KATHMANDU, April 1: Summit Hotel and Open Space Network jointly organized ‘Summit Woman of  the Year 2021’ to recognize and honor businesswomen below the age of 30.

The Summit Woman of the Year recognition was given to Arunima Shrestha and Urusha Shrestha - two sisters running Trittofritto foods, a food processing startup company for local agricultural products. The winners received a cash prize of Rs 100,000 as recognition.

Issuing a statement, the organization said that the program intended to honor women with a sound  business plan prepared following all legal implications and at the same time making a social impact  with a strong growth and sustainability plan.

"The objective of rewarding such young business women is to inspire the young generation of  women to  lead  the  business with creative  ideas, challenging  all  the  hurdles  and  status  quo prevailing in the patriarchal society of Nepal,” the statement read.

There were a total of 160 applicants from six provinces, 18 cities, from which top 26 were shortlisted  and  among them top 5 were selected as finalists.

 
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