# Sonika Manandhar

_Environmentalist and software engineer from Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-18

> Sonika Manandhar is a Nepali computer engineer and a social entrepreneur. She co-founded a fintech company named Aeloi Technologies, an organization that helps fund women micro-entrepreneurs using digital tokens. She received the award "Young Champions of the Earth" from the United Nations Environment Programme's in 2019 and the National Geographic Society 2020 Emerging Explorer.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 17 January 1990 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104420892#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104420892#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104420892#P27))
- **Occupation:** environmentalist; programmer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104420892#P106))
- **Education:** Tribhuvan University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104420892#P69))
- **Awards:** Young Champions of the Earth ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104420892#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** Sonikamanandhar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104420892#P2002))
- **Instagram:** sonikamanandhar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104420892#P2003))

## Questions

**When was Sonika Manandhar born?**  
Sonika Manandhar was born on 17 January 1990 in Kathmandu.

**Where did Sonika Manandhar study?**  
Sonika Manandhar was educated at Tribhuvan University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Sonika Manandhar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonika_Manandhar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q104420892](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104420892) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Sonika Manandhar UN Award Speech.jpg by Sonika Manandhar (CC0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sonika_Manandhar_UN_Award_Speech.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Sonika Manandhar, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Sonika Manandhar UN Award Speech.jpg — Sonika Manandhar, CC0.

## Cite this page

"Sonika Manandhar". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/sonika-manandhar. Retrieved 4 November 2026.