Priya Sigdel, is a social activist working for women empowerment and menstrual hygiene management in Nepal since the last 5 years. She is the president of HATTIHATTI, an NGO that empowers women from marginalized communities to help them become skilled entrepreneurs and independent individuals. She is also currently serving as the Country Coordinator at UDAAN and the Vice President of Rotaract Club of Kathmandu Metro. Priya Sigdel has been long instilled with the passion to work for the society and has been continuously striving for change. Her continuous involvements in social change have substantially exposed her in the local community as well as in international platforms. She has represented Nepal in international platforms like Global Changemaker Youth Summit 2017, Zurich and Bangladesh-Nepal Youth Convention 2017 in Dhaka. She is also the founder at Project Butterfly, former female champion at We Inspire Nepal and the Global Youth Peace Ambassador. She considers herself a responsible daughter of the nation. With the title of Miss Nepal Earth 2018, she is all set to embrace her title to start working towards environmental issues in Nepal this year. She believes that change ignites gradually, and every change starts with an individual. She plans to work towards the mitigation of pollution in Kathmandu by focusing on 3 R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). She is an eminent example of ‘beauty for a cause’, advocating for social and environmental change in the country. Priya Sigdel, is a social activist working for women empowerment and menstrual hygiene management in Nepal since the last 5 years. She is the president of HATTIHATTI, an NGO that empowers women from marginalized communities to help them become skilled entrepreneurs and independent individuals. She is also currently serving as the Country Coordinator at UDAAN and the Vice President of Rotaract Club of Kathmandu Metro. Priya Sigdel has been long instilled with the passion to work for the society and has been continuously striving for change. Her continuous involvements in social change have substantially exposed her in the local community as well as in international platforms. She has represented Nepal in international platforms like Global Changemaker Youth Summit 2017, Zurich and Bangladesh-Nepal Youth Convention 2017 in Dhaka. She is also the founder at Project Butterfly, former female champion at We Inspire Nepal and the Global Youth Peace Ambassador. She considers herself a responsible daughter of the nation. With the title of Miss Nepal Earth 2018, she is all set to embrace her title to start working towards environmental issues in Nepal this year. She believes that change ignites gradually, and every change starts with an individual. She plans to work towards the mitigation of pollution in Kathmandu by focusing on 3 R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). She is an eminent example of ‘beauty for a cause’, advocating for social and environmental change in the country. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
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