Kathmandu District, Nepal
I grew up in a Dalit village in Gijyan, Parbat but got multiple opportunities to study in major schools around the world. Budhanilkantha Kathmandu; Pestalozzi UK; and Duke US. Throughout my life, I have paid exactly zero dollars for my so-called quality education. That’s why it hits me so hard. Why was it just me? Why not my friend Pooja who left for a job in Israel as I was leaving for my undergrad degree in the US? In Nepal, only 3 out of 10 students who enroll in Grade 1 make it to Grade 12 which is the basic level of education needed. A majority of the mountainous and hill districts do not even get their textbooks till mid-academic year. This heart-wrenching state of education is attributed to the scarcity of resources fueled by affordability and accessibility. After my freshman year, my team and I started a tuition service company in Kathmandu as our small step toward affordable and quality education. After serving over 3000 students in 2 years, we had an idea of digitizing the whole of the Nepalese school system – removing the barriers of affordability, accessibility, and equitability. The idea was such that the students would never need to buy even a book. This gave birth to an app called MeroSiksha (www.merosiksha.com). Two years later, we are in the same quest – more motivated than ever – having completely digitized all materials for Grades 5 to 12. We have garnered a massive reach of over 500 schools and 100,000+ students across Nepal. MeroSiksha Learning App has been and is the long-term solution to disproportionate affordability and accessibility in Nepalese education.
150,000+ Users, 1,000,000+ Visits, 10 million+ Interactive Materials, 150+ Subjects for Grades 5 to 12.
As an AV assistant, I was able to familiarize myself with a wide array of digital methods and appliances of teaching and learning.