Stories

Sabir Ojha and Sangita Regmi, GorkhaPadma Gurung of Takumaj vdc of Gorkha district never thought she would be displaying sanitary napkins for sale at her tailoring shop one day. She never thought she…

It's challenging to break people's habits and encourage them to adopt new practices. This story is about Oxfam and partner's effort to convince communities to construct toilets.

Furafutti Sherpa who lives 2600 meters above the sea level in Charikharka, Manjo village, is surprised to see heavy rainfall, drought, and hailstorm affecting the yield of her potatoes. The change in…

Cash grants, as a part of the EFSVL intervention, has been helping people kick start their businesses one more time, allowing them double their income and boost their self esteem. 

The transition from drinking unfiltered tap water to installing biosand filters to drink purified water not just help improve health but also save money. Read how. 

Oxfam in Nepal with its partners have been providing temporary jobs so that people affected by 2015 earthquake could earn for themselves and at the same time, their community structures…

Farmers in Nawalparasi district of Nepal have been doubling the yield of paddy after using the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) technology. Read more to find out how it works. 

Pratima Pokharel, KathmanduSome interventions can prevent people from being forced to migrate. An example of reconstructing water systems has just proved the same.In the first week of January, Oxfam…

Rosan Subedi, SindhupalchowkBhim Bahadur Tamang, 42, of Kadambas is a farmer who not only lost his house in April 2015's earthquake but also his granary, food items, and other utensils and goods.…

“After the earthquake there were no latrines for us in the school. We would be in the same sanitary cloth for the whole day. And if we felt like it was going to stain our skirts, there was no other…