Sangmo Sherpa is a Nepalese undergraduate student studying sociology at Saint Mary’s University in Canada. Hailing from a small village in the Sindhupalchok District in Nepal, Sangmo did not let her family background or gender stop her on her journey towards attaining a higher education. With tenacity and strength, she has defied all odds by going abroad to pursue her interest in sociology. Sangmo believes that everyone has a right to education and hopes to use the knowledge that she has been equipped with to make a difference in the lives of others.

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