ACCU/WHO'S WHO IN LITERACY

Sakya, Man Thakur (Nepal)

Field of
Expertise

	Training
	Policy/Programme Planning

Detailed
Information
on Expertise

-	Literacy and Continuing Education for Development
-	Primary Education Development
-	Education Planning and Management

Position and
Organisation

President
The National Resource Center for Non-Formal Education (NRC-NFE) and the Center for Education for All, Nepal (CEFA)

Contact
Address

(office)	Talchhikhel, Satdobato, Lalitpur P.O. Box 270, Patan
(home)	Jawalakhel, Lalitpur P.O. Box 78, Patan

E-mail

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

Language
Proficiency

English, Newari, Nepali

Education
Background
and Degree

M.Sc. (Education Administration), University of Wisconsin, USA

Experiences in Literacy Project:

(1)	Name of the Project	APPEAL Training Materials called ATLP and ATLP-CE
	Name of Organiser	APPEAL unit of UNESCO/PROAP
	Duration	-
	Project Location	Developing countries in Asia and the Pacific
	Your Role/ Responsibility	As a coordinator of APPEAL, ATLP and ATLP-CE were conceived, developed, field-tested and finalised under my supervision. After the publication, number of Regional, Sub-regional and National Training Workshops were held inviting literacy experts from developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.
(2)	Name of the Project	Pilot Project for Eradication of Illiteracy among Youth and Adults
	Name of Organiser	APPEAL unit of UNESCO/PROAP
	Duration	-
	Project Location	China, Nepal and Bhutan
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Planned and implemented the project.
(3)	Name of the Project	Community Learning Centers
	Name of Organiser	National Resource Center for Non-Formal Education, Nepal (NRC-CFE)
	Duration	-
	Project Location	Different districts in Nepal such as Banepa, Patan, Repandehi and Kapilbatsu.
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Helped and mobilised the communities to set up the Community Learning Centers (CLCs) as the president and trained the personnel to promote rural development through literacy and NFE.
(4)	Name of the Project	Visiting Professorship , Center for the Study of Interantional Cooperation Organiser in Education, Hiroshima, University, Japan
	Name of Organiser	Project Co-ordinator
	Duration	1999
	Project Location	Higashi, Hiroshima, Japan
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Prepare Research Papers and Conduct Seminars of Professor, Teacher, NGOs of Japan.

Major Publication(s):

1.	"Challenges of Education for All in Asia and the Pacific and the APPEAL Approach," (co-author), UNESCO-Bangkok, 1995.
2.	"Problems and Prospects of Education in Asia and the Pacific," a series of articles, UNESCO Bulletins, 1988-94.
3.	"Education and Development," (co-author), Ministry of Education, HMG, 1975-77.
4.	"Education and Development," in Nepali, Author, Ministry of Education, HMG, 1972.

[Updated in March 2005]

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