Meet some of our Empower Nepali Girls scholarship students

We support bright, determined young women who are committed to continuing their education despite financial and social barriers.

Our students come from rural or underserved communities across Nepal. Many are the first in their families to pursue higher education. What they share is courage, resilience, and a deep desire to build better futures not only for themselves, but for their families and communities. We do not see them as recipients of aid. We see them as future leaders in the household, community, village and Nepal.

Hear From Our Students - In Their Words

Behind every scholarship is a young woman rewriting her future. These stories come directly from the students we support — in their own words, through letters, reflections, photos, and videos.

Each voice represents resilience, ambition, and the power of education to transform not just one life, but entire communities.

Meet Mingma

At just five years old, Mingma was one of the youngest girls in our scholarship program, living in the remote Everest region of Nepal. Despite her age, her curiosity, bright smile, and eagerness to learn shine through in everything she does.

Her joy reminds us why education matters because every girl, no matter how young, deserves the chance to learn, grow, and build a brighter future.

A Poem by Nhujen Wangmu

8th Grade Student of HIMS School, Kathmandu

Do They Have a Chance?
Innocent girls being sold
the truth they are never told;
What like will the world be
Only the darkness they can see

They are tortured to death
Till they lose the faith;
They give up their dreams
No one hears, no matter they scream

They are involved in worst of things
And ruin their life as the time swings;
Every day they struggle to live
Nothing they receive only they give

Their dignity and pride all gone
All those lonely nights they cry;
Waiting for a last chance
The happiness at a glance.