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Aayushi KC

Aayushi KC

Founder & President, Khaalisisi — social entrepreneur focused on zero-waste

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Kathmandu, Nepal
Joined March 2026
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Summary

Founder and zero-waste social entrepreneur: Aayushi KC founded Khaalisisi in 2017 and leads the organization’s mission to build Nepal toward a zero-waste future by using a digital platform and marketplace model to organize recyclable collection and create a local waste-management industry. khaalisisi+2
Digital inclusion of informal workers: She focuses on digitally empowering informal waste collectors (the 'Khaalisisi friends'), expanding their access to high-value customers (embassies, schools, businesses), increasing their incomes and social recognition, and bypassing traditional intermediaries. aim2flourish+2
Public-facing advocate and educator: She is an active speaker and public advocate (including a TEDx talk), runs school outreach programs and community branding initiatives to shift public attitudes toward recycling and waste workers. ted+2
Recognized social innovator: Her work with Khaalisisi has been recognized regionally (Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018, Asia Society profile) and noted by international organizations and development reports. forbes+2

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The Laxman Rekha (TED Talk)

November 1, 2018

A TEDx talk in which Aayushi KC describes leaving a well-paying job at USAID to found Khaalisisi, outlines the challenges of waste management in Nepal, and argues for digital inclusion of informal waste entrepreneurs to build a zero-waste future.

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