Ashmita Kumari Mandal

Bio

Ashmita is from Bhagachaura village of Hanspur Municipality, Dhanusha. There are a total of seven members in her family. She passed her SEE from Shree Secondary School, Bhagachaura.
When she was in class 9, teachers from Teach for Nepal informed her about this fellowship program and guided her through the process. Yes, it was a bit challenging for her to study in an English-medium private college and make new friends, but she tried her level best to learn and adjust with the environment in Kathmandu. From the support of Samaanta Foundation and guidance from senior fellows, she studied +2 in Management at VS Niketan College.
Furthermore in 2019, she was selected for a Leadership course by Women Lead Nepal. The same year she also applied for a United World Colleges (UWC) scholarship. It was an immensely proud moment for her and Samaanta when she got selected. Therefore, she pursued an IB Diploma course at UWC Red Cross Nordic, Norway.
She is currently an Economic Research fellow at the St. Olaf College at Northfield, Minnesota, United States.