Bishnu Sapkota, PhD

Affiliation: Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Bishnu Sapkota is a Nepali scholar, educator, and social researcher dedicated to advancing social justice, human rights, and survivor-centered solutions to human trafficking. His PhD on Trafficking Survivor Resilience elevates survivors’ voices and generates evidence-based insights on risk reduction, coping strategies, and sustainable recovery pathways in Nepal—shifting the narrative from victimhood to dignity, agency, and resilience.

As a faculty member at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Dr. Sapkota combines rigorous academic research with hands-on grassroots engagement. With formal training in health education and sociology, he works directly with trafficking survivors and high-risk communities to strengthen prevention, survivor empowerment, and community-led risk reduction. His work informs policy, improves practice, and delivers measurable social impact.

Dr. Sapkota is the Founder of Deep-Nepal, a grassroots organization implementing high-impact anti-trafficking initiatives, including border surveillance, community awareness, child protection, survivor rehabilitation, vocational education, scholarships, and resilience-building programs. His long-term vision is to establish a Survivor Resilience and Vocational Training Center in Nepal—creating a scalable, survivor-led model that bridges research, policy, and practice. Through strategic partnerships and donor support, Dr. Sapkota aims to deliver sustainable change and lasting freedom for trafficking survivors in Nepal.

Research Interests:

• Resilience of Post-Trafficked Survivors

• Survivor Narrative Research

• Women & Child Trafficking

• Social Reintegration for Survival Communities

• Advocacy and Social Justice