Case Stories

Weaving success

Story from Bajhang under Resilient Livelihoods

Anju Khati, 40, is now an entrepreneur from Bajhang. Dreaming big, hard-working Anju spends her time in the traditional handloom weaving and selling yarn. A few years back, things got tough for Anju’s family. Her husband lost his job in India during the COVID pandemic.

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Education for all!

Story from Bajhang under Education

Bathpali Secondary School is a unique government-run school in the Far West Province. It provides inclusive education opportunities for children with disabilities (CWDs), including visually impaired children and others. They all study alongside those without disabilities.

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Recharge pits to the rescue

Story from Bajhang under Resilient Livelihoods

Bungal Municipality is facing lowering of groundwater levels as a result of recent changes in the local climate. To address this, 35 water recharge pits were dug in two locations, Wards 4 and 5 of Bungal Municipality, Bajhang.

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Overcoming conflicts just in time

Story from Bajhang under Resilient Livelihoods

Due to lack of job opportunities and income generation sources, most of Masta Rural Municipality’s men go to India to work for their household’s main source of income. But, the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdowns forced all migrants to return to their villages.

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Emergency Fund for Safe Deliveries

Story from Bajhang under Health

“Last time, there weren’t any complications on the delivery day; our daughter arrived safe and sound. I was expecting the same this time too,” shares Sabita BK. Born in Bastoli, a remote village in Bajhang District, she married at 15 and had her first child after a year.

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Tiny little feet are ready to walk

Story from Bajhang under Peacebuilding

Born with clubfoot and as the first child in his family, the news of Sangeet’s physical disability had deeply saddened his parents and family members. And as he grew older, he couldn't stand on his own feet like other children. Due to the family’s poor financial situation, they had only a shallow...

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All-round quality improvement in the far west

Story from Bajhang under Education

When a child gets a good education it can alter their future for the better. Nepal has great educators and UMN is coming alongside them in their work to provide training and teaching materials to enhance the quality of education.

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Confident Ujeli

Story from Bajhang under Health

Ujeli Devi, a Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV) from Bajhang can now confidently deliver health messages in mothers' group meetings. Earlier, she couldn't speak confidently, let alone conduct meetings and teach in a group.

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Investing in women farmers

Story from Bajhang under Sustainable Livelihoods

Dhanudevi Bali lives in Bajhang district, in the far west of Nepal, and is a true follower of the phrase "learning by doing". With lots of social and economic challenges, her endeavors in learning new things and applying what she learns in her fields have been very successful.

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Bhakta Bahadur's Brighter Future

Story from Bajhang under Sustainable Livelihoods

Bhakta Bahadur Kathayat's steps are heavy as he trudges home. It's been a long day. He left home very early, carrying a load of tomatoes to the market in the district headquarters, two hours' walk away. He's tired, but his heart is light. He's sold all his crop, and is carrying back some cloth for his wife Sarada, and new exercise books and pencils for his five children for school.

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