Meet our Board

Pramada is an ardent animal lover and tirelessly advocates for animal welfare. She is a social activist who co-founded Animal Nepal as an NGO in 2009. She is one of the founders of Saathi – a pioneering NGO to break the silence on domestic violence against women and children. She is also the founder of Burns Violence Survivors Nepal- an NGO supporting acid and burn violence survivors. Married with one son, she has a large family consisting of a Tibetan Mastiff, 8 Tibetan Spaniels and 3 rescued strays.

Shristi is a vegan and an animal welfare campaigner who looks after five dogs and two cats (with seven kittens!). She is a Kali devotee who believes gods and goddesses do not demand blood from their children. She dreams of a world where all living beings are treated with respect, love and are granted their freedom.

Rita is a media person, and has been a program producer and presenter for the last 20 years. She loves animals and believes in the equality of both humans and animals. She has been a vegetarian for the past 23 years and is currently an executive member of The Vegetarian Association of Nepal. She also conducts training for personality development at Rehabilitation centers. She practices meditation and yoga for relaxation.

Rakhi Shah started her career as a government officer and worked in various ministries for 14 years. She has always been an animal lover and always wanted to do something to help ensure the welfare of these innocent beings. For some time, Rakhi worked was the advocacy officer in Animal Nepal and now she serves as a board member. Rakhi has a special place in her heart for animals, especially dogs and devotes her life towards animal welfare.

Shova is a social entrepreneur and owner of 1905 Restaurant and The Farmers Mart. She has special interest in ‘green’ architecture. Her household is filled with dogs.

Kanchan Rana is a teacher at the Art of Living Nepal. She is also a yoga instructor and regularly volunteers for TEWA Nepal and Nepal Red Cross. It has always been in Kanchan’s nature to help the vulnerable and she joined Animal Nepal’s board to lend her voice to the cause of animal welfare.