Home: Dhading, Dhading, Bagmati

Education: Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, Lord Buddha Education Foundation, Nepal

In my life, I have seen many friends with sharp minds and high aspirations who ended up not even passing the SLC exams. I have also seen many friends who did pass the SLC, but ended up in the passport office for early foreign employment rather than higher education. With time, as we caught up, they started sharing with me about the extreme difficulties they put through as wage workers abroad. I even saw a young fellow villager return inside a coffin within months of leaving Nepal. Had he been educated better, he would have had access to better working conditions. He deserved better. Our youths and their families deserve better, and I know that only quality education can give them what they deserve. To address the problems I saw in education, I started and ran an organization to support rural children. However, I found that improving public schools is indispensable in this pursuit. I discovered that TFN allows that access as well as necessary skill support to become true change-maker in education. Therefore, I ended up joining this movement. I grew up closely witnessing untouchability, superstitions and discrimination against women. With time, I have also witnessed how our education system has included less and less of value based education. Through this Fellowship, I want to work to change this picture, and to create classrooms and schools where newer generations are both empowered and inspired to serve in Nepal.