Shivatmikaa Shrestha

Fundraising and Communications Intern at Choice for Youth and Sexuality

Applied social media strategy to create content posts, videos, captions, stories; Hosted and produced a podcast, interviewed and wrote an article, and edited content to assist in website creation; Assisted during UN HRC (UN Human Rights Council) and ICFP (International Conference on Family Planning) via research and logistics arrangement; Wrote a successful proposal to the Dutch Ministry; Executed fundraising events and donor engagement methods; Built proficiency in CapCut, Canva, SilverStripe, Hootsuite, Audacity, Excel, and other tools.

Research Assistant at Choice for Youth and Sexuality

Collected data via interviews to identify barriers to a healthy academic life; Co-created tools for university students to practice active learning; Analyzed data to write a policy recommendation paper; Built proficiency in ATLAS.ti.

Research Staff at Kathmandu Training and Skill Development Institute

Interviewed women who participated in vocational training and received funds to begin small startups; Wrote a report and provided future recommendations; Translated Nepali reports and survey data into English.

Intern at Blue Diamond Society

Organized and facilitated programs aimed at promoting queer rights; Example: an event focused on educating teachers in Kathmandu about issues that LGBTQIA+ children face in school and how they could take action; Recorded finances for the annual report; Wrote reports and articles.

Research and Communications Intern at Kathmandu Research and Communications

Wrote a successful proposal to Save the Children; Selected to participate in fieldwork to conduct interviews and visually document empowerment through reproductive education in rural Nepal; Gained graphic design and video editing experience; Engaged in external stakeholder communications; Promoted to receive a pay after being hired as an unpaid intern.

Research Assistant at Learning Mindset

Co-created tools to promote active learning; conducted literature reviews, data collection, interviews, reporting, and data analysis; authored a policy recommendation paper.

Report Writer at Kathaharu, Lalitpur, Nepal

Created an end-of-year report booklet for UK Aid Sakchyam; scored data; wrote and edited articles; collaborated with other writers to make the report accessible.

Research Staff at Kathmandu Training and Skills Development Institute

Interviewed women who participated in vocational training and received funds to begin small startups; wrote a report and provided future recommendations; proofreading articles and translating Nepali reports and survey data into English.

Research and Communications Intern at Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Nepal

Wrote a proposal to Save the Children; gained graphic design, video graphics, and sound engineering experience; communicated with external stakeholders; selected to participate in fieldwork to conduct interviews and visually document empowerment through reproductive education in rural Nepal.