Own It Nepal, a one-day leadership summit targeted towards young women to foster their leadership qualities, is being held on February 29, Saturday.

Organised by Women Lead Nepal, a non-profit organisation that has been running leadership programmes by training hundreds of school and college-going students, this is the third iteration of the summit, taking place at Agenio: The Hestia, Dhobighat, Lalitpur.

“The summit seeks to bridge the gap between female leaders and young women who aspire to be like them. By organising this event we are trying to create an exclusive space where women from different areas of lives can share their expertise with young aspiring females, who will be motivated in making changes in their community,” said Hima Bista, executive director of Women Lead Nepal.

From having panel discussions featuring emerging leaders like Bonita Sharma, Swastika Pariyar and Sonika Manandhar to experienced personalities like Mohana Ansari, Yashoda Timilsina and Manchala Jha speaking on various raging issues, the summit boasts of giving changemakers from Kathmandu to Achham a platform to voice change.

A speed mentoring session, which will allow one-to-one interactions between mentors and summit participants, is also being planned for the programme along with a session on data security and financial literacy aiming to improve the knowledge and skills of the participants in different areas