Stella Tamang

Nepal

Stella Tamang is a member of the minority indigenous community of Nepal. She is also a Buddhist woman in a predominantly Hindu country who advocates for the rights of women, indigenous peoples and religious minorities.

Stella Tamang has founded: * Nepal Tamang Women Ghedung (NTG) * National Indigenous Women’s Federation of Nepal (NIWF) * Bikalpa Gyan Tatha Bikas Kendra (an alternative learning center for young women) * Milijuli Nepal, an affiliate organization of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation. Through this organization, she has organized Interfaith dialogues. * Buddhism & Development Workshops * Asia Girl Child Peace Camp

Ms. Stella Tamang is a shining star in the beautiful Nepalese sky.