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Thanks to a scholarships from 4 Smiling Faces, these young people have completed their education, are working, building their own independent lives and making their own choices. We are very proud of these wonderful people who are making Nepal more beautiful!

Kabita is a former resident of the NWCSS orphanage. She has been a PCL-certified nurse since 2018. She worked as a surgical assistant for a few years at, among others, the OM Hospital and Research Center in Kathmandu. In 2023, she was given the opportunity to continue her studies in Japan from another source.

Maya is a former resident of the DRC. She completed the then-existing extended school program Plus 2 Management in 2019. Since then, she has worked as a secretary. She has now married the man of her own choice, and they run their own business together in Kathmandu.

Fudoma is a former resident of the DRC. She has been a PCL-certified nurse since 2018. She is currently working in the neo natal intensive care unit of Nepal’s largest teaching hospital, the Nepal Medical College in Kathmandu.
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Suddha is a former resident of the NWCSS orphanage. In 2019, she completed the Plus2 science extended school program with a grant from us. She then began teaching, but that stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic. In 2021, she began the four-year Bachelor’s degree in Computer Applications.

Tshering is a former resident of the DRC. She has been a PCL-certified nurse since 2020. She is worked n the intensive care unit of the OM Hospital and Research Center in Kathmandu for a few years. Now she is in the United Kingdom to work in the National Health Service.
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(She received a study grant from another source; we paid costs not covered by that party.)

Lhamu is a former resident of the DRC. She has been a PCL-certified nurse since 2020. Since 2023, she has been living near her father and his family in Kuwait. She works there in a large hospital and is making plans to further her career in another country.

Ellie is a former resident of the DRC. She has been a PCL-certified nurse since 2020. She is currently working in the general surgical department of OM Hospital and Research Center in Kathmandu.
She is now in the United Kingdom to work and learn for a few years in the National Health Service.
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Gita has been a highly valued volunteer at the SHCOP after-school care center for many years. She had some tough times in her younger years, but she never gave up. With our support, Gita completed her Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies, specializing in accountancy, in 2020. After that, Covid-19 prevented her from applying for jobs or continuing her education for a long time. She has now obtained her teaching qualification so she can work. At the beginning of 2024, she started her master’s degree in accountancy.
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Anusha we know through the NWCSS orphanage. She and her family were severely affected by the 2015 earthquakes. She started the three-year PCL Computer Technology program in 2020.

Passang was in the DRC’s outpatient program. She completed the PCL Medical Laboratory Technology course in the summer of 2023 and now works in a recognized laboratory in Kathmandu, building her own independent future. 

Tashi is a former resident of the DRC. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management since 2023. He completed his final internship in a 5-star hotel in Dubai, where he is currently still working. He is now working in the United Kingdom.

Rashmi is a former resident of the DRC. She completed her PCL Civil Engineering program in the spring of 2023 and is currently working at a company in Kathmandu to gain work experience. After one or two years, she will likely continue on to earn her Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
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Sabina is a former visitor and now a valued volunteer at the SHCOP after-school care center. She began the four-year Bachelor’s degree in Computer Applications in 2023.
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Nisha we know through the NWCSS orphanage. She and her family were severely affected by the 2015 earthquakes. She started the 4-year Bachelor in Business Studies program in 2023.


In addition, we temporarily supported three young people with a grant. They have since found/received another personal sponsor. These are mostly former international volunteers who spent time at the orphanage with the children in the past, and who are financing their chosen child’s education.