Team Dayā will be groundbreaking a new school in Shripur Domilla, Nepal on Monday, October 27, 2025. None of our work is possible without the support of our core building teams and our over 1,500 supporters. Big thanks to U of Digital and its CEO Shiv Gupta that provided matching funds for this project.
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Our Nepal ‘25 team is composed of six individuals whose work will make a difference to girls and boys, their families and their community in Shripur Domilla. This will be Team Dayā’s third project in Nepal and its the 11th school overall.
The group’s very first school was built in 2019 in Dhayapur, Nepal. A second school was built in Hardahani, Nepal in the spring of 2024. We will be visiting the Dhayapur community and school next week when our team is in Nepal.
The Community of Shripur Domilla, Nepal
The community of Shripur Domilla (population 1,475) is in the southwestern corner of Nepal in the lowlands near the Indian border. It is just over an hour drive from the city of Dhangadhi. Community members speak Nepali and other local languages and dialects (there are 124 languages spoken in Nepal). The community is Hindu and its economy relies on agriculture including rice, wheat, mustard, corn and seasonal vegetables.
The new school will be an addition to the existing Shree Chandra Surya Basic School. Of the current six permanent school structures, at least two are unsafe and others are in various dilapidated conditions – leaking roofs of metal sheeting (particularly loud when it rains) and decaying walls that are potential unsafe during earthquakes. The school is also using two temporary structures due to these issues.
There are six teachers that work at the school serving 108 students through the sixth grade – 53 boys and 55 girls.
ECD “Early Child Development” pre – school 9 girls / 19 boys
Grade 1: 6 Girls / 4 boys
Grade2: 5 Girls / 6 Boys
Grade 3: 12 Girls / 6boys
Grade 4: 15 Girls / 13 Boys
Grade 5: 8 Girls / 5 Boys
You can see the school and community location on this map pin.
Our 2025 Nepal Team
Two of the six team members will not travel to the school building project, but will fundraising with their own activities. One will be running a half marathon in Malibu, California in early November and the other will be talking about the importance of Building Change while raising funds for his own ad tech start up. The remaining team members will travel to Nepal later this week.
“Not everyone has the time to make a trip around the world, but everyone can still make a contribution to Building Change,” said Team Dayā Head of Recruiting Jaryd Knutsen. If you have the time and inclination to travel with us to bear witness, great – but if you are already doing something remarkable in your professional or personal life you can still deliver a big impact as a Team Dayā member.”
Please consider supporting Team Dayā. We cannot build these schools without your support. Example investment opportunities:
- $40,000 Fund an entire school
- $1,000 Paint for a school
- $500 In-country mason during the entire construction of the school
- $250 All the nails, nuts, and bolts to build a roof for the school
Our Nepal ‘25 Team
Meet our Nepal ‘25 team and please consider supporting them. All contributions go directly to our school building fund. Team members pay all their own travel costs.
Liffick. Thane is the founder and CEO of Signal North Advisory, where he works with early stage, high growth companies. He spent over 20 years at Slalom Consulting as managing director and created the firm’s healthcare practice area. Donate.
Mitchell. Jordan is a founding member of Team Dayā, Inc. and an alumnus of multiple school building projects. He has spent his career across ad tech including as an SVP at IAB Tech Lab (head of consumer privacy, identity and data), VP product at Rubicon Project and founder, chairman and CEO at Others Online. “I think about the legacy I want to leave. I understand that after I’m gone, it’s not the things I have (or had) that matter; rather, it’s the respect I’ve built for myself in my community and the lives I’ve touched.” Donate.
Patel. Sajal is the director of partnerships & business development at Nextdoor. She has also worked at TransUnion, Turn, Razorfish and VivaKi. “As a first-generation Indian American woman, I was taught about the power of education and the difference it can make in one’s life—not just as knowledge gained, but as freedom earned.” Donate.
Pillai. Mano is co-founder at AI Agent management platform Hypermindz.ai. He was previously chief product officer at Liveintent, CEO at Nikaza and has held product-engineering roles at Neustar, AddThis and AOL. “I grew up in a family of educators, and from an early age, I understood that education is so much more than just reading and writing—it’s a transformative force that can change lives and uplift entire communities.” Donate.
Sepsey. Melodey is the director of enterprise partnerships at Nexxen. She has also worked at Amobee, Turn and Starcom Mediavest Group. “Having an adopted brother from Guatemala and understanding what the daily living conditions there are, I really was drawn to the mission of providing support through education to low-income countries.” Donate.
Sears. Jay is the founder and CEO of Team Dayā, Inc. He also operates the local community news site MyRye.com in his hometown. He spent over 25 years at media and technology companies including mastercard, Rubicon Project, Pulsepoint, ContextWeb, EDGAR Online and Wolff New Media. Donate.
If you are interested in joining a future school build, please contact our head of recruiting, Jaryd Knutsen.
Your Support & The Team
Please consider supporting Team Dayā. We cannot build these schools without your support. Example investment opportunities:
- $40,000 Fund an entire school
- $1,000 Paint for a school
- $500 In-country mason during the entire construction of the school
- $250 All the nails, nuts, and bolts to build a roof for the school
Three Ways You Can Help
- Make a Donation Online
- Example investment opportunities:
- $40,000 Fund an entire school
- $1,000 Paint for a school
- $500 In-country mason during the entire construction of the school
- $250 All the nails, nuts, and bolts to build a roof for the school
- Example investment opportunities:
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- Join the Team & Travel on a School Build
- If you have a combination of fundraising chops, an adventurous spirit and the belief each of us has the capacity to be Building Change, get in touch with us and have a conversation.
Team Dayā 2026 School Project Dates:
We are now actively recruiting members for our 2026 groundbreakings. If you are curious to learn more about joining a build, please reach out to our Head of Recruiting Jaryd Knutsen. Not sure? Watch the documentary Building Change, the Team Dayā Story (8 minute run time), by Kathmandu based filmmaker Shyam Karki of Samson Film Productions.
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