Home: Kavre, Kavrepalanchok, Bagmati

Education: Bachelor of Travel and Tourism, Kathmandu Academy

My father only studied until grade four in a community school which was two hours away from where he lived and my mother was raised in a foster home and never got the opportunity to go to school. My mother moved to Kathmandu with me and my sister and Rs. 10 in her pocket in search of a better life. My father took a job as a painter in a construction site while my mother used to work as a household worker and sold fruits and vegetables on the street. Though we started our education in a private school, we later changed school because my parents couldn’t afford to pay the tuition fees. With all the struggles and challenges they faced in their lives, they always made sure that we received a quality education so that it would lead us to better jobs and a better life in the future. While in college, leaving the country for employment never crossed my mind but to help my family financially and support my brother’s education I decided to go to Dubai for work. During my four years in Dubai, I learned a lot about struggles of Nepali workers. In the last two years working at a managerial level has increased my confidence and inspired me to work in my own country. During my Fellowship, I want to create opportunities for the working-class family using my degree in tourism and provide good education to students in Nepal so that they can do something in our own country.