Juhi Adhikari is a final year Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) student at Tribhuvan University in Nepal. She has a keen interest in the issues of girls and young people, especially in providing them with a secure environment to express themselves and their experiences. She currently serves as an International Youth Advisory Board Member at Mobile Arts for Peace (MAP), a participatory international action research project that engages youths in policy advocacy through arts-based practice. She believes art can be a powerful tool for social change and empowerment. She serves as a lead for the Youth Advisory Advocacy Research(YAAR) forum in Nepal.

YAAR is a group of 25-30 young girls from diverse marginalized communities in Nepal whose aim is to represent a youth voice that supports larger NGOs and INGOs to understand the perspective of the youth on development and policy issues in Nepal. She strives to empower young girls to speak out, to facilitate intergenerational dialogue so that policymakers understand the issues young people face, and to contribute meaningfully to society and work towards a future where all individuals are valued and heard.

Project: Through the project, Juhi’s aim is to focus on bringing the voices of local people, especially from her hometown, Kalaiya, Bara, to the forefront in forming social dialogues on climate-related issues that have been experienced over the past few years. The voices of young people are often overlooked or disregarded. It's not that young individuals lack opinions or experiences; rather, they are frequently underestimated in social dialogues. Even on occasions when young people are invited to share their thoughts, they typically lack the confidence that adults might have in articulating their ideas.