The first club started on February 4th, 2013 with girls from grades 6 and 7 in Niharika Shishu Kunja High School. From that start, we have added LitClub Shikharapur, LitClub Setidevi, LitClub Bhaktapur, LitClub Greenland, and LitClub Durghabhawani. These clubs provide girls a unique place to share stories, collaborate, and develop themselves. These clubs have become a great complementary piece to the work that the foundation does. We are so grateful to our friends at LitWorld and Global GLOW for all of their support, which has made this a key component of our overall programming.
# of Members: 10
Coordinator: Susmita Sunar
Susmita Sunar lives in Pharping as the youngest daughter in her family. She is a Rukmini graduate who is currently pursuing undergraduate coursework at Shikharapur Community College. As a direct beneficiary of Rukmini’s efforts in Shikharapur, Susmita always knew she wanted to give back to her community after graduating from college. As a Rukmini Scholar, she was involved in leadership and extracurricular activities, which has led her to now serve as the LitClub Shikharapur Coordinator. Susmita’s favorite aspect of her job is the opportunity to interact with girls through reading, dancing, and storytelling. Susmita also mentors students through the Didi program, and recently led her first workshop, which provided girls with tools to strengthen their communication and public speaking skills.
Bandana Adhikary: If Bandana could choose three words to define herself, she would pick “learner, dreamer, and believer”. Bandana is a go-getter who believes in the power of hard work and hard work alone to obtain results. As a passionate Rotaractor, she loves expanding her worldview through dance, storytelling, poetry, and painting. She currently studies development finance and has mentored Niharika School’s LitClub for the past two years. Her experiences here have inspired her to help children and build platforms for young girls to practice self-expression and fearlessness. Bandana sees herself as a future social transformer through innovative entrepreneurship.# of Members: 15
Coordinator: Bandana Adhikary
# of Members: 10
Coordinator: Devaki KC
Devaki K.C: Devaki K.C was born to a hardworking farmer family in Dakshinkali Municipality. Devaki grew up surrounded by women; she has five sisters and one brother. From an early age, Devaki was aware of the disparate treatment between the women and men in her family; some of her sisters got married as early as 12 years old, and did not have the opportunity to pursue their education. As a result of her sisters’ circumstances, Devaki resolved to study until she obtained her Master’s Degree. Her parents did believe that Devaki could continue her studies and also help out in the household, but she wanted to prove to them that she was capable of doing both. Ultimately, the years of hard work paid off with her attainment a Master’s degree in Arts. After completing her studies, Devaki joined Seti Devi School as a teacher and LitClub mentor. Her love for the arts and creative expression has led her to encourage her students to write short stories, just as she does. Recently, she has published a short children’s book named “Binayake Ghar”.
# of Members: 10
Coordinator: Amrita Yadav
# of Members: 10
Coordinator: Sajina Satyal
# of Members: 10
Coordinator: Supriya Adhikari
