Social Changemakers and Innovators (SOCHAI) is a youth-led nonprofit organization, dedicated to improving health, nutrition, and the socio-economic well-being of women, children, and girls in Nepal. SOCHAI has been implementing several low-cost innovative community-based interventions in partnership with the local government, that are contributing to accelerating the progress in the SDGs especially Goal 2 - Zero Hunger which aims to end all forms of malnutrition by 2030 and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women. Additionally, the organization is also working towards SDG 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8. By putting young people at the core of all the interventions, SOCHAI has engaged and empowered several youths across the country who continue to carry forward the vision of building a society where every individual is able to realize and reach their full potential. SOCHAI is recognized nationally and internationally for its community-based efforts. In 2016, SOCHAI won the UNICEF Asia Pacific Youth Innovation Challenge for the idea of innovative тАШNutribeads braceletтАЩ. Additionally, SOCHAI has also developed another low-tech wearable bracelet тАУ 'Redcycle' which helps educate about menstrual health. SOCHAI has won the global competition of One Young World Lead 2030 Challenge in 2019 and the organizationтАЩs work has also been recognized by the UNDP, UNESCO, BBC and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. SOCHAI also works with Provincial Nutrition and Food Security Steering Committee of Province Planning Commission, GoN.
