Our Nepal Team

Sajani Amatya
Country Director
Sajani has made volunteering her life. Before joining Teaching Abroad she volunteered first and then ended up working for "Educate the Children", an American charity. She still spends much of her spare time volunteering for various different social charities. Her main hope is to improve the education level of poor Nepali children. Sajani has travelled widely in the UK, USA and Thailand.

Navin Amatya
Desk Officer
Navin makes up the second half of the brother and sister team that run our office in Nepal. Navin has worked for Teaching Abroad since 2000 and he gets in touch with all volunteers before their arrival to answer questions about his country and provide information. Navin studied Science and Humanities. Navin enjoys working with children and in his free time likes doing meditation.

Shanika Bennett
Assistant Country Manager
Shanika returned for the second time to work in Nepal for Teaching Abroad in January 2007 after six months working as Desk Officer in Ghana. She originally joined us as a volunteer herself, working in a centre for mentally disabled children in Nepal, before working there as Assistant Manager for five months. She plans to return to the UK to start her degree in social work in September.