CONNECTING nepali women globally

I didn’t create छोरी Beyond Borders because I had a perfect journey. I created it because I had the most imperfect one. When I moved to the U.S. for my undergraduate studies, I came with ambition and potential. But once I got here, it hit me: having potential means very little when you don’t have someone to guide you. No one to say, “You’re not lost. You just need direction.”I thought I knew a lot, but I was really making decisions out of confusion, and necessity. And those decisions added up. I had to work harder than most just to stay afloat. The hardest part was the pressure on the outside, it looked like I was “making it” alone. But inside, it felt heavy. Being the first to graduate, the first to figure things out abroad, the first to carry hopes- it was empowering, but exhausting. There were so many moments I wished I could go back and sit beside the version of me from just a couple of years ago, not to fix everything but simply to say, “There’s a better way forward.”

 I finished my undergraduate degree in Economics from Purdue University in 2024, but even now, I’m still in the middle of figuring out who I am and what I want to build for myself, and for others.

And even with all the uncertainty, one thing has always been clear to me: the moment I built even a little bit of stability, I would give back. Because I’ve always believed - when you receive, you give. When you learn, you teach.

And that led me to an even deeper realization. I came from an ordinary family background. My parents didn’t always know how to guide me but they believed in me. We weren’t surrounded by privilege or networks, but we had enough. I grew up with decent schools, access to the internet, and chances to at least try. 

But what about the girls who don’t?
The ones growing up in remote corners of Nepal, who’ve never seen someone like them become a doctor, an engineer, a lawyer, or a changemaker? What about the ones who have no map, no mirror, no mentor?

This is for them.
This is for girls like me, and girls like you.

This is for the younger you.

The ones with no safety nets & ready-made networks.
For 18-year-olds who are just starting to wonder.
For 25-year-olds who are still figuring things out.
For the girls abroad, the girls in Nepal, the ones stuck in between.
For anyone who’s ever felt capable of more but didn’t know how to begin.

And for the ones already lighting the tuki for others.

That’s what छोरी Beyond Borders is.

Just another छोरी,

Krishma Subedi