Palistha Shakya is a Partnership and Communications Officer at Samaanta Foundation, where she works on building partnerships, strengthening communications and outreach, and supporting the organisation’s visibility and engagement with different stakeholders. She is currently pursuing a Master’s in School Transformation at Kathmandu University.
Before joining Samaanta Foundation, Palistha worked as a Program Associate at the Association of Community Radio Broadcasters Nepal (ACORAB), where she supported programme coordination, communications, partnerships, and community media initiatives. Her experience working closely with community radio stations across Nepal has shaped her interest in community-centred storytelling, meaningful partnerships, and using communication to amplify voices and ideas that can contribute to positive social change.