Situation Analysis of Women Water Professionals in Nepal
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Study on Gender Water Equity Gauge
The exceptional faculty at NSSW are committed to delivering academic education at the forefront of social work practice, research, and training and place International and Indigenous social work approaches are at core of our training
Dr.Nikku: My goals
The link between the educational attainments and leadership in education in a particular country is well documented. Excellent leadership is one of the main factors in high performing schools/universities. Effective educational leadership is the key for the continuous improvement and major system transformation. I believe in educational leadership as it encompasses not just management but also the vision, goals and strategies leading to a mental picture of preferred future of an educational institution. Nurturing leadership in Social Work Education and Training is the need of the hour for Nepal and the South Asia Region. The development of effective leadership in education requires a range of strategies, state support and mentoring opportunities.
I have been involved in building social work education and profession in Nepal since 2002 and would like to go through a specific preparation to assume bigger leadership roles. Professional Social Work in not recognised by the state and there is a huge need for professional social worker in Nepal as the country is going through a series of transitions.
I want to understand and contribute to the discussions on career progression in an academic profession. Sometimes I ask myself to what purposes and aims is leadership in social work in Nepal should be geared to. How to build a robust organisational culture which dismantles the barriers and internal divisions? What kind of social work graduates do schools of social work produce and advocate for? What is expected of from a School of Social Work / college/ University by the state, market and society in general? What type of leadership in education required for Nepal as a country that is going through series of transitions?
Together with others I founded Nepal School of Social Work in 2005 a joint initiative of Department of Social Work at Kadambari Memorial College (Purbanchal University affiliate) and Department of Rural Development at Nepal College of Development Studies (Tribhuwan University affiliate) initiated by the Sutra Centre for Development Education and Research. I want to work towards positioning the NSSW to a national prominence. To accomplish this goal, I would like to learn from the number of remarkably talented, bright, inspired, and inspirational leaders in social work education who comes from all over the world.
At NSSW we are committed to use our limited resources and time to strengthen Social work education in Nepal and in the region. The institution needs innovative ideas and aims to meet national and international standards in social work education, research and training. Our school is one of the oldest programs in the country and has been offering a Bachelor of Social Work degree since 2005. Our graduates are trained to fight against inequality, ill health, illiteracy, poverty and powerlessness through increasing access to institutions. The school currently has 7 full time and 18 adjunct faculty members, 136 students and 56 alumni working throughout country. A number of our graduates are working in the area of reproductive health, with sex workers, HIV and Aids Network, Street Children and Drug Rehabilitation.
As the founding Director of the Nepal School of Social Work (NSSW) my responsibilities and role include : forging linkages with other social work institutions, Universities in Nepal and abroad; curricula development, innovative methods in social work teaching and practice, partnership management, Team building, development of Research and Training Proposals and implementation, Organising Conferences and workshops, policy advocacy, Liaison with different stakeholders and agencies, Monitoring and Evaluation of in-house and external projects, Preparation of reports and budgets. I want to take time out of these day to day responsibilities to think the big picture and seek active participation of my colleagues and students to make them partners in the quest for identity of social work in Nepal and in the region.