Iremember spending my childhood in a great comfort. My parents gave us everything one could ask for in their life. I really don’t know whether they went through very hard times or not but they did everything they could to fulfill our needs. My mother is illiterate and she always wanted her children to have a quality education so that they can live their life independently. She learned the hardship of not having education when we were growing. But she worked hard and gave her best so that we didn’t have to face the same kind of hardship she faced. She always wanted me to do something substantial in Nepal and make her proud. One thing, I have learned from my mother is to stay strong when the times are hard, to stay focused towards our dream so that nothing would stop you from reaching your goals. I want to take that learning to my community where I will be doing my Fellowship. I want to give my students not only the theoretical knowledge but also courage and belief to do something b…

I am the only daughter in my family and grew up with elder brother and younger brother. Gender discrimination was a big problem in my family. My grandparents didn’t want me to go to school, instead they wanted me to learn how to cook, wash dishes and clothes and clean the house. If it wasn’t for my father, who fought against my grandparents wishes, to send me to school. School years were difficult too, as I had to juggle my studies with household work. While heading to school, I had to carry goods like rice, maize and millets to sell them in the bazaar which was close to my school and also bring goods needed in the house when I came back. I had to help my parents in the field as well as do household chores. As a daughter of a public school teacher, I have had the opportunity to visit government school and interact with students and teachers. So many students don’t understand the coursework and teachers in government school think that they are not getting paid as much as teachers in …

Hailing from Far-West Nepal, I grew up in circumstances unique to my own region. In a village where it seemed that you could make a reasonable amount of money just by rearing goats, I did not internalize the importance of studying until I failed a few eighth-grade exams. The failure reminded me of how my parents never had the opportunity I did and how I may have been taking my opportunity for granted. I decided to work harder, sought help from teachers and started doing well. I even passed my SLC with First Division and was the first person to graduate with bachelor’s degree in my village. Sustained my commitment to higher education, I left my village for college. To fund it, however, I had to take a couple of months away from college in the summers to collect Yarsagumba in the Himalayas. I became the only one to graduate twelfth-grade education. So whenever I went back to the village, I used to help younger kids in their courses. I realized then that I enjoyed teaching. I have now…

I was born in a joint Muslim family in Maitidevi, Kathmandu where my grandfather was well respected and looked up by our relatives and neighbours. I feel honoured that my core beliefs and values are teachings of his. My mom and dad inspired me to join Teach For Nepal. Recently my dad crossed 60 and he suffered paralysis a year ago, but every day he puts so much dedication towards our family and his efforts to do an exercise by self to overcome his illnesses is commendable . And my mom who recently had a heart surgery has always inspired me to be a fighter. As a Teach For Nepal Fellow, I want to do the same as my parents. I want to be dedicated towards my students and provide them with every opportunity possible and fight every day so that they have a successful life. In my Fellowship, I want to be open to learning new skills and implement my learning among my students and the community. I want to use my radio jockey, vlogging, writing skills and my learnings of Islam to teach my st…

Although we struggled financially, my father worked very hard to make sure that my sister and I could attend a private school. My parents always wanted to give their children the best in everything and so I was able to go on to do a bachelor in social work. During my studies I worked with different organisations, one was Heartbeat-Nepal. I worked there in close quarters with children from disadvantaged communities. There was a girl named Sonika who studied at a public school in fifth grade and she was failing in three subjects in her terminal exams. I was shocked that her level of education was so miserable at such an early stage. It was my first glimpse of the condition of government schools in our country. I decided I wanted to contribute to uplifting the standard of government schools but did not know how. After completing my degree I came across an advertisement for Teach For Nepal and immediately applied. It was the best opportunity that I could get to fulfill my dream of bring…

During my social work studies, we went to visit a school in a village. At one school we came to know that a girl studying in class 7 had a baby and her mother in law would bring the baby to the school so that the girl could breastfeed. We were completely shocked. That incident made me understand that living in Kathmandu and seeing villages on TV will take a social worker nowhere in life. In order to comprehend the real situation of my country I had to visit places and interact with people, learn about their life, live their life, eat their food, do their daily chores and activities. From then on, I always seriously wanted to first work on the grassroot level before being able to make decisions for them. When I graduated there were many vacancies open but when I heard about Teach for Nepal, I thought that is the one for me. I could reach to so many people’s lives through TFN. I also believe that I will learn very much from the challenges I will face. I do not believe I can gain satis…

Some years ago I started to think about what sets me apart from less fortunate members of society. I realised what it is: I was allowed to make my own decisions and move forward with my own power. And all of this was possible because my parents knew the importance of education and I was provided with good knowledge. In class eight, I got scolded by my parents because I nearly failed my maths exams. I had lost interest in studying for maths. But my teacher never gave up on me. He gave up his free time to teach me and taught me as a friend. He inspired me to study and I started to do well in maths That was when I realised that a teacher can change a student’s life. That was when I decided, someday I will do something like this. I do not believe that anyone in the world is born with weakness. I do not believe that luck is the main factor of a good life. I believe that education is the strongest weapon in bringing about positive change within ourselves and our nation. I believe that…

I was born in Mahottari district in Nepal but was raised in Kathmandu for the first few years of my life. As a child, I was always curious and always asked questions or did things to find out what would happen if I did this or that and leading to me sewing my fingers. I loved my life growing up in Janakpur. The times, I spent playing see-saw, sliding down the playground slide and playing cricket with my friends was the best moments of my life. After completing my SLC, I moved to Kathmandu for higher education. Life in Kathmandu was full of adventure, I loved the college I went to, the friends I made and good times I shared with them. I know that so many children in Nepal have never experienced the life I had the opportunity to live but my goal as a Teach For Nepal Fellow is to provide a kind of education that will not only provide them with quality education but also amazing life experience that would never have otherwise.