Growing up, life was difficult for me because I was entrusted with the responsibility of household chores like washing dishes, cooking and cleaning because my mother was always sick. Even though I had a keen interest in learning how to sing and dance, I restrained myself. In spite of all the responsibilities at home I was able to pursue Masters degree in Science and become the only girl who had the highest education in my family. My father has always been an inspiration for me. He instilled the values I live by today and above all, I would not be where I am today had he listened to some of our relatives and married me off after my secondary education. My father has always been a great role model in my life and I want to be the same for thousands of children in Nepal so that they can receive the kind of education I received.

From early on in life, my siblings were very ambitious. Compared to me, they performed well in school. This is the reason why my parents had high expectations from me as well. Add to that, we had come to Kathmandu and had struggled to adjust with the city life. Our family once came to that point in life when my father lost his job because he didn’t want to take a bribe and we had financial difficulties. The situation made my parents insecure about our future so they wanted us to grow up and land on secure and high paying jobs. However, apart from studies, I also had interests in a lot of other things. During my high school and college, I was interested in sports; I was an active basketball player. I also participated and won two beauty pageant titles; Queen Nepal 2010 and 1st Runner up in Miss Youth Nepal 2015. I even worked as a VJ for a program in Nepal Television. Scoring the highest in English in SLC from my school was another big achievement for me. The dream my parents d…

While I was doing research in a community, together with my friend, I conducted a play that talked about ending early child marriage. The story revolved around how poverty, health issues and lack of opportunity rooted back to early child marriage. Later, I came to find that after seeing the play, one of the girls in the community refused getting married at an early age. Seeing her today studying in grade 9 makes me proud that at least I was involved in saving a girl’s life. Although she had been told about child marriage in classes, she was able to internalize its effects better after seeing our drama. I realized more about the importance of practical education after this incident. Everything had to do with the way education is provided to us. Before I did my Bachelor’s in Public Health, I went to a private school that was near my house. Teachers were our guardians at school. They used to visit our home at a regular basis to see how we have been doing and also to share our progress …

Coming from a middle class family, it was my dream to become a successful and independent woman. Besides this, I didn’t have other dreams, but after joining Teach For Nepal, I have started dreaming again. My aim now is changing the lives of children who are deprived of quality education. I had no idea that I would want to be a Teach For Nepal fellow until I was moved by the words of Shisir Dai. His words motivated me to apply for the fellowship. My parents were hesitant about me changing the career path and becoming a teacher after they invested so much in me. But, I convinced them to join this wonderful movement. I know that the two years of fellowship will be an adventurous journey for me. However, I am excited about going to a new place and giving my all to achieve the best results for the students whom I will be teaching.

When I was a child, I was very impressed with the actors in movies. Every Saturday, without fail, I’d sit in front of the TV to watch movies. I wished to be like the actors I saw in TV and at home would act like the ‘hero’ who would show up in the nick of time to save the day. One incident that taught me to stand up for myself was when I was hit by a taxi. At first I didn’t know what happened but once I gathered my thoughts, I stood up and started taking pictures of the vehicle and the driver. The driver was very apologetic and although my jacket was torn and I was hurt, I decided to pardon him. This desire to save the day led me to study journalism through which I hope to bring changes in the society. It was the same desire that compelled me to apply for Teach For Nepal. I want to be a good teacher while fulfilling my responsibility to serve the nation. My long term mission is to establish a school that nourishes the students and inspires them to contribute to the development …

The only thing that inspires and fascinates me is stories of people; their experience of continuous hard work, willpower, and determination. Those kinds of stories give me a different type of energy and push me to become the best version of myself. I often look for inspiration in the stories of other people. Frankly, I had not heard of Teach For Nepal until the last 3-4 months, but when I got to know about it, I felt it was made for me. Instantaneously, I could connect to the work TFN was doing. I knew education in Nepal was plagued by multiple problems. I could see how TFN was working towards solving the problem in education through the Fellows and Alumni network. If we solve the problem of education, other problems can be solved; with this determination, I applied for the Fellowship. In my classroom, I want to show my students that an alternative future is waiting for them. I want to provide my students with the necessary care, motivation, and appreciation to make sure that they g…

My schooling started off well and I had a dream of becoming either a doctor or an army to serve the country. As a fun loving and a studious kid, I used to be ranked among the top 3 students. Everyone used to call me an introvert because I used to spend most of my time doing science projects at home which in a way turned my bedroom into a mini lab. . After completing my undergraduate, I was looking for job opportunities that would allow me to live and work in rural communities. That’s when I came across Teach For Nepal online. TFN is going to be my platform to implement my childhood dream of giving back to the community. After hearing stories of TFN Alumni, I am more pumped up to go to these less privileged kids of rural Nepal and help them become next researchers, scientists and informed and educated Nepali.

I am from Bijalpura, Mahottari. I was born in Bijalpura and my childhood passed in my village until I completed the SLC. When I reflect on my past, I am proud of my past work with youth and women. I have established an organization (Youth Network for Peace and Development) for youth and have united young people who were otherwise moving toward joining armed groups. The network now has 52 youth clubs as members, from 52 VDCs of Mahottari District. While working with women I have supported women of Mahottari and Dhanusha district in uniting and establishing their own organizations. In Suga VDC of Mahottari District, there are women involved in Mithila Painting who are earning a good amount from that. I initially asked them what skills they had, and they explored Mithila painting skills. After that, they started working in the group with the seed grant I was able to provide. I first learned about TFN through Facebook. I became very happy and excited as I looked deeper into the TFN web…

While I was teaching in a school, one of my students in Grade 2 lost her father. Being the eldest child, she was given the responsibility of her father’s funeral. Despite going through such a hard time, she patiently managed to handle her household responsibilities and her studies simultaneously. This was a very inspiring moment for me. Even I was going through a difficult time at home. My father had met with an accident and the financial burden of my family was upon my shoulders, too. I also had the responsibility of taking care of my siblings. Before this, our parents had always pampered us. Despite coming from a remote village of Terai region and starting off with just a small room, one bed and a few utensils, they had made sure we had the most comfortable life. They worked extra time just to fulfil our wishes and we never had to worry about anything before. But with the new situation and challenges at hand, I was scared and not strong enough for the responsibilities yet. I was …

I was born in a family, where every child in the family was instilled with an idea that their ultimate goal in life is to get a government job. Both my parents are government officials and they have their opinion about the career I should have but I have different plans for myself. While pursuing Bachelor’s in Medical Lab Technology in Sharda University, I had an opportunity to volunteer in Urban Health Care and Training Center. There I learned that working in grass root level can bring big changes. After graduating, I took a job as a medical laboratory technologist. The job did not offer me a satisfaction I was looking for, so I decided to head back to Nepal. I applied for Teach For Nepal Fellowship because I wanted to serve my country like my parents but just in a different way. Throughout my Fellowship, I want to use my education in health to educate members of the community as well as children. After completion of Fellowship, I want to pursue Masters in Medicine as well a…