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Access to education is perhaps the single most powerful tool for sparking economic growth that humanity has ever known.
Each child at Quilts for Kids Nepal is a "first generation" student and each has their own unique story. One by one the young people of our community are being lifted up and are changing their own world! We know exactly what it means to go from poverty to possibility, and we know what it takes to get there. Our kids inspire us every day, and here are some of their stories!
Shova Logiya's father shines shoes on the street & her mother cooks food for the family. No one in Shova's family had ever attended school, but Shova always had a dream of becoming nurse. Through sheer determination, sometimes doing her homework at night by candle light after the family had gone to sleep, Shova rose to the top of her high school class, got her diploma, and entered Nepal Institute for Health Sciences, where in 2024, she graduated in the First division! Finally, with the support of Q4K and friends around the world, Shova is finally realizing her dream of becoming a nurse.
Ravina Kaur's mother got married when she was 13 years old and so did Ravina's 6 sisters... but Ravina was determined to break her community's cycle of child marriage and poverty. She got out of 3 engagements, became the Manager of Q4K when she was 15 years old, graduated from high school in Nepal and, with the help of Q4K, was able to attend Sweet Briar College in the USA! In 2023 Ravina graduated from SBC, with the top grade in her Business major, and now works at Berkshire Hathaway in Boston, MA. Ravina is an inspiration to everyone!
Samundar Joghi was born into a family of street beggars and wandering holy men who moved to Kathmandu many years ago. Like all of the men in his family before him, Samundar was expected to follow that same path, but Samundar had other things in mind. He wanted to go to school and he had a flair for food and design. Q4K began sponsoring Samundar's education and when he graduated from high school we were able to place him in Cocina Mitho Chha, a prestigious cooking school in Kathmandu where he learned how to serve up amazing dishes, soups and desserts of his own design.
Preeti Joghi was always a little bit different from the other seven girls in her family who grew up as beggars on the streets of Kathmandu. At an early age she she struck out on her own and, with support from Q4K, attended school, became a star athlete, a black belt in karate, and turned her independent spirit into becoming a community model of women's empowerment. In 2023, after graduation, Q4K sponsored Preeti's training at Mitini Coffee & Bakery academy and she actually became the first young woman in our community to begin earning a monthly salary for herself and her family!
