Aayushi KC

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