July 2023 When I returned home after the third Information Sharing Meeting (ISM), my husband also arrived home from his work. I shared with him the WAWCAS Program and how women have started their businesses and have changed their lives. I also told him that Sima (our trainer) promised us, she would come to our […]
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July 2023 We began the meeting with a review of the last meeting. The children shared everything that they learned in the last meeting and what they had shared with their families and friends. I told them about today’s meeting objectives. Before starting the programme, we needed to conduct SSA with them where we should
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I am Sushila Devi Hajara and I belong to the Dalit community. I am 32 years old, and I have 5 children: three daughters and two sons. In our culture a son is very important and therefore, after three daughters, we waited for our son. Now we have two sons. My husband is working in
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I am Saraswoti Sarki and I’m 45 years old. I was born and grew up in a very poor family. I am the oldest daughter, and we are 8 siblings (five younger brothers and two younger sisters). As the oldest daughter, I have had to take care of my younger siblings and work a lot
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My name is Balkumari Gurung. I am from Vhanu municipality ward number 12. My village’s name is Matkina. I am a woman growing up in a poor family. I could not study beyond class 7 due to the poor financial condition of my family. My life was filled with pain and suffering. Moreover, when I
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This Child Group is located in Shale Dhamelikuwa. It was my 1st meeting with the children. Altogether 25 children were present in this 1st meeting. We began with an introduction but most of the children knew about us allready and they were saying our names in loud voices: “We know you! You are our mom’s
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May 2023 Time just flies. It’s been 16 months already since we started in the WAWCAS program and started our business. During the review, all members discussed our achievements and the problems we faced. Looking at my situation I must say this whole year (Jestha to Baisakh) has been a very fruitful and productive year.
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May 2023 I feel like I have joined this program very recently, but it has been 16 months already. Time flies really fast. Right now I am overwhelmed to express my mixed feelings. I have come this far, which I never thought I could. You know my all ups and downs, which I have faced
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May 2023 At First Namaste to all my readers. It’s my last blog of 16 month, therefore today I am going to share about my 16 months journey being in WAWCAS Program. It feels like yesterday when Sajan came to me and asked to share my experience. Sajan asked my approval to post my blog
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May 2023 Time flies. It has already been 16 months since I became a member of the WAWCAS group. Before I had no idea what would happen in the group and how it would go. Now I feel how much I have learned and how much my life has changed. My level of confidence is
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