Phnuyal, Kumar Bimal (Nepal)

Field of
Expertise
Training
Monitoring and Evaluation
Detailed
Information
on Expertise
- Working in the field of education and development since 1985, being affiliated with various international organisation.
- Worked as an action-researcher, trainer, networker and evaluator in the course of his career development.
- Over 5 years' experience of managing a relatively big development programme (over 100 staff) in which literacy and other various forms of education were major components.
- Expertise in the areas of a) participatory approaches in literacy and education, b) M & E of literacy and education programmes and c) training of trainers
Position and
Organisation 		Evaluation and Training Coordinator
International Education Unit, ACTIONAID
Contact
Address		 P.O.Box 5517, Kathmandu, Nepal
E-mail bimal@actionaid.org.uk
kamal@phuyal.mos.com.np
Language
Proficiency		 English, Nepali, Hindi
Education
Background
and Degree		 Master of Economics (thesis on education and development)
Master of Sociology/Anthropology




Experiences in Literacy Project:

(1) Name of the Project Actionaid Nepal's Development Programmes
Name of Organiser Actionaid Nepal (an international agency working in Nepal)
Duration 1991-94
Project Location 4 different projects in different parts of Nepal
Your Role/
Responsibility		 Education Programme Coordinator
(2) Name of the Project Actionaid Uganda's Buwekula Community Programmes
Name of Organiser Actionaid Uganda
Duration 1994
Project Location Buwekula, Mubende District, Uganda
Your Role/
Responsibility		 Involved in the mid-term evaluation of the programme
(3) Name of the Project International REFLECT network-participatory Adult Literacy and Education Programme
Name of Organiser International REFLECT Network - Actionaid London
Duration 1996-99
Project Location Over 110 organisations in 30 countries adapted to REFLECT approach in their literacy programmes
Your Role/
Responsibility		 Evaluation and training coordinator.
Conducted training of trainers on REFLECT approach in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe; providing supports for designing participatory monitoring and evaluation systems; inputs for developing networking strategies to various country/sub-regional/regional terms.


Major Publication(s):

1. "PLA Notes - Participation, Literacy and Empowerment," No.32, June 1998, edited by B. Phnuyal/D. Archer.
2. "Exploring Alternatives to Patriarchal Pedagogy," studies in Nepali History and Society, Vol. 2, Dec. 1997.
3. "Literacy Facilitators Can Do Their Own Manual-Experience from El Salvador," Education Action, Dec. 1998.

[Updated in June 2001]



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