Stella Tamang (Tamang)
Stella Tamang was chair of the International Indigenous Women's Caucus at the third session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, is the convenor of the South Asia Indigenous Women's Forum, and the founder and founding chair of Nepal Tamang Women Ghedung. She is also the founder and founding Chair of National Indigenous Women Federation, Nepal which is the umbrella organization of 41 Indigenous women’s organizations of Nepal. She was one of the Commissioners of the High Level Commission on State Restructuring of Nepal. She founded Bikalpa Gyan Tatha Bikas Kendra in Nepal to contribute to students' education and livelihood by combining academic learning with practical training. She is one of the only women facilitators and is the chair of Nepal Transition To Peace Institute.