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Esha Venkat

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winter came & went, but croatia is forever iconic 🇭🇷❤️

#croatia #gameofthrones #travel #summer #winteriscoming

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Kinda chic to be around all of these amazing young leaders ✨

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happy 21st birthday to my absolute #1 favorite person in every lifetime @iameshavenkat! 🎂💘

growing up with you has been filled with the greatest, most amazing adventures (evident through our exciting travels to almost 40 countries across 6 continents!)! and yet no matter how beautiful or rare the landmarks we come across may be, none of them could ever compare to how incredible you are 🥹🫶🏽

from climbing snowy mountains and trekking through the rainforest to walking every inch of city alleyways and advocating on global stages (21 country highlights above!), we seem to take our travel game to the next level every year and show no signs of stopping. which reminds me of you: you might be the most ambitious, driven person i’ve ever met…seriously, your grindset (whether it’s as an excelling scholar, gym goat, music connoisseur, or doing something people haven’t even invented yet) is something i admire so so much 🤩

they say home is where the heart lives, but with you beside me, every corner of the world has felt like home and i couldn’t possibly be more grateful to be living this life with you. like you’re telling me…in all the 4.54 billion years of this planet’s existence, i get to not only be living in the same timeline and orbit as you, BUT also happen to be the older sister of the coolest girl to ever exist? sheesh, talk about winning the lottery x infinity 😮‍💨♾️

now, we might be racking up those flight miles and collecting magnets galore, but the best souvenir from every trip has truly been creating more memories with you. oh, and also running out of photo storage…every. single. time. 😝

the world most definitely feels bigger because we’ve gotten to explore it together, but i know that no matter where we go next (stay tuned haha), you’ll always be my favorite part of the journey 🥰

cheers to 21, and to all the stamps we’re about to add to our passports 🌎✈️

I love you now and forever, to the end of every runway and beyond every horizon we have yet to chase 🌅💗

#happybirthday #sister #birthdaygirl #bday #travel

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Happy 21st Birthday to our incredible co-founder & COO @iameshavenkat! 🎂 🎉

We are so grateful for the passion, heart, and leadership you bring to NEST4US and for everything you do. Watching all that you’ve accomplished over the years has been nothing short of amazing, and we know there is so much more ahead!

Wishing you a birthday filled with laughter, love, adventure, and all the happiness you deserve. Cheers to 21 and to another year of making an impact, creating memories, and inspiring everyone around you. We love you so much! ❤️

Drop your birthday wishes for Esha in the comments below!

#NEST4US #HappyBirthday #EshaVenkat #COO #CoFounder #21stBirthday #BirthdayGirl #Changemaker #Leadership #21 #YouthPower #Service #Nonprofit #Impact #Celebrate #Birthday #Roaring20s #GenZ #Kindness #Community #HBD #SpreadKindness #CelebrateLife www.nest4us.org

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winter came & went, but croatia is forever iconic 🌅🇭🇷

#summer #travel #croatia #sunset #gameofthrones

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Our COO @iameshavenkat had the wonderful honor of speaking at the @peacecorpsconnect Conference with the National Peace Corps Association on “Reimagining Career Pathways” in front of a room filled with hundreds of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, service leaders, students, and global changemakers who have spent their lives asking what it means to serve well.

As conversations around AI, workforce transformation, and career uncertainty grow louder by the day, the panel focused around an important question: What skills will continue to matter, no matter how much the world of work changes? 🌎

For us at NEST4US, service offers a powerful answer. It teaches us how to build trust, navigate complexity, lead across differences, adapt when circumstances change, and solve real-world problems that rarely come with a clear roadmap.

We’ve been privileged over the past ten years to see firsthand how creating opportunities for people to serve can also create opportunities for them to grow as leaders, collaborators, problem-solvers, and changemakers. Service doesn’t just prepare us to make an impact today; it can shape how we show up in every role that follows.

Esha left Peace Corps Connect feeling even more energized by the people who continue to show that service can shape not only the communities we serve, but also the leaders we become. Thank you to the National Peace Corps Association for the invitation and opportunity to share our story, and to everyone at Peace Corps Connect who shared their own inspirational stories of service throughout the event! 💜

#NEST4US #PeaceCorpsConnect #Service #Volunteer #Volunteerism #CommunityService #Leadership #YouthLeadership #SocialImpact #Nonprofit #Purpose #PeaceCorps #Jobs #AI #Innovation #Collaboration #RPCV #CivicEngagement #NationalPeaceCorpsAssociation #PublicService #AmeriCorps #MakeADifference #Impact www.nest4us.org

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quick trip to the hidden gem of the adriatic 💞🌊

fun fact: the bay of kotor is actually ranked among the top 30 most beautiful places on planet earth by unesco!

#travel #montenegro #summer #kotor #balkans

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Or nowhere💫

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scenes from greece: where every road somehow led to an even more beautiful view 🇬🇷💞

#greece #travel #summer #athens #vacation

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so grateful to be named a Her Campus e.l.f.ing Amazing 22 Under 22 Awards winner for 2026, thank you @elfcosmetics and @hercampus for the best experience ❤️

love these bold disrupters with a kind heart

#eyelipsface #elfcosmetics #elfingamazing2026
#22under22

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Our founders Shreyaa Venkat and Esha Venkat were so grateful for the opportunity to speak at the Gen Z Food and Hunger Summit in Washington, D.C., hosted by the @congressionalhungercenter and @foodpolicydebrief! 🧡

During the “Gen Z Leadership on the Front Lines” panel, they reflected on building NEST4US over the past decade and the lessons that have shaped their work at the intersection of service, hunger relief, and advocacy.

When they first entered social impact spaces, Shreyaa and Esha often felt pressure to over-prepare, over-explain, and prove that they deserved to be there. Yet over time, they learned that being young was not in fact a weakness to overcome, but actually one of our greatest strengths. Their proximity to their community, the questions they were willing to ask, and the needs they witnessed firsthand in turn became forms of expertise.

After a decade of service, it’s become more clear than ever that the people most impacted by hunger must be partners and leaders in defining challenges, designing solutions, and making decisions—not simply examples in a presentation or campaign. Additionally, meaningful change is not always the loudest or most visible. It’s oftentimes the steady, consistent efforts of building trust and investing in relationships that create the foundation for lasting community change.

Thank you to the Congressional Hunger Center and Food Systems Collaborative for convening this important dialogue, and to their amazing fellow panelists and advocates who continue to work tirelessly to ensure that every person and family can access the food, dignity, and opportunity they deserve.

As we kick off Hunger Action Month, we remain committed to showing up, listening deeply, and working alongside communities to build a hunger-free future for all! 🌎🌾

#NEST4US #Nonprofit #ZeroHunger #GenZFoodHungerSummit #GenZSummit2026 #GZFHS26 #Policy #Leadership #Speakers #DC #CongressionalHungerCenter #Inspire #Advocacy #EndHunger #GlobalGoals #GenZ #SparkChange #SDG2 #Changemakers #Service #YouthPower #TakeAction #Community #Advocacy #BeTheChange www.nest4us.org

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Love the energy this dynamic duo brought to my latest episode - sisters Shreyaa and Esha Venkat, founders of nonprofit @joinnest. Celebrating 10 years of empowering youth globally.

Check out the full episode of South Asian Impact Project. Links in bio.

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