Case Stories

Campaign to make eateries child labour free

Story from Dhading under Education

Along one of the busiest highways to Kathmandu, the Prithivi Highway, we see many small local eateries at various junctions. These local eateries are locally called ‘hotels’.

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Happy teachers, happier students

Story from Dhading under Education

To become a teacher in Nepal, to teach Grades 1-5, candidates only need to have passed Grade 12 of school themselves and complete one week of training. Teachers can find it hard to engage and manage their classes while students may struggle to learn and enjoy their learning.

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Joyous Junu

Story from Dhading under Education

For Junu Chepang from Charudi village in Dhading, education was just limited to theory. But after being exposed to UMN’s Sangsangai (Church and Community Mobilisation) two-year training, she learned about practical ways to help the community. She has been actively working as a facilitator in the Sangsangai process.

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From discrimination to leadership

Story from Dhading under Health

Hardship and hopelessness – that was a big part of Kabita Ale’s life story. Diagnosed with HIV 17 years ago, her journey has been challenging. But God wasn’t done with her and she didn’t give up. Today her story has been rewritten into one of hope and determination.

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Running her own fruit shop

Story from Dhading under Integral Development

Empowered and honoured - that's how 35-year-old Roshanti Gurung from Dhading District feels today. Inspired by a business training she received from UMN's partner Dhading Christian Society (DCS), today she is successfully managing her own fruit shop.

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A TV programme plants a seed

Story from Dhading under Good Governance

At 35 years of age, Kanchhi Gautam from Jiwanpur watched television for the first time at her village on 2008. Her brother bought the set after earning the money from abroad. She got this opportunity because her family settled in her birth place, despite her marriage in another district.

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Salt of The Earth!

Story from Dhading under Sustainable Livelihoods

Kabita Tamang lives in Jharlang VDC in northern Dhading. Her main income source is from farming, for which she uses traditional technologies. However, production was low, and she was not satisfied because she put a lot of hard work into it. She wanted to increase her production but she faced lot of problems, such as losing topsoil from the sloping land, low fertility, and not having access to newer technologies.

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Kafalpani is on the Right Track

Story from Dhading under Advocacy

Lok Kumari Gandrama, who lives in Kafalpani, says: "Previously, it was not possible to walk along the road to our village in the rainy season. We used to use another path, which took us half an hour more. But now it is very easy for us to bring water to our homes and to go to work in the field."

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Being There for Rita

Story from Dhading under Health

Rita Adhikari, a middle aged woman, lives with her poor family in Mapark, Dhading. She and her husband could not support her family on what they could earn locally, so her husband went to work as a daily labourer in India.

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Reunion of Heart and Heartbeat

Story from Dhading under Peacebuilding

Hari Maya Tamang and Suni Maya Tamang, from Jharlang VDC are of similar age and were very close friends like heart and heartbeat. There wasn't a day when they did not meet one-another. 5 years ago they had a small dispute and they suddenly stopped talking and meeting one another.

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