Home: Latikoili, Surkhet, Bheri

Education: Master’s of Social Work , Central Campus, Tribhuvan University

The narrow pitched roads, few vehicles passing from that road and a peaceful environment, are some of the memories I have of my childhood from Sitlabazar, Bardiya where I did my schooling. As a student, I used to love singing and also secured second position in a district level singing competition. But I was never an outstanding student.

I was an average student who was talkative and with a keen interest in sports. My family was mostly criticized for having a girl. It was one harsh truth that I could do nothing about. Despite being interested in sports, I used to get scared of these competitions because I needed to score good marks in school. After completing my school, I wanted to do nursing. I even got enrolled in the program, but due to family reasons I was not able to continue later I ended up studying literature.

I have grown up listening to criticism for being born as a girl child in my family. I want to prove to the society and my closed ones wrong by contributing to the nation and letting the world know about a girl’s determination. Teach For Nepal is going to be the best platform for me to prove that women can be agents of change in the field of education. As a TFN Fellow, I want to help overcome the problems and challenges that students and community are facing and to break stereotypes.