In strategic alliance with Ministry of Youth and Sports, GlocalKhabar organized the event Glocal Teen Hero 2015 where Bipana Sharma aged 17
from Nawalparasi is selected as first Glocal Teen Hero 2015. The award was
given by chief guest, Hon’ Purusottan Poudel, Minister of Youth and Sports.
The event was
co-sponsored by Honda, sponsored by Panchakanya Group, supported by Worldlink,
Jenya, Magazine partner Business 360, hospitality partner Hotel Annapurna, live
broadcasted by Himalaya TV.
Among 98
applications, top 6 was selected by the panel of jury on the basis of their
initiation, innovation and achievements. Those 6 finalist were then interviewed
individually on the basis of their personality, domain knowledge and vision. It
is a platform for Nepali Teenagers aged 13-19 years who are involved, initiator
and achiever beside their school/college curriculum.
The winner of GlocalTeen Hero 2015 will also be recognized as Brand Ambassador of Glocal Pvt. Ltd. And
will also be given the opportunity of Job shadowing amazing personalities and a
documentary about her.
The 6 teenagers were
Aditya Khadka, 15 – a film-maker, Avaneesh Yadav, 17 – an entrepreneur, Bipana
Sharma-a child right activist, Ravi Mandal, 17 -an app developer, Samprada
Chapagain, 18 –a social activist, , Swastik Ghimire, 17- a writer.
The panel of jury
consisted of Mr. Anil Keshary Shah, CEO of Mega Bank, Hon. Gagan Thapa, CA
Member, Mr. Narottam Aryal, Executive Director of King’s College, Ms.
Sambriddhi Rai, Singer/ artist, Saurav Jyoti Director of Jyoti Group.
“To recognize the
best amongst these exceptional teens, it is a privilege to be a part of the
Glocal Teen Hero 2015” said Anil Keshary Shah, one of the jury for Glocal Teen
Hero 2015.
The event was
followed by song release from Glocal Pvt. Ltd. – “Pankha Fijai”, song dedicated
to teenagers sung by Alina Prajapati and Aashish Pokharel. The music video was
directed by Shishir Khati.
“Glocal, when we
started we were all below 20, we have a lot of teenagers working at Glocal
today as well. We can see that there were 98 competitive applicants, 1 Hero,
but there are still lot of other teenagers doing amazing. Age is just a number.
We have examples for that statement here with us today, the finalists and all
those 98 amazing teenagers.” Said Asish Thakur, Executive Director of Glocal Pvt.Ltd
The award ceremony
of Glocal Teen Hero 2015 was held at Annapurna Hotel and was witnessed by 100+
personalities of Nepal from different walks of life such as diplomats,
politicians, film stars, entrepreneurs, youth leaders and many more.
The sole purpose of
this event is to motivate the Nepalese teenagers to follow their dreams and to
develop an entrepreneurial and social thinking for the sustainable development
of our nation.
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