Shanta S.
Education |
Shanta lives in rural Nepal. Neither of her parents have any formal education, nor did they have the finances to help her go to school. Fortunately, she was able to receive a scholarship from NCEF so that she could attend high school. Very few people in her village have any education at all, and it is Shanta’s dream to one day provide her village with a school that offers education up to the master’s level. She is currently pursuing her dream to get a bachelor’s degree in education. |
Shanti B.
Business Management |
Shanti is one of four children, all born into poverty. As the first-born, it would typically be her job to bring another income into the family, rather than studying. Her father is a mason and struggles to pay her siblings’ school fees. Shanti passed her SLC (H.S. equivalency) exam with high marks and has been able to pursue business management at the same school. She sees education as the only way to break her family’s cycle of poverty.
She is grateful to be receiving this scholarship removing the financial burden from her family. |
|
Sarita S.
Electrical Engineering |
Sarita is studying at a technical college to become an electrical engineer, a difficult degree to pursue as a woman from a poor background, as this degree is more costly than most, and longer in duration. She has always been a good student and a hard worker. When she receives her degree, she would like to put her talents into helping her country be more up-to-date in the technological world. |
Sumita M.
Business & Accounting |
Sumita grew up in a household of eight where all she heard were troubles about money problems. She finished first in her class in each grade, which waived her tuition expenses and relieved her family who could not otherwise afford them. When she reached high school, she received a scholarship to attend. This experience led her to pursue a career in business and chartered accounting, a distinctive yet very expensive degree by Nepali standards. There are few female chartered accountants in Nepal and Sumita hopes to add her name as one of the soon-to-be many. |
|
Grishma M.
Mechanical Engineering |
Grishma has always been very interested in mathematics and science. Her father is a school teacher and her mom stays home with her siblings. Since he cannot fully fund her education, she was able to receive a scholarship for high school. She is now studying mechanical engineering at the reputable Tribhuvan University School of Engineering in Patan. She wants to pursue
alternative renewable energy sources and is also interested in making technology available to rural people in her country. |
 |
