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NEPALI MOUNTAINS/MY FRIEND BRIGIT
Why education matters?
story of an improbable journey from Nepal’s mountain village to Harvard!
I want to tell you my story. Not because it is special but because it demonstrates a profound implication of educating a child.
My undated childhood photo, taken by a Save the Children, USA volunteer in my village when I was 4-5 years old. This is the only picture of my childhood.My father had just started working as a teacher for a monthly salary of 25 cents.My mother told me she used wooden ashes to wash my clothes. We simply did not have money to buy soaps.
I was one of the 32 lucky kids to be selected,after a rigorous entrance exam, from all over Nepal to study at Budhanilkantha School, the country’s elite boarding school in Kathmandu.
Fast forward to 2010. I graduated from St. Olaf College, becoming the first member from my family to ever go to college.I then decide to return to my village.
I built Nepal’s first peace school for war affected children in my hometown in 2011. The school now has more than 200 children.
Students at Sarswati Peace School
Students in action!
Sarswati Peace School library
Nurturing young dreams! We want to continue supporting children in remote parts of Nepal and help them achieve their dreams!
I get admitted to Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government in 2012 to study public policy.I intend to return Nepal and involve in national politics.
For more info about our school, please visit Sarswati Peace School blog. Let us know if you want to be part of our change movement in Nepal.
