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Manju Basnet

Youth Leadership & Transformation Coach

Manju Basnet is a dynamic community leader, Maxwell Certified Coach, Trainer, Speaker, Fitness Professional, and Financial Educator passionate about empowering individuals to unlock their full potential. Known for her dedication to personal growth and leadership, she actively leads and participates in numerous community initiatives focused on education, empowerment, and connection.

She is a Distinguished Toastmaster and Distinguished Area Director, as well as the author of My Journey is My Message, available on Amazon. In 2025, she was honored as the first runner-up of Mrs. Nepal Canada.

Since 2024, Manju has been leading Youth Empowerment Programs for children ages 7–13, creating safe and supportive spaces where young people feel heard, valued, and inspired to become future leaders. She also leads women empowerment initiatives and provides public speaking coaching to help individuals build confidence and leadership skills.

Above all, Manju believes strong communities create strong leaders, and her mission is to inspire, empower, and uplift the next generation through leadership, education, and meaningful human connection.

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Inspired to Explore Inc (ITE) is a Pennsylvania-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit human development organization with the mission to explore nature, inspire change, and enhance our health and well-being. The organization has a vision to inspire change in people's lives and livelihoods through a deeper connection with the natural world. ITE uses the transformative power of nature, education, leadership, and community to help people learn, grow, lead, and transform.. Over the past three years, ITE has hosted 20 + free events that includes community hikes, runs and outdoor wellness events where more than 800 people participated from Dauphin, Cumberland, York, and Perry Counties, Pittsburgh, and Scranton. Majority of the participants reported that the outdoor experiences like hiking and biking have positively changed how they felt in their body, their mind, and their sense of belonging. ITE's active programs includes outdoor wellness advocacy (Nature Rx Advocacy), leadership training and development, nature-powered productivity, education and scholarships, and youth empowerment are not a menu of separate services.

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