Nineteen years old Technopreneur Pranjal Chalise from Kathmandu has been awarded Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero Nepal 2021 amidst a Virtual Award ceremony organized by Glocal Pvt. Ltd today. It is the seventh iteration of the Glocal Teen Hero Award, which is the only national platform in Nepal to identify and honor outstanding teenagers whose creativity, commitment, experience, and strong leadership have helped them achieve success in life.
Mr. Pranjal was selected among the Top Six Finalists of the competition viz Mr. Anurag Chapagain, (18 years, Youtuber, Nawalparasi); Mr. Deepak Sutihar (19 years, Social Entrepreneur, Saptari); Ms. Khusbu Bhandari, (18 years, Wildlife Conservationist, Chitwan); Ms. Neha Gurung, (19 years, Social Activist, Kathmandu); and Ms. Sabhya Rai, (19 years, Education Activist, IIam).
Mr. Pranjal Chalise has aided the Blind Community by inventing Drishti Nepal, which helps the blind community in currency bills recognition and cash transactions. Likewise, He has developed a mobile application that provides agricultural news and information from authentic sources and another app includes - a Women Safety app to ensure the security of women and ensure they are not deprived of opportunities due to their safety reasons. His other two educational apps have 7500 users. Pranjal has also initiated a non-profit tech venture E-educators Nepal’, which enhances the quality of online education and makes educational resources more accessible. Furthermore, He is a member of the board of Initiative in Nepal Foundation, and currently working on a research paper about blockchain technology and smart contracts and the ways in which technological advancement can mitigate the costs of elongated transaction processes.
These teenagers were selected from a pool of 611 applications from across the nation, by the jury panel through an intense selection round for the impacts they have created in society. The applicants had demonstrated their skills and expertise, and made an impact in their society, from areas like academia, social work, literature, entrepreneurship, computer programming, innovation, and environmental conservation. This award recognizes and honors the exceptional teen whose work is sustainable and who can think out of the box addressing the issues and creating an impact in society.
Top Six Finalists were shortlisted for the final round of Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero Nepal based on their achievements, initiations and contributions, and impact of work. Glocal’s 20 under 20 & the finalists also attended the series of self-competence workshops on different topics and got an opportunity to interact with Industry’s top leaders and corporate personalities to widen their knowledge.
The finalists were individually interviewed by the panel of judges comprising of H.E. Ms. Nona Deprez, the Ambassador of Delegation of the European Union to Nepal, Ms. Vidushi Rana, Director of Marketing, Branding and Business Development at Gold Star shoes, Mr. Varun Chaudhary, Managing Director of CG Corp Global, Mr. Adarsh Avasthi, Country Director of the Coca-Cola Company for Nepal and Mr. Saurabh Jyoti, Director of Jyoti Group of Companies and today, Mr. Chalise was officially declared and awarded as Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero Nepal 2021 virtually amidst the awarding ceremony.
This year Glocal has partnered with Wai Wai as a Title Partner; the Embassy of India, UNESCO, and the European Union as Strategic Partner, The Soaltee Hotel as Official Hotel Partner. Likely valuable partners; Coca-Cola, Honda, Panchakanya, Toyota, Dish Home, The British College, Dolma Consulting & WWF Nepal, Airlines Partner: Turkish Airlines, Education Partner: King’s College, Vidhya Sanskar School & Chelsea College, Cozy Home B & B & Siddhartha Business Group of Hospitality as Hospitality Partner, PR Partner: V - Chitra, TV Partner: Yoho Television and Supporters: Kwiks, AISEC, UNV, Genese Cloud Academy, eSewa & View your Choice.
Fostering a collaborative community among recipients and strengthening the national recognition of today’s young leaders is a primary goal of the Glocal Teen Hero Award. Past recipients are now inspiring their peers to follow in their footsteps towards making an impact and are also served with ample opportunities.
