Yanik Shrestha

Director of Programs

Yanik has been working intermittently with study abroad programs since 2002. He has extensive experience working on cross cultural education with grassroots human rights-related NGOs and social change-oriented study abroad programs. Yanik works with IHP, an International Honors program based in Vermont, USA, as a country coordinator since 2013.

Besides coordinating Kathmandu-based programs, he has assisted in guiding several treks in Nepal and India, for Passage as well as other trek operators.

A man of many talents, he has a keen interest in photography as well as the arts and a deep passion for music. He has worked with radio for over 10 years hosting various programs. He has also worked as a local fixer for organisations like National Geographic and other television outfits. On occasions he has also emceed for social events while also finding time to recite poetry.

Tsering Choden

Administrative Director

At Passage International Tsering takes care of the administrative section as well as marketing programs to interested students.

With over 2 decades of experience in media (Print, radio) and film, she is also a
freelance filmmaker mostly working for projects with Mila Productions. A self-
taught filmmaker Tsering’s repertoire of roles and experiences spans the
production process, from directing to video/audio editing to voice-overs and
script-writing.

Having worked on documentaries, films and TV shows, her most notable works
include Uma, a feature length Nepali film about a family torn between ideologies and beliefs, Singha Durbar (2 seasons), a 13-episode TV political drama and Pahunch, a police-public partnership reality TV show.

JB Biswokarma

Civil Society Faculty

JB holds a Masters in journalism and Mass Communication from Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu. He has experience of more than 15 years in different capacities in national and international organisations. He worked as a journalist for a magazine for more than 6 years and has been writing articles for newspapers and magazines. He also worked as a researcher in national and international organizations and has published research based book, policy papers, chapters for book and journal articles, and contributed as an editor in book and journal. He ha s been facilitating different sessions on social-political issues, social inclusion and Dalit rights for more than 10 years and also taught at the Kathmandu University as a visiting faculty in the Media Studies program. He is continuously working for eliminating all forms of discriminations and promoting inclusive democracy in Nepal and actively engaging in knowledge production works through an emerging Dalit organization “Dignity Initiative”.

Anil Chitrakar

Consultant

Anil is a social entrepreneur. He was recognized as one of the 100 ‘global leaders of tomorrow’ at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 1993. He is the founder of the Environment Camps for Conservation Awareness (ECCA) and the co-founder of Himalayan Climate Initiative. He is the author of books – Take The Lead – Nepal’s Future has Begun and Working with NGOs.

Anil aims to mobilize Nepali youth to be the link between the supply and demand sides of solutions enabling hands on learning outside the classroom. An engineer and Energy Planner by training he is associated with Passage International since its inception leading the immersive ‘walk with Anil’ activity wherein participants are taken through the meandering alleys of Kathmandu on a cultural and social journey.

Yanik Shrestha

Director of Programs

Yanik has been working intermittently with study abroad programs since 2002. He has extensive experience working on cross cultural education with grassroots human rights-related NGOs and social change-oriented study abroad programs. Yanik works with IHP, an International Honors program based in Vermont, USA, as a country coordinator since 2013.

Besides coordinating Kathmandu-based programs, he has assisted in guiding several treks in Nepal and India, for Passage as well as other trek operators.

A man of many talents, he has a keen interest in photography as well as the arts and a deep passion for music. He has worked with radio for over 10 years hosting various programs. He has also worked as a local fixer for organisations like National Geographic and other television outfits. On occasions he has also emceed for social events while also finding time to recite poetry.

JB Biswokarma

Civil Society Faculty

JB holds a Masters in journalism and Mass Communication from Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu. He has experience of more than 15 years in different capacities in national and international organisations. He worked as a journalist for a magazine for more than 6 years and has been writing articles for newspapers and magazines. He also worked as a researcher in national and international organizations and has published research based book, policy papers, chapters for book and journal articles, and contributed as an editor in book and journal. He ha s been facilitating different sessions on social-political issues, social inclusion and Dalit rights for more than 10 years and also taught at the Kathmandu University as a visiting faculty in the Media Studies program. He is continuously working for eliminating all forms of discriminations and promoting inclusive democracy in Nepal and actively engaging in knowledge production works through an emerging Dalit organization “Dignity Initiative”.