Recognition
2025
UN Young Leader for the SDGs
United Nations Youth Office
Co-founder Aishworya Shrestha selected among 17 global Young Leaders for the SDGs — recognised for community-led models of justice and care in Indrawati.
Press & Recognition
The work has been seen —and we keep on doing it.
Heart of Nepal and our co-founder have been recognised by the United Nations Youth Office, Vital Voices, Globethics, and the Estée Lauder Companies — and covered in national and diplomatic media in Nepal. We list these here not as decoration but as a public record of accountability: people are watching, and that is good.
Earned credibility
Recognition.
Recognition
2024
VV Visionaries Fellow
Vital Voices
Vital Voices, with Estée Lauder Companies, named Aishworya Shrestha a VV Visionaries fellow — a peer cohort of women leaders changing the systems around them.
Recognition
2024
Youth Leadership Award
Globethics
Recognition for ethical youth leadership rooted in Dalit and Janajati community work.
Recognition
2025
Beautiful Forces Award
Estée Lauder Companies
An honour for women whose work reshapes their communities — awarded to Heart of Nepal's co-founder.
Partnership
2024
Partner of the Year
Foundation CIAO KIDS · Lausanne
Multi-year programme partnership with Foundation CIAO KIDS in Lausanne, Switzerland — supporting nutrition, education, and women's livelihoods in Indrawati.
In the press
National & diplomatic media.
"Aishworya Shrestha is part of our new cohort of Young Leaders for the SDGs! She's building community-led models of justice, care, and intersectional dignity."
"Nepal's Aishworya Shrestha named UN Youth Leader for SDGs — front-page coverage of her community work in Sindhupalchowk."
"Nepal's Aishworya Shrestha named among global cohort of UN Youth Leaders for the SDGs."
"Nepal's Aishworya Shrestha Among 17 Named UN Youth Leaders for SDGs."
Long-form & references
For researchers, journalists, funders.
Press
2025
Aishworya Shrestha — UN Youth Office profile
United Nations Youth Office
Official UN Youth Office profile of Heart of Nepal's co-founder, with program detail on Indrawati.
Press
Jan 2026
Real peace shows up before tragedy.
UN Peace & Security
Long-form feature on community-led protection work in Indrawati — Heart of Nepal as a case study for preventive peace.
Press
2024
VV Visionaries 2024 — Fellow profile
Vital Voices
Vital Voices Global Partnership profile of the co-founder and Heart of Nepal's organising model.
Press
Ongoing
Aishworya Shrestha — Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Encyclopaedic record of Heart of Nepal's co-founder, with linked references to UN, Vital Voices, and press coverage.
Partners
Funders who chose to listen first.
- UN Youth Office
- Vital Voices
- Foundation CIAO KIDS
- Globethics
- Estée Lauder Beautiful Forces
Media or partnership enquiries?
Write to heartofnepalorg@gmail.com — our co-founder responds personally.