Home: Dharan, Sunsari, Mechi
Education: Bachelor's of Social Work, Bright Vision International College, Nepal
I can vividly remember, from my own early childhood, my grandmother’s stories of her struggles and triumphs. She told us the stories of financial hardships, struggles to get an education and their relentless pursuits to survive and thrive.She told us stories of how admists all the struggles, how she lived her values and served her community as well.
Being born to impecunious parents in Dharan, I had to start my schooling from a public school. My brother attended a private school because we could only afford one of us to be in private school. But my young brother, who was too young to understand our financial situation, refused to go to school if I were not in the same school. And because of his innocence, I had my chance to get a better quality education. Grateful for the opportunity, I always achieved good grades and participated in various extracurricular activities.
After graduating, I wanted to stay connected to my roots rather than going to a foreign country. I decided to join an NGO which supported in providing extra-curricular activity classes to primary level students of public schools. While working as a facilitator, I came to know about the harsh realities of Nepal’s societies. This experience made me realize that education plays a major role to create social change. This is when Teach For Nepal alumni Amrit Puri suggested that I should apply for Teach For Nepal Fellowship. After learning about the prospect of impacting the lives of children in a positive way, I decided to apply for it right away.
During my Fellowship, I want to be a teacher who can teach as my grandmother taught about life, through her stories. I plan on using stories to stimulate children’s language development and self-confidence, teach them about the world in which we live and perhaps above all, provide them with an opportunity to develop positive values, attitudes, and qualities.
I feel like the experience I will gain from Teach For Nepal’s Fellowship journey will help me use education as a tool to empower communities. Using student-centered learning, I want to enable every individual to effectively participate in social activities to make a positive contribution to the progress of their community.
