First Peak Students Graduate University

In Nepal there are little to no funding options for impoverished students. Bank loans are only available against fixed assets or collateral, private sector scholarships are nearly non-existent, and most charities stop support when a student turns 16 or 18.

The Peak Program was established in 2016 to help fill this gap. The Peak Program provides college (grades 11&12) and university scholarships to highly disadvantaged students with good academic standing and who are motivated to give back to society.

Siwani and Saraswati were some of the first students to join this program, and we are excited to announce that they both have just graduated from university!

Siwani completed her Bachelor’s in Medical Technology and is now working as a technician in a pathology lab. Saraswati received a Bachelor’s in Media and Journalism and is now working at a television news station. Saraswati recently told us, “My ultimate aim is to become an independent woman, capable of making a positive impact on society. Currently, I am working in a job in television, where I strive to provide truthful and unbiased news to the public. Through this platform, I want to back to my society by promoting transparency and accountability.”

Thank you to all of our donors who have given these two young women the opportunity to be successful and live their dreams. If you want to help support the bright futures of students like Saraswati and Siwani, please donate today!

Finally the day arrived and we had to arrive at the venue by 3. We rushed to the models and did the final fittings. By that time, Dinesh Uncle, Hira Aunt and Bruce Uncle had arrived. As my sequence was on the 4th we had a huge rush backstage that let me meet them only for a brief minute and we couldn’t even click a picture together. Show started at 7. After the third sequence we had the models change into our designs. Finally, our design was on the runway, and we walked at the end of the sequence with our showstopper, Simpal Kharel. While walking on the runway, there were a huge number of audiences, included; designers, press media, journalists, photographers, ambassadors, etc. After our sequence, we went backstage and we really had a roller coaster of emotions. All those sleepless nights, stresses, no meal days and all the difficulties we went through were finally over. It was worth everything. This concludes my three years of learning and we had the chance to showcase it to the crowd and people. After our sequence we finally had the time to breather. All along these past three months it felt as if somebody had put on something in our neck as we were suffocating but now it felt as if it had been let go. We could breathe in peace.

After the runway we had a huge feast and that tasted like the best meal that I had for the entire life.