Prativa Subedi
Prativa Subedi was born in Kathmandu, Nepal. She holds a master's degree in economics from Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu and a diploma in social development from St. Francis Xavier University in Canada. A writer and freelance journalist, and a national and international activist, Subedi is a co-founder of Women Awareness Centre Nepal, which supports sustainable and women-friendly development, and which is involved in advocacy work. In 1991, Subedi became a lifetime Ashoka Fellow, in recognition of her innovative contribution to poverty reduction.