Celebrating Women and Girls in Science: Honoring Our Nursing Scholars
Carol Chisenga and Evelyn Kase are recent nursing graduates from Ndola, Zambia.
Sirah Nambeye, current nursing scholar in Ndola, Zambia.
Today, on this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the vital contributions women and girls make across every area of scientific discovery and innovation. At HealthEd Connect, our mission has always centered on empowering women and children through health, education, and advocacy—and this day offers the perfect opportunity to highlight some of the remarkable individuals who embody that mission: our nursing scholars.
Each year, in partnership with the Professional Nursing Association, we offer scholarships to aspiring nurses around the world. These scholarships help open doors to professional training, leadership development, and greater opportunity within their communities.
This year, we were thrilled to award scholarships to 14 incredible nursing students from 4 different countries, each of whom is dedicated to bringing health, care, and compassion to the people they serve. Supporting these scholars on their educational journeys is more than an investment in their futures—it’s an investment in the health and wellbeing of entire communities.
Sangeeta Poudel, former nursing scholar and current HealthEd Connect coordinator for Biratnagar, Nepal, alongside Nikita Malla, also a former nursing scholar and community health volunteer in Biratnagar, and Thad Wilson, HealthEd Connect board member and nurse who provided recent training in Nepal.
Many of these students don’t just study healthcare—they live it. Several former nursing scholars remain deeply connected to HealthEd Connect programs in their home regions by:
Providing training for our community health volunteers
Offering their time and talents as volunteers themselves
Bringing reliable, compassionate health education back to their neighborhoods
Their commitment to giving back speaks volumes about their passion, resilience, and sense of calling. We are deeply grateful for their leadership and their dedication to strengthening community health from the inside out.
To all the nurses and nursing scholars who inspire us every day: we see you, we appreciate you, and we celebrate you. Thank you for the healing, hope, and education you bring into the world.
We love our nurses and our nursing scholars—today and every day!