Bonita Sharma is a Public Health and Nutrition Activist and Co-founder and CEO of Social Changemakers and Innovators (SOCHAI).

In 2019, she was listed by the BBC among the 100 most influential women in the world. She is the winner of the Goalkeeper Global Goals Progress Award 2020 given by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She has been recognized by UNESCO as a Female Champion for educating women and girls in Nepal.

She is a member of the Provincial Nutrition and Food Security Steering Committee (NFSSC) of Bagmati Province, Government of Nepal. She holds a bachelor’s degree in public health and a master’s degree in Food and Nutrition.