Rojeena Khadka

Bio

Rojeena Khadka grew up in Jyamirkot, a village an hour north of Lubhu in Mahalaxmi Municipality, Lalitpur. The youngest of four siblings, she was raised in a close-knit household alongside her grandmother, parents, two older sisters, and brother, with her family relying on her father's modest income as a bus driver.
Her initial schooling began at SEBS School, a half-hour walk from her home, before she transferred in grade nine to Shree Bishwamitra Ganesh Secondary School. There, she eagerly seized the chance to study electrical engineering under a newly introduced technical curriculum in 2070 BS. Though she found technical studies fascinating, Rojeena harbored a deep childhood dream of entering the medical field. Joining the Samaanta Foundation as a 4th Cohort Fellow provided the crucial financial relief and personal guidance her family needed, allowing her to pursue high school in the Science stream with a focus on Biology. Expressing profound gratitude to her teachers for instilling self-belief and to Samaanta for serving as a supportive family that championed gender equality, she went on to earn her undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Patan College.
Rojeena expanded her academic horizons by moving to the United States for advanced studies. She is currently a graduate student and Graduate Assistant at Georgia Southern University, continuing her commitment to higher education and personal development.