Organizations Filed Purposes:
KTK-BELTS MISSION IS TO CATALYZE NEW MODELS OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING IN EASTERN NEPAL. IT WORKS WITH TEACHERS, FARMERS, YOUTH, AND WOMEN TO CREATE A VERTICAL UNIVERSITY THAT WILL SPAN FROM KOSHI TAPPU WILDLIFE SANCTUARY (67 M) TO KANCHENJUNGA (8,586 M), THE THIRD TALLEST PEAK IN THE WORLD. THE IDEA IS TO GIVE A FRAMEWORK TO LOCAL FARMERS TO BECOME PROFESSORS OF THE VERTICAL UNIVERSITY, TO SHARE THEIR INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE WHILE ALSO PHYSICALLY CONSERVING THREATENED SPECIES AND LANDSCAPES.
KTK-BELT WORKS IN CONCERT WITH NON-PROFIT COOPERATIVES REGISTERED UNDER THE NEPAL COMPANY ACT CALLED LEARNING GROUNDS. EACH LEARNING GROUNDS, GOVERNED BY A DIVERSE LOCAL BOARD AND MONITORED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE COUNCIL (SWC) OF THE NEPAL GOVERNMENT, WORKS TO PROTECT NATURE BY PREVENTING ECOSYSTEM FRAGMENTATION, DEFORESTATION, AND POACHING. YOUTH FELLOWS, LOCAL CONSERVATIONISTS, AND EDUCATORS, TRAINED AND SUPPORTED BY KTK-BELT STAFF, RUN AND ADMINISTER THE LEARNING GROUNDS AND BUILD PLACE-BASED CAPACITY FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS ACROSS AN 8,000-METER VERTICAL GRADIENT, FROM THE PLAINS TO THE HIGH HIMALAYAS. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING PROGRAMS, WORK EMPOWERMENT, AND UPSTREAM-DOWNSTREAM LINKAGES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Varun Saraf | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Habermann | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Rajeev Goyal | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Pryiyanka Bista | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Jules White | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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