Glocal, in association with Wai Wai, has unveiled the list of 20 brightest and influential Nepali teenagers under the age of 20 on August 7. These teenagers are from diverse fields ranging from social work, child rights activism, computer programming, science, journalism, technology, poetry, innovation, public speaking, conservation and entrepreneurship.
The annual list of game changers seeks to recognise and honour the exceptional teenagers from various fields. Glocal’s 20 under 20 is an umbrella title for 20 early change makers, who are teenagers from diverse fields, stepping out to create an impact in the society. Releasing the list, Asish Thakur, Executive Director of Glocal said, “We are unveiling 20Under 20 of 2019, and so far I am delighted to see these young minds grow and thereby help their society prosper. On one hand, they have proved to be a strong team of like-minded teens and on the other, they are the future leaders.”
The selected teens are Anand Kumar Sahani (17, Child Right Activist, Janakpur), Arjun Acharya (16, Social Activist, Kalikot), Babita Pariyar (18, Child Right Activist, Dhading), Bidhi Mandal (19, Entrepreneur, Janakpur), Bikram Parajuli, (18, Tech Educator, Pokhara), Bishnu Mijar (19, Social Activist, Sindhupalchowk), Ganesh Sah Sudi (19, Wildlife Conservationist, Dhanusha), Jyoti Singh (13, Programmer, Dhanusha), Sovid Bhusan Pathak (15, Social Activist, Kathmandu), Lov Panthi (14, Innovator, Rupandehi), Nischal Bhandari (18, Social Activist, Tulsipur, Dang), Rachin Kalakheti (17, Technopreneur, Makwanpur), Rishi Kr Gupta (16, Innovator, Kapilvastu), Rohan Bagale (18, Social Activist, Chitwan), Samarth Jha (15, Social Activist, Biratnagar), Sammer Chapaign (19, Journalist, Chitwan), Samir Phuyal (16, Entrepreneur, Morang), Shivu Pandey (19, Public Speaker, Rupandehi), Supriya Maharjan Sapkota (18, Social Activist, Kathmandu) and Thalama Malla (18, Social Activist, Nuwakot).
The 20 young inspiring change makers were selected by a jury through an intense selection round for the impact they have created in society. These teenagers were selected from a pool of 598 applications from across the nation. The selected teenagers will be honoured at the Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero 2019 Awards on September 1.
