Kanchan Amatya

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Kanchan Amatya (Nepali: कन्चन अमात्य) (born c. 1997) is a Nepalese women's rights advocate, climate justice activist and social entrepreneur. She is the Founder and executive director of Sustainable Fish Farming Initiative (SFFI),^[1] a female-owned social enterprise working to fight hunger and poverty in Nepal by empowering women farmers in Nepalese rural villages through sustainable fish farming practices. She also currently serves as the UN Women's Global Champion for Women's Economic Empowerment and UN Zero Hunger Champion^[2]