Building a Sustainable Future For Girls in Nepal

 Bina is an 18 years old bright girl who comes from a remote village in the Bhojpur district of Nepal. At a young age, her mother left her husband, re-married and moved to Kathmandu. Bina was left in the village with her grandmother. Until grade 5 she attended a local village school and lived with her grandmother. When she was in grade 5 her mother invited her to live with her in Kathmandu.

After grade 10 Bina’s parents told her that she was old enough and that she needed to support her studies by herself. One of her aunts worked as a trekking guide in Pokhara so she decided to move in with her so she could work part-time and support her education.

 Bina joined EWN’s Basic Trekking Guide Training in 2017. After training she worked as an assistant and continued high school. She has been on many treks and is enjoying her life in Pokhara studying hard and working part-time as an assistant guide.  

Bina says "the training has brought a lot of changes in me. Before I used to be this shy, introvert girl who wouldn’t talk much with others and had very low self-confidence, but now I am a different person. I have developed self-confidence; I am more social and feel comfortable engaging in conversations with everyone. I have become independent and able to make my own decisions.

From the money she makes trekking, she is able to pay her tuition fees, stationery supplies as well as contributing  50%  to expenses like rent, groceries with her aunt. Currently she is continuing her study and her trekking guide profession as well.

She is a very aspiring young girl who likes to learn new things, visit different places, and know different culture and traditions. In the future she wants to become a successful business manager and a professional female trekking guide.