The first time I heard about corona virus was in the “HIV IBT” training which was conducted by Sajan just before the lock-down. In the training Sajan explained to us what HIV and AIDS is, how it can be transmitted from one person to another, its major and minor symptoms, the differences between HIV and […]
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I was curious when Sajan told me that we would be having two Information Sharing Meetings (ISM) every month. At the same time, I was curious and excited for our first Issued Based Training (IBT). The topic of our first IBT meeting was “Sanitation”. To start, Sajan asked us what we knew about sanitation and
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After having been selected to the WAWCAS program, more than anything, the training was so much on my mind. I was wondering what kind of training was going to be held, and what would I will learn from the training. All such questions filled my mind. Finally, the day arrived. Our training was from 07.00
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I have been in the WAWCAS group for 16 months now. Time just flies. Very surprisingly 16 months have already rushed by, and I cannot believe this. I remember the first time Samjhana came to our village. I did not know anything at that time. Now I am not the same Ram Kumari anymore. I
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It feels like yesterday when Keshav came to me and asked to share my experience. Keshav asked for approval to post my blog in WAWCAS International. I was not sure how it will go at that time, but he told me that it’s a blog of my 16 months of experience in WAWCAS. Time flies
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I have been eagerly waiting for this day to come, and now it is the day for our exploring visit to Chitwan. The night before I could not sleep, because I was so excited about the visit. I woke up early in the morning and completed my household duties. Then I prepared tea for my sleeping
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My business was is going well, so I’m interested to add one more business. Unfortunately our economic status isn’t satisfactory and therefore we don’t have the resources. My husband had the skill of making statues, and I want to support him with our own statue-business. Right now, my husband makes statues for another businessman in
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After review of the previous IBT, Samjhana asked us the question us “What comes immediately when you heard about the women or men?”. We did not know what to say, until she gave a few examples, and after that we shared our own examples with the other women and men. Some said that women are
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The 7-day training and the 4-day livestock training were successfully conducted and were very educational for me on how to run my business smoothly. I was overwhelmed after the two trainings. My mind and body were full of positive thoughts and learnings. After receiving the seed money, I was excited to start my new business;
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The day I had been waiting for finally came. I finished my household and went to the meeting. Sworup had told us that today would be the final selection for the group. I was afraid that I would not be selected. But as Sworup had mentioned before, WAWCAS is looking for women like me, so
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