Pransu Khakurel

Conducts gender-responsive research and scoping reviews using desk reviews and qualitative methods. Contributes to donor-funded assessments and project proposals and delivers reports aligned with client priorities for evidence-based policy advocacy.

Supports business growth through proposal design, donor engagement, and client outreach. Conducts gender-responsive and economic research to produce strategic policy and market recommendations for development and private-sector clients.

Supports capacity building for Nepali businesses for export with integration of gender equality and social inclusion. Contributes to inclusive project design, stakeholder engagement, implementation support, and monitoring for inclusive outcomes.

Oversees data architecture, integration, analysis, and stakeholder engagement to produce actionable business insights. Contributes to translating analytics into decision-ready outputs for project stakeholders.

Managed the peer review workflow and supported editorial operations for a remote journal role. Coordinated authors, reviewers, and editors, supervised student assistants, and supported journal promotion and reporting.

Undertook comprehensive media monitoring and analysis of social issues engaging youth volunteers of Youth Network in Dharan. Produced an analytical report using mixed methods.

Supports a GEDSI-informed trade and investment assessment between the United States and Nepal. Contributes to inclusive stakeholder consultations and technical inputs to ensure findings inform actionable, inclusive recommendations.

Conducted intersectional analysis for a Nepal country report using a gender equality and social inclusion approach. Analyzed gender inequality in power dynamics and provided recommendations for integrating a gender equality and human rights strategy into project implementation.

Supports study design, implementation, and stakeholder engagement with a GEDSI lens for Nepal’s remittance economy. Contributes to literature reviews, consultations, analytical framework development, and inclusive technical reporting and dissemination.

Supports a GEDSI-informed analysis of Nepal’s upcoming LDC graduation and inclusive opportunities for Thai investors and entrepreneurs. Contributes to primary and secondary research to assess impacts and identify actionable options for equitable export diversification by women- and youth-led SMEs.

Developed and executed outreach strategies and lead generation campaigns to support business development. Designed proposals and communications to strengthen brand visibility and the organization’s entrepreneurship network.

Designed and managed gender equality and social inclusion programs, securing donor partnerships and ensuring timely delivery. Led facilitators and trainers and oversaw planning, monitoring, performance evaluation, and impact measurement.

Supported education and inclusion projects focused on improving access and learning outcomes. Managed data collection, conducted qualitative analysis, and developed communication materials for partner reporting and advocacy.

Master’s in Gender and Development Studies at the Asian Institute of Technology (2024).

Bachelor’s in Development Studies at Kathmandu University (2020).