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Dhruba Saud

About Age: 19 Progress: Second year medical student at KAHS Location of origin: Bannigadhi, Achham Parents occupation: Dhruba's mother is a farmer and housewife. His father sadly passed away due to Covid-19. Siblings: One sister Dhruba joined us in August 2023. He had already started his medical studies at KAHS, Jumla and needed financial help in order to continue. Due to the poor economic situation of his family, and the recent passing of his father during the pandemic, his college fees would have been beyond reach for him, so DFN are delighted that we are able to support him continue working towards his goal. 'I am the only MBBS ...

Pramish Singh

About Age: 18 Progress: First year medical student at KAHS Location of origin: Mahawai oda, Kalikot Parents occupation: Father is a social worker and mother is a housewife. Siblings: One brother and one sister Pramish joined us in August 2023, when he started his medical studies at KAHS, Jumla. After completing his studies, he will return to his home community to work as a doctor at Oda Foundation. 'Growing up in a remote and geographically disadvantaged area of Kalikot District, Karnali Province, I have seen the struggles that our people face due to the lack of access to quality healthcare. In such places, curable diseases claim ...

Gareth Taylor

Gareth is an internationally awarded self-shooting director, producer and filmmaker, with over ten years experience. He has worked all over the world, producing films and digital content for a variety of organisations, production companies and charities, with his clients including the BBC and the National Geographic.  

Sangita Baruwal

Sangita is part of our Nepal Admin Team. She offers her time to DFN through our partnership with Phase Nepal. Sangita is a qualified nurse and now holds a senior role in which she is responsible for supervising nurses studying and working all over rural Nepal. She comes with a wealth of experience in remote healthcare and education and she is one of our ‘women on the ground’ when it comes to ongoing updates and developments in the lives of our scholars and the wider landscape of medical care in Nepal.

Sumati Shakya

Sumati is part of our Nepal Admin Team. She offers her time to DFN through our partnership with Phase Nepal. She has a background in education and is currently doing further study and research in this area. She comes with a wealth of experience of remote healthcare and education and she is one of our ‘women on the ground’ when it comes to ongoing updates and developments in the lives of our scholars and the wider landscape of medical care in Nepal.