Profession : Social Activism/Media/Training
Permanent Address : Kirtipur Municipality- 6, Kathmandu
Contact Phone : 977-1-4330318 / 977-9851072353 (Cell)
Email : patrakarita.khoj@gmail.com
Known Languages : Nepali, English, Hindi, Maithili

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

1. Masters Degree in Management 2003, TU, Nepal
2. Graduation Degree in Mgmt. 1985, TU, Nepal
3. Certificate Degree in Education, 1980, TU, Nepal
4. High School, Examination Board, Government of Nepal, 1978

CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Coordinator for MenEngage Alliance South Asia (MEASA)
2. Institute of Human Rights Communication Nepal (IHRICON) has been selected as a secretariat by the Steering Committee of the SA alliance for the MEAsince May 2016 for two years, and IHRICON has deputed me (Kapil Kafle) as a Focal Person for the responsibility of coordination.
3. Executive Director for Institute of Human Rights Communication Nepal (IHRICON), since 16 January 2006 to till the date
4. Training Coordinator in Nepal Press Institute for 10 Month Journalism Course since March 2002
5. Editor-in-Chief for enepalikhabar.com, online news media since 2011 to till the date

TRAINING

1. Participation in the workshop on Gender equality and masculinity held in Netherlands and Philippines in 2009 and 2010 organized by WPP (Women Peacemakers’ Program) held two weeks program in each station
2. Participation in the workshop on Peace Education for Civil Society (South and Southeast Asia) held in Philippines on 11-15 August 2008 with the support of University for Peace, Center for Peace Education and Gaston Z. Ortigas Peace Institute
3. Training on Peace Education and Relationship Building to Strengthen Civil Society organized by Peace and Community Action in collaboration with South Asia Peace Alliance 29th May to 10th June 2008 in Colombo, Sri Lanka with contribution of Commonwealth Foundation and Quaker Peace and Social Witness
4. Training of Trainers on Peace Education in Schools
   Organized by Institute of Human Rights Communication Nepal in February 22 to 24, 2007
5. Training of Trainers in Journalism : Organized by Danish School of Journalism and Nepal Press Institute, 2003 to 2005, another training in the same topics- Organized by Konrad Adenauer Center for Journalism, Manila, Philippines, May 22 to 28, 2002 and Organized by NPI, Kathmandu, Feb, 21 to March 3, 2000
6. 10 months Diploma Course in Journalism organized by Nepal Press Institute, 1986

EXPERIENCE

a) Journalism

1. Editor-in-Chief for enepalikhabar.com, an online news-portal since September 1st 2011.
2. Editor of Nepal Samacharpatra, vernacular national daily since October 2011 to April 17, 2013
3. News Chief for Himalayan Television, national news channel since October 2010 to September 2011
4. Training Coordinator and Trainer for 1 year Diploma Course in Journalism, Nepal Press Institute, Katmandu since 2000 to 2008
5. Editor, Rajdhani, a vernacular broadsheet daily Since May 2003 to January 15, 2006
6. Founder editor of Nepal Samacharpatra, a vernacular broadsheet daily newspaper since 1996 to 2003
7. Founder editor of Mahanagar, a vernacular tabloid daily, since 1994 to 1996
8. Founder editor of Sadhana, a vernacular monthly magazine that publishes the research articles since 1988 to 1994
9. Reporter-Editor in Kamana, a vernacular monthly cine-magazine since 1986 to 1994

b) Research Work

1. Sexual violence against women and girls in the villages near by cantonment and army barracks, worked as a research team member, produced by IHRICON, 2007
2. Impact of the armed conflict in Dalit women in Nepal, worked as a team leader for the research project for Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO) Nepal, in 2010
3. Use of UN Security Council Resolution no. 1325 in Nepalese Context, a research paper was prepared and presented to the workshop organized by Shantimalika, Supported by Care Nepal, 2008
4. Status of Women in Himalayan Region Focusing to Upper Mustang, An academic research on researcher own, 2012 June (Report is being written)

c) Technical Contribution

1. Human Made Disaster Management, worked as Project Coordinator, Mediator and Counselor among the families of perpetrators and victims of decade long armed conflict in 2004 and 2005 for the project supported by Save the Children Norway
2. Gender Sensitive Journalism, a manual was prepared on behalf of Nepal Press Institute (NPI) on women rights and gender equality for working journalists, 2000
3. Trainer and Facilitator for the workshop to political leaders in Mahottari and Rautahat on UNSC Resolution 1325, Democracy and Role of Male to End the Gender Violence …2006
4. Mahila Shanti Ra Suraksha (Women Peace and Security), Training Manual writing and editing on UNSC Resolution 1325, Human Rights, Democracy, Conflict Transformation, Constituent Assembly and Community Journalism in 2006

d) Assortment

1. Instructor in Golden Gate College, Battisputali, Kathmandu to facilitate on Media Research for batcher level for year of 2008
2. Manual preparation on Child Rights Protection in Reconciliation, DDR and Constituent Assembly Process, TOT manual writing and editing, October 2006
3. Trainer/Facilitator on Democracy, Human Rights, Rule of Law, Good Governance and Constituent Assembly Process

PUBLICATIONS

1) Bagh-Pash, novel on media people in Nepal, published in 2011
2) Peace Journalism, Training Manual for journalist, Editor, Published in 2008
3) Peace Module for the school teachers, Training Manual, Editor, Published in 2007
4) Women Peace and Security, Training Manual, Coeditor, Published in 2007
5) Democracy and DDR Process, Training Manual, Editor, Published in 2007
6) SusamChandika, novel on gender equality and the people’s movement for the democracy in 2006
7) Patrakarita.khoj (Journalism.Investigation), Course book for the college students of mass media, published in 2005
8) Chitragupta, Collection of short satire essays that promote the rule of law and good governance published in 1996
9) EkSamsadkoAntya(A Demise of Parliamentarian), Collection of short stories, published in 1992