How A Farmer's Daughter From Jharkhand Village Beat The Odds & Got A Harvard University Scholarship
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| Seema Kumari |
From Priyanka Chopra to Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter Navya Naveli has praised this girl.
Fighting against all odds, Seema Kumari from Jharkhand secured a full scholarship to the Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Seema hails from a small village named Dahu in Ormanjhi, Jharkhand and her inspiring story has taken the internet by storm.
Her parents didn't have the privilege of being educated. They rely on subsistence farming and her father also works at a local thread factory to provide for the family. In fact, she is the first woman in her family to attend a university.
Seema also joined the Yuwa school in Jharkhand in 2012 and started working as a Football coach to pay her school fees. She avoided child marriage and defended her right to an education to fulfil her dreams by Joining Yuwa School.
Seema managed to get herself a spot in one of the best universities in the world despite this being an extremely competitive year due to high number of applicants. Though, the acceptance rate was surprisingly low this year. It was only 3.4%.
Although Seema does not know what she will major in at Harvard University yet, she has a clear vision for her future:
"Gender equality is a development that I want to see in my village and the whole world. Bringing gender equality to my community is essential to reduce injustices against women like gender discrimination, domestic violence, child marriage etc."
She added - "I plan to start an organization for women in my village.This program would have two goals. One to start a small business that would train women to be financially independent.The other is to educate women about their rights and to build a bigger network to support women by providing essential vocational skills and knowledge."
CONGRATULATIONS, Seema! We are all so proud of you."
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