Stories

Oxfam in Nepal's Response to COVID-19

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-19 is a new strain of coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans. The main...

Water usage for household production

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 members, she also had to walk about an hour to fetch just a bucket full of water. However, her age...

Bringing water home

“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 in Nepal. Kalpana a mother of three has been an active community member who is always hands-on and...

Bringing water to the community – determination and success

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 drinking water. Ghatteplot village lies in between Rangun and Mahakali rivers. Ironically, the...

A successful farmer duo building their economic resilience

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 a very early age, Sabitra was handed all the household responsibilities including taking care of...

Now it's our turn!

“People never trusted us to take the responsibilities carried out so far by men in our society. But, now we women have proved that we are equal to them and can take leadership roles if needed,” said Pabitra, Chairperson of Building Construction Committee of Naulathar Community Discussion Center in...

A new path to a happy life

Sunita, 32, never thought she would be an entrepreneur. Born and raised in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Sunita used to weave Dhaka products in a production house for ten years to support herself and the family of four, financially. Over time, she began to form a small, unregistered weaving group of women from...

A change maker's story

Anita lives in Duduwa Rural Municipality ward no. 2 Betahani of Banke district in Nepal. She is 37 years old now, however, she was married off by her parents at a very young age of 12 years. Her husband did not care for her and married another woman, leaving Anita helpless. Eventually, she divorced...

Secured life, happy life!

Parbati, 40, lives alone in a two-story building in Patan Municipality of Baitadi district of Nepal. Her husband and son are away in India for work. Same is the situation in all ten households in her community. Mostly all male members are away for work, leaving female and young members of the...