Top six finalists announced for Golchha Group presents Glocal Teen Hero Nepal 2023

KATHMANDU: Glocal Pvt. Ltd. announced the names of the top six finalists for the 9th edition of Golchha Group presents Glocal Teen Hero Nepal 2023 today.

This year’s competition received 681 applications, from fascinating teenagers demonstrating the diverse potential of their initiation skills, and expertise, and made an impact in their society, in areas like Education, Technology, Innovation, Musician, Social Entrepreneur, Health Activist, Social Activism, Science Revolutionist, Environmentalist, AI Scientist/Researcher, Activist, Writer and many more.

Aryan Sigdel (17 years, Educator & Activist, Tanahu); Atith Adhikari (17 years, Social Entrepreneur, Banke); Madhav Khanal (18 years, Writer, Lamjung); Nirajan Rimal(18 years, Science Enthusiast, Kathmandu); Preeti Pantha(18 years, Social Activist, Gulmi); Shruti Tiwari (18 years, Environment Activist, Dhanusha) have been selected as top 6 finalists to compete for the Glocal Teen Hero title, the only national platform in Nepal to recognize and honour the outstanding teenagers.

From the top 20 teenagers & their documents reviewed by our panel of Jury; the Top Six Finalists were shortlisted for the final round of Golchha Group presents Glocal Teen Hero Nepal based on Initiation, Achievement, Sustainability, and their Impact on work.

The respected 5-member jury panel had shortlisted these 6 amazing teenagers for their achievements, initiations, and contributions in their respective working fields.

The finalist screening was done by a jury team composed of Adarsh Avasthi, Country Director Nepal, The Coca-Cola Company, Carolin Spannuth Verma, UNHCR Representative to Nepal, Saurab Jyoti, Director of Jyoti Group, Seema Golchha, Director of Golchha Group Pvt. Ltd and Representatives from UNICEF Nepal.

The teenagers were chosen based on their applications, resumes, supporting documentation, and essays about their achievements. They were marked on their creativity, accomplishment, effect, and, most importantly, the sustainability of their work.

These six teenagers will now undergo a series of Self-Competency Workshops on different topics and will also have the chance to interact with the Top corporate personalities and coaches in the industry to broaden their knowledge.

The finalists will be individually interviewed by the panel of judges on September 1 and the SMS voting round has opened from 21st August, 5 pm till 31st August, 5 pm will also contribute to selecting the Winner of Glocal Teen Hero Nepal for the year 2023.

To vote for the candidate, text the voting code of your favourite finalist to 35001. The voting codes for the finalists are:

1. Aryan Sigdel- GTH<space>AS send it to 35001
2. Atith Adhikari- GTH<space>AA send it to 35001
3. Madhav Khanal- GTH<space>MK send it to 35001
4. Nirajan Rimal- GTH<space>NR send it to 35001
5. Preeti Pantha- GTH<space>PP send it to 35001
6. Shruti Tiwari- GTH<space>ST send it to 35001

The award Ceremony of the Golchha Group presents Glocal Teen Hero Nepal 2023 will be held on the 1st of September, 2023 in the presence of different personalities of Nepal from different sectors such as diplomats, politicians, academia, film stars, entrepreneurs, youth leaders, and many more.

This year Glocal has partnered with Golchha Group as a Title Sponsor; UNHCR, Embassy of India, BP Koirala India-Nepal Foundation Embassy of India, Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany as our Strategic Partner; Honda, Coca-Cola, NTC, WWF, Toyota, The Britis College, Panchakanya Group, DishHome Go, Kathmandu World School, Real Juice as Partners; Nabil Bank as our Banking Partner; The Soaltee Kathmandu as our Official Hotel Partner; Worldlink as Internet Partner; Siddhartha Business Group of Hospitality, Cozy Home as our Hospitality Partner; Nepal Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, Yeti  Airlines as our Airlines Partner; King’s College as our Education Partner; Prisma Advertising as PR Partner; View Your Choice as our Supporter.