Scholarship for Vulnerable Youth in Asia

Sonam started her intern at the social welfare department. She is making a baby step toward her big dream. Sonam grew up in a small village around the mountains area. Prior to financial aids from the Mustard Seed Mission, she can not even speak any Nepali. 

Sonam said " I'm coming from a village named Namrung where, by walk, it takes approximately five days from the dormitory I stay at present to Namrung. Because the village is located in the Himalayas, there is lack of educational resources around the district. Even though I really want to go to school, there is no school available. Thanks to the financial assistance provided by the Mustard Seed Mission,not only I can go to school, it also helps me achieve my dream of  being a social welfare worker."

Via the collaboration between local NPO of Nepal and the Mustard Seed Mission, it offers local children an opportunity of receiving formal education.  Furthermore, these children, after becoming independent, are able to give what they have learned back to their hometown.  This creates a nonstop virtuous cycle of plantation for 'seeds of hope'.

Sonam said "I am a Public Health major strident at school, one of the key subjects I'm learning this year is preventative measures on high blood pressure disease. I'm going back to my hometown and help the residents measure their blood pressure. I am also doing research on the study of self-care for high blood pressure patients. My goal is to work at local social welfare institutions after graduation. I wish to contribute more to my hometown and the people living there."