I was born and raised in Kathmandu in a strict family. Being a girl, I was little wild when I was surrounded by family members and shy when I was in the company of strangers. Most of the decision of my life have been made either by my mother or my father. My haircut, my clothes and even my friends were selected by my parents. I remember, my parents changing my school because of the friends I had made in school – they thought were a bad influence on me. I always wanted to help people since I was a kid, I was always inspired by the motivational videos of Jack Ma and stories of changing lives of people but my parents had other plans for me. Joining Teach For Nepal was probably the first decision I made by myself. I had a long talk with my parent about doing something that my heart desired and not something they had planned for me. It wasn’t easy, but they have realized that they can’t keep making the decision for me and it is time for me to be an adult. I know that Fellowship was not …

I was a happy kid. I grew up in a big household where everyone loved me. I grew up playing with both dolls and video games. My maternal grandfather and my father are both teachers, much beloved by their students and community. As their grandson and son, the love extended to me as well. I loved tinkering with things. When my bicycle didn’t have lights, instead of buying one I built one myself. When the tyres needed fixing I rolled up my sleeves and changed them myself. I once broke a new video game console after I plugged it to a computer adaptor. Instead of telling my parents, I recruited the help of my friends to fix it. Although we managed to turn it on, we couldn’t get it to work. But that didn’t matter as it was a learning experience. Growing up I was always considered an ideal, model and smart kid so when I couldn’t get into Pulchok Engineering Campus, I ended up in a dark place. I was only able to come out of it after befriending and accepting myself. I believe that pe…

Growing up, I faced a lot of discrimination from the society, but my family and my school became a place of solace for me. My parents run a small tailoring shop and although both are uneducated, they instilled the importance of education in my siblings and me. At school, my teachers encouraged me to do better and extended a helping hand every time I needed it. From a young age, I always believed that education could change things and it is the most powerful tool to fight against poverty and equality. Armed with the knowledge I have; I have sought to become the voice of underprivileged and make a positive impact in their life. This led me to pursue my Masters in Rural Development and started working in the development sector. When I first heard about TFN, I was a bit hesitant to pursue it. Afterall, two years is a long time and I already had a good job. But after learning more about the Fellowship, I realized that although TFN is a movement to end educational inequity in public s…

My mother never got to attend school, not because she did not want to or had the potential to succeed but simply because she was born as a girl. My father has always been a motivator to me; he has always supported my education as well as decisions I have made in my life. Though my mother is uneducated, she knows the difference education makes in a person’s life. I have always excelled at school. I participated in intellectual events which helped me broaden my knowledge as well as earn respect. It also helped me study with scholarship which reduced the financial burden on my parents“To teach is to learn twice,” is the quote I read in my school day and to this day, I believe that one should share their knowledge and education to increase its value. After graduating from Kathmandu Model College as a topper in Graduate studies, I was surfing the net and came across a question, “What if your first job was to change the nation?” The question intrigued me, after talking to the organiza…

Transferring from government school in Kavre to a private school was the best thing that happened to me. The appreciation my teacher gave me and their words are still my motivation, which make me feel that if I dare, I can overcome any obstacle. During school days, I participated in speech competition, led student activities and won multiple student leadership awards. Since my early childhood, I have dreamed of becoming a social worker and serving my country, society and people. I worked as a secondary level Mathematics teacher for two and half years. During this period, I had the chance to get connected to the students from different backgrounds to know their way of living and thinking. My eagerness to serve the nation and TFN’s ultimate goal of reducing inequity in education encouraged me to apply for Teach For Nepal. Besides this, running into the statement, ‘One day all children in Nepal will attain an excellent education,” touched my heart such that I wanted to join the moveme…

I don’t have many memories of my childhood. I’d describe it as ordinary at its best. But there is one thing I remember, when I was a child, I wanted to be a doctor. I wanted to help the people in need and open a hospital where they could get treatment for free. So ever since I was a child, I worked hard to realize this dream. I took up Science in my intermediate level and after completing my +2 prepared for the medical entrance exam. I wanted to study medicine on a scholarship since I did not want to burden my family with the huge tuition fees. I worked on getting a scholarship for a year but to no avail. Then I decided to study engineering. While I was sure I’d be able to perform academically, I was worried that I’d be the only girl in class. And when school started, the situation was the same as I had anticipated. The early days were difficult and navigating in a male dominant field was not easy. But I persevered nonetheless and came out a much stronger person. With the Teach …

My parents moved from Gulmi district to Rupendahi district carrying nothing but hopes and dreams for their children. Their dreams were modest and it included quality education for their children. Before completing my SLC, I changed schools frequently. For my bachelor’s degree, I decided to pursue civil engineering. During my bachelors, I was involved in various youth clubs and student organization which gave me opportunities to work with orphan kids. There I developed a passion to bring in a change in lives of young people. As a Teach For Nepal Fellow, I am really excited to bring in the changes in the community using my civil engineering degree. I want to provide the kind of quality education I received to the child in a rural community so that they can also pursue their dreams.

I was born in Thapathali in Kathmandu, and my entire childhood was spent here in Nepal, in Kathmandu. I did my schooling from Lotus Eyes Tiny Tots, which is in Bhimsen Gola, Old Baneshwor. After that, I did my +2 from White House College in the Humanities Stream. During my school days I had a strong ability to write in English and Nepali, and I wanted to do a subject that would provide me with an open space for free learning – and for that, Humanities was the best stream. My father is a civil service officer and my mother is a housewife. There are four people in my family and I am the youngest. I love singing and writing articles. Similarly, I love reading books – particularly books on the issues of politics and international economy. I’m proud of the academic excellence I’ve achieved so far. I think I was an outstanding graduate in my +2, Bachelor’s, and Master’s. I received a gold medal for my performance as a Liberal Arts student from Purbanchal University. And in my Master’s – …

Growing up, I never faced any hardship. My parents made sure that I had every pleasure that life has to offer. I was never a bright student but still managed to complete my education in humanities from Pentagon International School. After school, I wanted to study law and joined Kathmandu School of Law but due to the financial instability of my parents, I decided to study sociology in Jamia Millia Islamia, a public university in New Delhi, India. When I applied for Teach For Nepal Fellowship, I didn’t have a concrete reason. I felt that it would be great to help others, but after meeting few of Alumni and listening to their Fellowship experience a fire inside me started burning. During a visit to one of the schools where Teach For Nepal Alumni is a school leader, I saw a spark in his eyes whenever he spoke about his students, a spark I had never seen in my life. He made me believe that the education system in Nepal can change and it has to be the youth who have to step up to bring …

During the Maoist insurgency, private school that I was studying was closed forcefully and we had to move to a government school. After I was moved to the public school, I experienced the disparity in the quality of education between the private and public school. Since college textbooks are all in English, I - similar to most students who come from government schools found it to be very challenging and frustrating. One question that always runs through my mind is, “why is there such disparity between people from same country? Why I and my friends from government schools didn’t get similar quality education as our peers in private schools?” I want to be a change maker and transform society. That is why I left my job as a web designer at Smart Tech Solutions, to pursue this dream to change and shape the future of Nepal.