Laxman लक्ष्मण Belbase बेल्वासे Email & Phone Number

I am a Co-Director of MenEngage Alliance, co-leading overall operations, strategic directions and political advocacy, and support to the regional and country networks of the Alliance. I've over 20 years of experience in organisational management; strategic and programs development, technical support, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, learning and accountability, and advocacy for women’s rights, working with men and boys in gender justice, & child rights. I worked with and provided technical support to various Human Right I/NGOs, UN Agencies and Governments all over the world. I have good understanding on rights-based approaches & sustainable development, with strong focus on advocating for & mainstreaming gender & child protection issues across different sectors. Prior to MenEngage Alliance I worked at Save the Children Sweden for 7 years where I was a core group member that worked to put in place the Gender Equality Policy for Save the Children International and the Gender Integration Toolkit for the agency as well as provided technical and capacity strengthening support to country and regional offices. I was a member of the group that led the very first National Action Plan on ending GBV in Nepal in 2010, working closely with the Prime Minister’s Office and UK Aid Agency. Prior to that I worked in a national NGO in Nepal, Pro Public, where I worked in the areas of Gender Equality, HIV/Aids stigma reduction, Good Governance and Anti-Corruption as well as Administrator of the organization. I also contributed to the development of the National Action Plan on HIV/AIDS, back in 2006 while working in partnership with UNAIDS in Nepal. I am a well-organized and self-motivated person with experiences on working with multi-cultural, multi-lingual, and diverse team across different sectors and with civil society organizations, academia & media. I am passionate about decolonising evidence-based promising innovations and scaling up, along with strong advocacy and evaluation skills. I have over 15 years of experience on establishing, coordinating and strengthening networks and coalition building models, in the areas of Gender Equality and Child Rights. In my voluntary capacity, I am a member of the Leadership Council of the Global Women's Institute as well as a member of the UN Spotlight Initiative’s Global Civil Society Global Reference Group (GRG). I am a part-time faculty at the Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, Washington DC-USA, teaching a course on “Masculinities in International Affairs”.

Listed skills include Ngos, Capacity Building, Human Rights, International Development, and 43 others.