Balkumari’s Relocation Journey from Vulnerable to Safe Area
Balkumari Deuja, a 61-year-old single woman from Barhabishe Municiaplity Ward No. 7, Tangsar, had faced numerous financial struggles after the untimely passing of her husband who worked in India. To make ends meet, she rented a house to run a shop in Dadagoan, a nearby village. However, her life took […]
Thumbu Feels Secure in New House
Thumbu Ghale of Kispang Rural Municipality in Nuwakot district was living in his house when the first tremor of earthquake hit on 25 April 2015. The disaster severely destroyed their house leaving Thumbu and his wife buried under the rubble unconscious. They remained unaware of the catastrophe and its consequence. […]
Mauriniya Cooperative Transforms Lives of Landless Families
Mauraniya is a small village in Tikapur of Kailali district in Sudurpaschim province. Mostly women run the village; men are mostly migrated to India in search of labor work. Thirty-five landless families are living here for twenty five years. Currently, each family ploughs less than a hectare of land, but […]
Kanchi also owns the land
Kanchi Omu Lama, 53, is a resident of Kiul village in Shermathang of Helambu Rural Municipality. There are five members in her family. Their children are away from home for employment. Helambu has mountain topography. Potato is the main stable produce there. But wild boars from nearby forest make it […]
Fruits of Consistent Struggle: Happiness in Village-Block
In and around 1990, Nepal government conducted land survey in various part of the country. Survey team also went to Khayarmara area of Bardibas Municipality in Mahottari District. The team carried out a wholesome survey of the village. In this way, 64 households of Khayarmara village became a ‘village block’ […]
My Drudgery has been Reduced
Dawa Tamang got married before sixteen years in Aarundanda, Banskharka. She has spent half of these years fetching water from different sources. She had to walk at least an hour to fetch water. Dawa shared “Water crisis was acute in our village from the beginning. Half our day used to […]
