Suma is one of the girl rising she is 22 years old , she is from Nepal and she loves to write songs.
Suma’s is one of the film’s 9 remarkable stories. Though her brothers went to school, she was forced into bonded labour at age 6, like many other Nepali girls. When Suma was only nine years old, extreme poverty forced her family to “sell” her labour to their landlord as part of a share cropping arrangement. For years, Suma slept in a goat shed and ate scraps from her master’s plate, spending long days and nights doing housework and chores.In 2007, after six years of servitude, Suma was rescued by Sita Tharu, then she was free to do everything that she wants to do. In 7th grade at the age of 16. Through the program Suma receives mentor ship, life skills training and academic support to help her succeed in school and navigate the challenges that lie ahead. With this she had a confidence to confront her parents and help another girls in Nepal.Now she is educated and she is trying to make better things for the girls in Nepal.
