Young Global Leaders honour to Tiwari

Ashutosh Tiwari, Country Representative of WaterAid in Kathmandu has received Young Global Leaders (YGLs) honours for 2011 presented by the World Economic Forum.
Tiwari, the only one from Nepal to receive this honour this year opined that the award has recognised his organisational capacity.
Nepal received this honour after three years. Aashmi Rana was honoured as a Young Global Leader from Nepal in 2008.
The World Economic Forum honours with Young Global Leaders (YGLs) every year in recognition and acknowledgment of up to 200 outstanding young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world.
For 2011, the Forum has selected 190 Young Global Leaders from 65 countries and all stakeholders of society -- business, civil society, social entrepreneurs, politics and government, arts and culture, and opinion and media.
The new class represents all regions from East Asia (50) to South Asia (18), Europe (42) and Middle East and North Africa (13), sub-Saharan Africa (14), North America (37) and Latin America (16). "This year’s selection has more gender parity than ever, with 44 per cent women," said the World Economic Forum.
"The challenges faced by the next generation of leaders are more daunting and intractable than ever and cannot be mastered with the current set of strategies, institutions, standards and attitudes," said Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum.
"To address these challenges in a meaningful and sustainable way requires fresh thinking, multi stakeholder engagement and dynamic new ways of collaborating to develop innovative solutions that are truly global, I created the foremost platform for young leaders to engage in global affairs to shape a more positive, peaceful and prosperous society," he said, adding, "within the World Economic Forum community, the Young Global Leaders represent the voice for the future and the hopes of the next generation."
Drawn from a pool of almost 5,000 candidates, the Young Global Leaders 2011 were chosen by a selection committee, chaired by Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The Young Global Leaders 2011 reflect different kinds of leadership in different parts of the world and different parts of society.
The 2011 honourees will become part of the broader Forum of Young Global Leaders community that currently comprises 668 outstanding individuals. The YGLs convene at an annual summit which this year will be held in Dalian, People’s Republic of China, on September 12-16.