESCO/PROAP, Bangkok and Ministry of Education - National Council for Non-formal Education Secretariat (second phase)
	Duration	-
	Project Location	Sarlahi District
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Evaluation.

Major Publication(s):

1.	Guide Book on Literacy Personnel based on ATLP (co-writer), NRC-NFE/CEFA, Nepal, 1997.
2.	Learners' Workbook and Teachers' Workbook based on three levels of literacy curriculum (co-writer), NRC-NFE/CEFA, 1997.
3.	Teachers' Workbook (second set) based on Naya Goreto, Women Smiles, Income Generation through Enterprises (co-writer), NRC-NFE/CEFA, 1997.
4.	Women Smile part I, II and III and three posters on Women and Development based on the middle level literacy curriculum in Nepali (co-writer), NRC-NFE, 1996.
5.	Pilot literacy training manual based on APPEAL Training Manual for Literacy Personnel (ATLP), CEFA and NRC, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1997.
6.	Task Force Team Report on Basic Need Education (co-writer), Eight Plan 1990-95, National Planning Commission, Singh Durbar, 1989.
7.	National Literacy Campaign Programme (co-writer), Literacy Education Task-Force Team, National Education Committee, 1988.

[Updated in May 1999]

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