Impact

Work that speaks for itself.

A selection of the delegations, programs, and community projects I've built or led, each documented and verifiable.

Diplomacy & delegations

Connecting Nepal with the world

As founder and local lead, I've designed and hosted two Oxford Diplomatic Society delegations to Nepal (2025 & 2026) and represented Nepal on delegations abroad, opening doors from government ministries to rural communities.

April 2025

Oxford Diplomatic Society, first delegation to Nepal

Served as local lead for the Society's inaugural delegation, bringing Oxford and Cambridge students and alumni to meet ministers, the EU and British ambassadors, the UN, and rural communities, and signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the ODS and IRD.

April 2026

Oxford Diplomatic Society, second delegation to Nepal

Led a follow-up of 15 delegates from Oxford, LSE, Princeton, Dartmouth, Harvard, Kenyon, and Greenwich across 27 engagements in ten days, in partnership with the Britain Nepal Society, from the US, German, and British embassies to policy dialogues at PRI and IIDS and a dawn trek to Kalinchowk.

Feb 2026

UK–MENA delegation to Oman

Represented Nepal on a UK–MENA Network and Oxford Diplomatic Society delegation to Oman, engaging the Foreign Ministry, Sultan Qaboos University, and Oman Vision 2040 institutions.

2025

Youth Policy Dialogue at the Prime Minister's Office

As a Youth Engagement Coordinator at the Office of the Prime Minister, I convened and moderated a series of Youth Policy Dialogues, bringing young economists, IT students, and professionals in tourism and international relations face to face with senior leadership, including the Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister.

Education & youth

Opening doors for the next generation

Speaking at the FutureFront Demo Day
June 2026

FutureFront Demo Day

Invited to speak at the final showcase of FutureFront, a U.S. Embassy Nepal initiative (with Youth Innovation Lab) supporting Nepali content creators and early-stage AI innovators.

Summer interns in Nepal
2024 →

Teach & Travel Internships

Founded and grew an annual summer internship that has hosted students from Oxford, Kenyon, Dartmouth, Brown, UChicago, NYU, and Soka to teach and build in rural Nepal.

Meet the interns →
Meridian Scholars
2025–2026

Meridian Scholars Program

Launched a 10-week international youth leadership residency co-hosted with the Oxford Diplomatic Society, IRD, and Peak Potential, with mentors from Oxford, Caltech, and the Ivy League.

meridianscholars.org →
2021

Davis Projects for Peace

Won the Davis grant and returned to rural Nepal to establish a computer lab and run skills-training programs at a local gurukula, introducing technology to students in a roadless community.

Kenyon Collegian feature: Khakurel '24 carries out Davis Project for Peace in Nepal

Community & development (with IRD)

Building on the ground

Kapileshwar Mahadev Temple Hike

Developed and documented a heritage trekking trail with Panchakanya Rural Municipality, mapping seven cultural and ecological sites from the Tadi to the Likhu river to support sustainable and spiritual tourism.

From Field to Feed (APT 2026)

An IRD program under the APT Young Professionals and Students Programme, in partnership with Nepal's Ministry of Information and Communication, teaching rural women farmers in Nuwakot to use social media to sell produce directly and cut out the middlemen.

2025

Simara multi-purpose sports court

Led an IRD project, with Hong Kong's Peak Potential, to build a community sports court in Simara, Panchakanya, a cross-border collaboration recognized as a model of youth-led international partnership.

2026

"Nepal Diplomatic Trip" panorama

Curated a published photo-and-story panorama of the Nepal delegation, produced in association with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

Want to be part of the next one?

New delegations, programs, and partnerships are always in the works. If you'd like to collaborate, let's talk.