Stories | NWiC

I learned a lot from my failures. We need spaces for experimentation and growth.

Post author:Ila Adhikari
Post published:October 23, 2024
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Reading time:7 mins read

Dr. Rai got her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where she worked in education technologies. She identifies herself as a socialist feminist and is a writer, programmer, and designer. Dr. Rai is currently working as a Research Fellow at Global Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies (GIIS), coordinating the research group…

No matter where you are, who you are, and what you’re going through, you are your rescue!

Post author:Dipti Gyawali
Post published:June 3, 2021
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Read about Manisha’s story of optimism, self-belief, and exploration: on how making the right decisions changed her life for good and trying every possible thing out as a kid — led her to be a go-getter.

What you think, you become!

Post author:NWiC
Post published:April 27, 2021
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Reading time:6 mins read

How much achievement and contributions do you think a 23-year-old can make? From being a Chief Technology Officer and Data Scientist at Kharpann to running The Click Reader as a Co-founder and Data Scientist, Merishna Singh Suwal is a woman anyone can look up to for inspiration.

Pageantry gave me the confidence to take a plunge into the STEM field!

Post author:Shreeya
Post published:March 30, 2021
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Reading time:6 mins read

Besides being famous for her remarkable successes in multiple pageants, Sujita is also celebrated as a woman in tech and for her work in supporting the youths from under resourced communities.

Bringing Business and Tech Opportunities to Nepal!

Post author:Shreeya
Post published:February 24, 2021
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Karvika’s desire to become a role model that her daughters would grow up watching made her a CEO who is bringing businesses to Nepal and changing the country’s education standards!

Take risks, try out different things and you will figure out your calling!

Post author:Ila Adhikari
Post published:January 26, 2021
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Reading time:5 mins read

Aditi Adhikari aspired to be a dentist growing up. Little did she know her journey would one day lead her to be a Machine Learning Engineer at Apple.

One inspiration matters and drives me to do better!

Post author:NWiC
Post published:December 29, 2020
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Reading time:7 mins read

A natural leader and educator, Manisha Dwa fought against stereotypes surrounding women to inspire more women and children from Nepal to find their passion for Astronomy and Space Science.

As women in computing, we support each other and help break the barriers!

Post author:NWiC
Post published:December 15, 2020
Post category:Pillars of NWiC Stories
Reading time:2 mins read

In this chapter of Pillars of NWiC, get to know our member, Dr. Nihit Pokhrel who has a unique set of expertise in life science, cloud technology, and mathematics.

When a door closes, other better ones open up for you!

Post author:NWiC
Post published:November 25, 2020
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Sushma is the prime example of the popular saying that better things are waiting for you if something you really wanted doesn’t work out. A story about how she navigated the major changes in her life, and learned to trust her journey in the process!

Your curiosity today can shape a better world tomorrow!

Post author:NWiC
Post published:October 27, 2020
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Reading time:7 mins read

Jwala’s efforts as a child to spare some time for her hobbies of solving problems, Mathematics and puzzles have finally led her to use her ideas and passion to impact AI technologies by building fairness, explainability and robustness into AI systems at Amazon Alexa.

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