Name: Eliza Sthapit

Organization:

Habitat for Humanity International Nepal

Education:

Master’s degree in Sustainable Resource Management from Technical University of Munich, Germany
Bachelor’s degree in environmental science from St-Xavier’s College, Kathmandu University

Work Experience:

Eliza joined Habitat for Humanity International Nepal as the National Director in July 2022 and currently serves a team of around 50 staff members. A native of Nepal, she brings over 20 years of professional experience in development sector, primarily leading designing of development projects in Asia (Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan) where she has worked across diverse, multi-cultural teams and stakeholders. She has previously worked with Clean Energy Nepal, WWF, DANIDA and completed her most recent service of 10 years with Dutch International Development Agency called ICCO Cooperation/Cordaid where she led South & Central Asia Business Development and Regional Partnerships and served as the Deputy Country Head for Nepal office. With her experiences on organizational strategy, management and envisioning, and human resources development, Eliza believes in self-leadership and team effort in achieving excellence at work. In her spare time, she volunteers for an environmental NGO, actively supports raising resources for children's education- specifically coming from broken families, single mothers, informal sector workers in Kathmandu and loves to care for stray dogs.