20+Students sponsored
Students supporting students
Student-led support for education, health, and girls' sports in Nepal.
Connecting students and trusted partners in the United States and Nepal to expand opportunity.
3Program priorities
2024Student-led since
3+Countries connected
1School PE program started
1Hospital startup supported
$20,000+Medical supplies shipped
New private student space
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Enter Student Community →Why we began
Students supporting students.
About
A forum for students, by students.
Malini's Sapna, Inc. is a compassionate medical and educational charity based in Los Angeles, dedicated to providing vital scholarships and healthcare support to underprivileged children in rural Nepal. It is run by students, for students.
This website is our medium for raising awareness of what is possible, fostering discussion, and inspiring collaboration.
Mission
Expanding opportunity through education and health.
We strive to raise awareness about educational and healthcare needs in less privileged places such as rural Nepal. We want children born into poverty in the far corners of the world to learn through association and rise to success, as many exemplary people of similar origins have done. This forum chronicles the life experiences of people we hope to emulate.
Alongside this larger vision, we champion women's health and girls' sports in under-resourced communities and address the waste of reusable medical products in the United States. Through these initiatives, we aim to make a lasting impact on the education, health, and well-being of communities in need.
Meet the founders
Sapna and Malini Pradhan
We are Sapna Elena Pradhan and Malini Natalia Pradhan, two sisters who conceived and began this charity project in 2024 while attending Flintridge Preparatory School in La Cañada, California. Our parents are from Nepal and northern India. We know how fortunate we are to have grown up in Los Angeles; had we been born in another place or time in Nepal, we could just as easily have been among the many underprivileged children struggling to stay healthy, receive an education, and simply enjoy sports and play.
At the time of the project's founding, Sapna was a freshman at Flintridge Preparatory School, where softball was her main avocation. Malini was beginning premedical studies as a freshman at the University of California, Berkeley. Together, we hope to bring our values of education, health, and sports to girls with limited opportunities in our ancestral homeland of Nepal.
Our goals are as straightforward as they are essential: to give back a measure of what we have been fortunate to receive in the United States, raise awareness, and help communities in rural Nepal and other underprivileged areas worldwide. It starts with health, education, and the application of both. We invite you to join us in supporting education and health for children in rural and often-forgotten parts of Nepal, as well as youth sports and community activities.
What we do
Three priorities. One shared purpose.
Locally coordinated programs that combine practical support with long-term opportunity.
Education
Scholarships, school supplies, and sustained relationships between students and sponsors.
- 20+ sponsored students
- Mary Ward Scholarship collaboration
- Additional rural-student pilot support
Healthcare
Appropriate healthcare resources coordinated with qualified community and medical partners.
- Hospital and community partnerships
- Medical-supply coordination
- Health education and outreach
Girls' Sports
Access to soccer, softball, and other sports that build confidence, teamwork, and leadership.
- Equipment and training support
- Soccer program expansion
- Introducing girls' softball
Impact in action
Practical help, delivered through partnership.
Every program begins with a defined local need and a partner able to coordinate responsibly on the ground.
Explore our programsScholarships and supplies
Supporting students through education funding, stationery, and school resources.
Meet Our Scholarship StudentsHealth resources
Coordinating appropriate supplies and outreach with healthcare and community partners.
Confidence through sport
Providing equipment and opportunities across soccer, softball, basketball, badminton, and table tennis.
Working together
Community and institutional partners
Student voices
Ideas that travel further.
Podcasts, interviews, and essays connect young people with medicine, leadership, ethics, and community service.
Leadership podcast
Conversations with South Asian Leaders
Stories about representation, adversity, purpose, and meaningful leadership.
Explore the series →Healthcare podcastMedicine Minute
Clear, student-focused conversations about medicine and health.
Explore all episodes →Student writingArticles and perspectives
Thoughtful writing on education, ethics, technology, and society.
Explore student writing →Responsible support
Partnership-first. Student-led. Locally coordinated.
Medical supplies and other resources should be accepted and distributed only through qualified partner organizations, using confirmed criteria for condition, packaging, dating, documentation, transportation, and recipient approval.
Help opportunity grow
A contribution can become a book, a scholarship, a medical resource, or a first chance to join a team.
Your gift supports scholarships, healthcare resources, and girls' sports programs delivered in collaboration with trusted partners in Nepal. Choose a one-time or recurring contribution.
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