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Sanjib Chaudhary introduces himself:

I am a Chemical Engineer turned communications professional. I have worked with private sector, governmental and non-governmental organisations developing and implementing communications strategies.

I started contributing to GV from August 2013 as Nepal author. While I started blogging from 2007, I was looking for a platform of bloggers and citizen journalists to write about issues not covered by mainstream media and I stumbled upon GV.

After I attended the GV Summit in Cebu, Philippines in 2015, I brought together a team of Nepali contributors and started GV Nepali Lingua.

All candidates in the 2026 board elections have been asked to answer the set of questions listed below. Feel free to ask Sanjib additional questions in the comments area below this post!

What appeals to you most about the prospect of serving on the GV board?

I look forward to working closely with the GV Board and contributors to take forward the mission and vision of GV.

What talents, skills, networks, and expertise can you offer Global Voices in your role as board representative?

I have been working with indigenous communities for the last two decades to share their untold stories to a wider audience. I have been working with them to document their oral culture, food habits and traditions. As a translator, I have translated children’s storybooks into Eastern Tharu and Nepali languages.

I believe I would be able to contribute to GV’s role in telling nuanced, untold stories of communities not covered by mainstream media, not to mention the collaboration with like-minded organizations.

As you look ahead to the next three years, what, in your opinion, should be GV’s overarching priorities as an organization?

In my opinion, the first and foremost priority for GV is to secure funding and collaborate with like-minded organizations to bring forth nuanced stories from contributors across the globe to fight the current atmosphere of misinformation, disinformation and hate speech.

What aspect of GV’s work interests you the most?

The Lingua section of GV interests me the most – the stories translated by volunteer translators into so many languages, not to mention the cross-border collaborative stories from GV contributors.

What would you like to get out of this board service experience, both professionally and personally?

I have been in board of some NGOs in Nepal and I believe this experience will help me learn to tackle challenges strategically and collaborate with multi-cultural and multi-ethnic board members.

How will you fit board service into your personal and other professional work commitments?

I will try my best to manage my time and priorities.

What methods would you use to engage and listen to the community in order to represent them effectively at board level?

I will actively participate in the conversations on internal channels, social media and in-person meet-ups. Also, I will regularly catch up with the community to take their issues to the board.