Durga Mani Rai

Durga Mani, also known as Advocate Durga Mani Rai is a licensed attorney and currently works for LAHURNIP as a Program Coordinator. He is a member of an ethnic minority group in Nepal. As a Program Coordinator, his main responsibilities include managing overall programs, outreach in communities and providing technical and legal assistance to Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities who have suffered from rights violations. Durga Mani has been working in the field of Human Rights and Development for the past 18 years with different governmental and non-governmental institutions. He has also conducted several project evaluations, baseline studies of various programs and conducted workshops on human rights and development. Through the training, he hopes to enhance his knowledge and skills to support and advance advocacy for the Indigenous and local communities.