Rajendra Gautam, Ph.D. in Social Work (h.c.) is the Founder President of Solidarity Nepal, an entirely non-profitable and social welfare organization aiming to establish and implement sustainable education, health, drinking water and community development programs in the rural areas of Nepal. He is a Social Work professional. Young social activist Raj, is the Past President of the Rotaract Club of Kathmandu and the President-Elect of Rotary Club of Kathmandu, the first Rotary Club of Nepal and also the honorary member of Rotary Club of Bordertown, Australia. Raj has expertise in the areas of disaster management, including mitigation, preparedness, response, and sustainable recovery to restore the livelihoods of affected communities. He has reconstructed 20 schools destroyed in 2015 Nepal earthquake. He's part of the team providing educational scholarships to more than 1000 vulnerable children a year in Nepal, benefiting 10,000 plus children to date. Raj is also dedicated to working on several projects for communal peace, rural and sustainable development, including construction of girls-friendly toilets in remote schools, construction of rural health clinics and community centres. Raj has been recognized at National and International levels by different organizations, including "Peace Hero 2019" and received Honorary Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Social Work (h.c.) from Paris, France in 2024. He is also the recipient of Rotary New Generations Service Exchange Fellowship 2022 and the Royce and Jean Abbey Vocational Scholarship 2024 to Australia by the Rotary International Foundation. He was a Youth Exchange Fellow to Hong Kong in 2014, and an International RYLA participant to Bangladesh in 2012.