The Social Changemakers and Innovators

Founded in 2017, The Social Changemakers and Innovators is a non-governmental organisation based in Kathmandu, Nepal working on health, poverty & hunger, children & youth +4 more.

The Social Changemakers and Innovators (SOCHAI) is a youth-led nonprofit based in Kathmandu, Nepal. It works to improve health, nutrition and socio-economic well-being of women, children and girls, particularly in marginalised urban and rural communities. Its work includes school-based and out-of-school nutrition bootcamps, a youth volunteer network, skills training for women to build small businesses and income sources, emergency food and hygiene relief, digital advocacy and nutrition research used to inform government policy. SOCHAI also develops low-tech educational wearables, including the Nutribeads, Redcycle and Iron Folic Acid bracelets, which are handmade by local artisans and sold to fund community programmes through a buy-one-give-one model. Its activities reach communities across fifteen districts in four provinces of Nepal.