Satish Kumar Karn

Grants Coordinator

Plan International Nepal

Satish is a passionate youth activist dedicated to driving positive change in his community. As the Grants Coordinator at Plan International Nepal, he actively works on issues affecting children and young women, securing funding for impactful projects, developing grant proposals, and coordinating with stakeholders. Satish previously served as the President of YUWA, a prominent youth-led organization in Nepal. He led campaigns, organized events, and implemented projects to raise awareness about SRHR, WASH, and financial literacy.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

20 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
10:30 am EEST	12:00 pm EEST	Advancing the 2030 agenda: Exploring Synergies and Actions in Asia Concurrent Room AD 10-2	This session will convene representatives from diverse organizations, youth groups, activists, and member states across Asia to explore synergies and actions for Read More This session will convene representatives from diverse organizations, youth groups, activists, and member states across Asia to explore synergies and actions for advancing the 2030 agenda. Participants will engage in cross-country learning, develop a feminist action plan, and adopt an intersectional and inter-sectoral lens to address sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender-based violence (GBV). The session aims to catalyze collective action, empower the feminist movement, and create an inclusive space for dialogue, knowledge sharing, and partnership building towards realizing the unmet goals of gender equality in Asia. Session format: Thought Leadership, Network and Partnership Building, and Skills Building Organized by Arrow, Break Through, YUWA, Women Deliver Asia Steering Committee International Sign Language available for this session Read Less Speakers Ashley Yong Project Manager Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Amrita Das Gupta Director, Swayam, India Swayam, feminist organisation working to end gender inequality and VAW. Satish Kumar Karn Grants Coordinator Plan International Nepal Dakshitha Wickremarathne Senior Technical Lead - Advocacy, Accountability and Partnerships FP2030 - Asia and the Pacific Regional Hub
03:00 pm EEST	04:00 pm EEST	A Space for Us: The WD2023 Closing Celebration Special Event KCC Auditorium	Join Women Deliver and Conference delegates as we celebrate our movement and advocates from around the world, working towards gender equality. As we reflect on a week Read More Join Women Deliver and Conference delegates as we celebrate our movement and advocates from around the world, working towards gender equality. As we reflect on a week spent in solidarity, we will recap highlights from the Conference, announce the winners of the “Best of the Fest” from the Arts & Film Festival, and celebrate with art and music. Eight feminist artists based in Rwanda came together in order to collectively build a performance for Women Deliver, portraying their feminist demands on collectivity, spaces and solidarity. Coordinated by Elle Kwa Mziki, Noemi Grütter and Linda Kirezi, a platform for female artists in Rwanda, striving for more equality. We will end with a performance by MILCK joined by a choir from the Nyundo School of Music in Kigali. Read Less Speakers Henaka Rallage Chiranthi Thavisha Senanayake Founder Hype Sri Lanka Tulika Srivastava Board Member Women Deliver Sandra Macias del Villar Director, Feminist Crisis Response Feminist Humanitarian Network Noemi Grütter Co-Founder Elle Kwa Mziki Satish Kumar Karn Grants Coordinator Plan International Nepal Dr. Maliha Khan President and CEO Women Deliver Jeannette Bayisenge Minister of Gender and Family Promotion Rwanda