Meet Our Scholars Laxmi Poudel Laxmi Poudel is from a family that has settled in the Banjyang Village of Pharping. Her family is originally from another district called Dhading, but her parents left for Pharping seeking work. Her father is currently working as a...
Meet Our Scholars Ashmita Tamang Ashmita lives in Kopugaon Village, an area where child marriage is still quite common. She faces the real prospect of being forced to marry at an early age because it is considered less expensive than supporting her education. Her...
Meet Our Scholars Anu Shrestha Anu Shrestha is fifteen years old and from Sokhel Village. She lives with her grandmother, parents and a younger sister. Her father used to work for a government service but had to retire, so currently her mother supports all the family...
Meet Our Scholars Anju Theeng Anju has had to deal with a lot of adversity in life already. She lost her mother at a young age and also faced the terrible prospect of early marriage because her father could not support her education due to their limited income. Her...
Meet Our Scholars Susmita Sunar Susmita came to us from a family that has historically been discriminated against for being considered of a lower caste. Although the caste system is illegal in Nepal, the social stigma still remains. Despite this type of...
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