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17-Year-Old Aditi Paudel Named Japan’s First Literacy Ambassador
Aditi Paudel is a 17-year-old student who lives in Tokyo.
She was chosen to help encourage people to read more.
This makes her Japan’s first literacy ambassador in the World Literacy Foundation’s youth programme.
The programme includes young people from many countries.
Aditi was born in Japan and spent some of her childhood in Nepal.
When she returned to Japan, she had to learn Japanese again.
She started loving books after reading a newspaper with her grandfather as a small child.
She now wants reading to help young people, especially girls, have better opportunities.
Aditi Paudel, a 17-year-old high school senior in Tokyo, was named Japan’s first literacy ambassador by the World Literacy Foundation.
She joined the foundation’s Youth Ambassador Programme, which includes about 900 participants aged 16 to 25 from 101 countries.
Paudel was born in Japan, spent part of her childhood in Nepal, and later relearned Japanese after returning to Tokyo.
Her early reading experiences included deciphering a Devanagari newspaper given to her by her grandfather while she was in preschool.
Inspired by books including I Am Malala, Paudel plans to promote reading, girls’ education and equal opportunities for young people.
- Who
- Aditi Paudel, a 17-year-old high school senior, was appointed by the World Literacy Foundation.
- What
- She became Japan’s first literacy ambassador under the foundation’s Youth Ambassador Programme.
- Where
- Paudel lives and attends high school in Tokyo, Japan.
- When
- The article does not specify when the appointment occurred; Paudel is currently 17.
- Why
- She was selected for her leadership, passion for literacy and commitment to empowering young people in Japan.
Key facts
- Ambassador
- Aditi Paudel
- Age
- 17
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Programme
- World Literacy Foundation Youth Ambassador Programme
- Programme participation
- About 900 young people aged 16 to 25 from 101 countries
- Notable inspiration
- Malala Yousafzai’s I Am Malala
- Focus
- Reading, literacy, girls’ education and women’s empowerment
Sources
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