I have a dream to support children’s in rural areas of Nepal in getting a platform.
A platform that would help these children embark on professional careers in the future. To this date however, their future remains uncertain because children in rural areas are not fortunate to get access to education. I was raised in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Growing in this city, I never struggled for proper education, health or food. I thought the life was simple and even children around me felt the same. However, I shade on the statistics of my childhood 10 years ago. Among 1 million children of my age group, only 40% lived a life with access to basic needs. Out of this 40%, only half went to universities in their later period.
Why does this disparity exist among us? Was I blessed to be born in a city and get access to career opportunities for the future or was it my parents who fulfilled their responsibility to sent me to school? The answer is not so simple. I don’t consider myself to be blessed or consider parents from rural areas not want good for their children.
I traveled to many remote places in Terai and Hilly regions. During the semester break, I also went on trekking in places like Poonhill, Mardi Base Camp, Gosainkunda and Langtang. While witnessing the adventure, I finally came close to know the answers about the issue. And the problem lies in reach of proper education to empower them. Imagine when we surf online through our mobile, these children don’t know to use computers properly. To fill the gap of opportunities and awareness, we went to the communities of Rautahat. The student from this community did not know about their pursuit for further studies.
Witnessing presentations from projectors was a rare moment for them. We played to inform them future studies which made them aware of their further education. We did not stop there. On February 2020, we formed a team of 6 engineers and mentored students in Gyan Jyoti School to assist in projects of science, architecture and environment. After a month of mentorship and hands-on teaching, they were able to make 40 projects including model of Solar System, Human Kidney, Acid Rain, Building, Hydraulic Brake and many more. We wish to do such sessions in more than 50 schools around the nation and about 5000 students. I believe the power to share education should be accompanied by more youths to serve these communities.