2016 Asia Foundation Development Fellow

Writer & President of Association of Youth Organization Nepal



Mr. Brabim Kumar is a writer, political activist, and a communication specialist, currently serving as president of Association of Youth Organization Nepal (AYON), a national network of youth that unites 92 youth organizations in Nepal. He has a decade of commitment to youth-led activism in Nepal, which includes the founding of Creative Youth Society and a national radio show called Youth Vision, in 2004. In the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, he led a large-scale mobilization of youth for relief and resettlement activities, and was recognized nationally and internationally as being instrumental in the country’s rebuilding process. Kumar holds a master’s degree in Sociology and Anthropology, and a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences, both from Tribuwan University.