Stories

Lanka Maya Tamang, 50 years old, was born in Dolakha district. At the age of 16, she was bitten by a poisonous snake on her right hand. Due to poverty and ignorance, her family did not take her to a…

Damari Rawat Bhat, 30, is one of the active and regular participants of Bhumiraj Women Empowerment Center (WEC), formed and operated by Rural Development and Environment Management Society (RUDES) in…

Bimala Bad, a Dalit (commonly known as the ‘untouchables’) woman from the Dalit village in Babet, Dashrathchand Municipality, Baitadi, Sudurpaschim Province used to earn a living as a porter not too…

Narendra Singh Bhandari from Patan Municipality-5, Baitadi in Sudurpaschim Province was among the huge volume of Nepali youth who migrate to India every year in search of employment opportunities.…

December 2019 will never get out of my mind. The day when human life encountered one of the biggest threats of COVID-19, and now, the whole world is going through a critical situation.Nepal announced…

What is COVID-19?Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). COVID-…

Kuli Maya, 74, lives a single life at Bhedabari in Dhading district of Nepal. As an elderly female living alone, she had to struggle more for water than others in her community. Like other community…

“I feel very proud to have contributed in solving one of the main issues of our village – safe access to water,” says Kalpana, 41, a resident and Village Maintenance Worker (VMW) at Chyangli, Dhading…

Bahadure Women Empowerment Centre formed at Parashuram Municipality of Dadeldhura district in Nepal has played the lead role in sorting out the main problem at their Ghatteplot village – access to…

Sabitra, 22, a resident of Bhumikasthan-2, Dakabang of Arghakhachi district in Nepal lives in a joint family of six members. She was married at a young age with her companion named Shiva. However, at…