Paudel graduated from Pulchowk Engineering Campus with a Bachelor’s in Electronics and Communications Engineering and later switched to studying Economics her Master’s at the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. “Economics had always been my subject of interest,” she explains her switch.[break]
What’s the nature of your current position at Sparrow SMS?
Sparrow SMS has recently started VAS for two social causes. One is the Raise Voice Against Violence Against Women through which people can send a text to a certain number about incidents regarding VAW and seek help from related organizations. The other is a service which provides those seeking blood donations, the names and numbers of ten local blood donors, upon sending a SMS to a designated number. I look after these projects.
You shared that earlier you had intentions of starting your own social venture but failed due to certain reasons. What have you learnt from that experience?
I had an idea of my own but things didn’t work out because I was unable to gather funds for it, as it was a not-for profit initiative. There are many opportunities in Nepal because there are untapped fields here. But one needs resources, time and qualifications as well as favorable political environments to be able to succeed in any venture.
But I haven’t been demotivated. I shared the idea with a friend who is better resourced to implement the idea and who is now pursuing the same venture and I’ll be involved with it in some ways. I see a lot of young people engaging in their own ventures and that’s encouraging.
How do your personal and professional lives go along?
My personal life and professional life are overlapping. This is probably because my personal motive is in alignment with my professional ones. While working, I find out so many new things about the world and meet enthusiastic people with lots of ideas. This adds to my personal life. Whereas the way I am – open and at ease when talking to people – helps me communicate better at work.
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