Top six finalists announced for Glocal Teen Hero 2017
To serve the growing appetite for ‘Innovation ‘and ‘Creative thinking’ among the evolving youth of our country, Wai Wai and Glocal Private limited ( online news portal ) has been providing a common platform for self-driven youth ( between the age of 13-19) , well known as ‘ Glocal Teen Hero ‘ to showcase their talents ,skills and creativity.
This year’s competition, which was held for the third consecutive year, received over 320 applications from different academic disciplinary such as social work to journalism, from mobile app development and computer programming, to robotics, and from entrepreneurship to community development.
Based on their resume, the evidence and an essay on their accomplishment, six top finalists were shortlisted to advance further where they shall go through a six days capacity building workshop.
On August 10, 2017, Glocal Pvt. Ltd. unveiled the list of 20 brightest Nepali youths under the age of 20. The youths are from various diverse fields ranging from social work, child right activism, computer programming, science, journalism, technology, and entrepreneurship among others.
The shortlisted candidates who shall be the awarded winner through SMS voting are listed below:
- Albina Parwin- GTH ALK
- Ayush Pandey- GTH AP
- Prithu Singh Thakuri– GTH PST
- Rajaram Basnet- GTH RB
- Sachin Dangi- GTH SD
- Tanmay Chaudhary- GTH TC