Shruti Maya Kumal
Shruti Kumal serves as the General Secretary of the National Indigenous Disabled Women Association Nepal (NIDWAN). She is an Indigenous woman with a physical disability from the Kumal community, one of the most marginalized Indigenous communities in Nepal. She brings several years of leadership experience through her engagement in community-based organization, including leadership within the […]
About Shruti Maya Kumal
Shruti Kumal serves as the General Secretary of the National Indigenous Disabled Women Association Nepal (NIDWAN). She is an Indigenous woman with a physical disability from the Kumal community, one of the most marginalized Indigenous communities in Nepal. She brings several years of leadership experience through her engagement in community-based organization, including leadership within the Kumal community and representation at the national level through the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN).
Ms. Kumal brings strong grassroots experience, working closely with marginalized Indigenous women and girls with disabilities to amplify their voices, advance indigenous movement building, equality, and inclusion. Her leadership strengthens NIDWAN’s community-rooted, intersectional approach to advocacy and movement building.