Osaka-based doctor Samantha Tamrakar is seeking support for the rescue effort underway in her homeland of Nepal, which is reeling from two devastating earthquakes that have killed thousands and left tens of thousands more homeless.
Tamrakar, 33, one of the recipients of this year's scholarships provided by the College Women's Association of Japan, spoke about the disasters during a short interview with The Japan Times on the occasion of a CWAJ meeting in Tokyo last Wednesday, a day after the latest quake struck eastern Nepal.
"This scholarship not only helps me continue studying in Japan, but also rescue my country," she said.