Nepali actress Namrata Shrestha has started a challenge for the Tihar – to cook sel roti and create breast cancer awareness. In her social media posts, she had shared a video telling others to upload the videos of themselves making selroti in Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

Namrata writes, breast cancer being the most commonly diagnosed cancer amongst women and regular check ups help in fighting it better. She has also shared the contact information of Nepal Cancer Hospital for donations.

The videos that are catchy and interesting will be awarded some exciting prizes at the end of October. If you are uploading your videos please share it with the hashtag #Selrotichallenge. Read more in Namrata’s own share of video and details:

Namaste Everyone, Happy Tihar!!! On this auspicious festival I have started the Selroti Challenge to bring awareness about breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer amongst women in the world and a big part of the fight is to catch it early, so girls do make sure to get regular check ups. Interesting videos of the #Selrotichallenge will be awarded EXCITING PRIZES at the end of October. So, upload a video of yourself making Selroti on your first attempt on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter and make your profile and video public with the hashtags #Selrotichallenge #breastcancerawareness #namrataashrestha You can donate to Upacharka Lagi Sahayogi Haath Haru that will support Nepal Cancer Hospital & Research Center. Bank of Kathmandu Account No. : 052600000979524 Account Name: Nepal Cancer Support Group *Please mention #Selrotichallenge as remarks for the donation. Please accept the challenge and pass it further on to as many people as you know to help spread throughout October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This Tihar, help spread awareness and raise funds for a noble cause!!!

A post shared by Namrataa Shrestha (@namrataashrestha) on Oct 17, 2017 at 10:59pm PDT