Case Studies (Thuli Maya)

My name is Thulimaya Chepang. My home is in Ward No. 7, Handikhola V.D.C Makawanpur. My family lives on agriculture work, at present, I’m doing my agriculture work and I’m a house wife with children. Though our family based on agro farming we could earn only 4 months food from our land. We’ve no skills and methods to raise our agro income.

One day, ETSC-Nepal came to our village with the programme of HIV/AIDS and Human Trafficking. Many of us in our village people were ignorant about this. Later we knew that some our village people who were in our neighborhoods were seemed and felt that they were facing some problem like this. All of us could be fall in trafficking risk and HIV infection. When we took training we aware about the tragic consequences of it and again we tell other villagers about this. Because of this awareness people were talking to save themselves from HIV infections and being trafficked in many ways. After that we formed a group of same situations poor household people we took a two days training for enterprise development, this training has gave me a new hope to do with committance and skill, our group named “Digo Samuha” (Sustainable group). We started to deposit per month Rs.10 from each members. We have received Rs.3, 000 from ETSC-Nepal for our use as revolving fund also. Our group members meeting held’s 8th of every month. I’m very much happy to attend these meetings because it has increased my confidence to learn from others and share my own experience as well as raise voice for all womens welfare.

These days we have finding ourselves better many women’s have increased their confidence in communities because of our group’s activities and the frequent guidance and help from ETSC-Nepal’s people. Some days ago we were having difficult situation. If some one fell in sick there will be no one who could believe and lend money even Rs.100. If any rich people would provide the money, He would use people in his work more then received amount except paying back his core amount. Now, I and other too, we are very grateful towards ETSC-Nepal for this changed situation of us. At the time of need we are borrowing money from groups and pay back easily.

ETSC-Nepal has provided us goats and one He-goat for breeding. At first round, we priorities 8 families who are least poor among us to receive goats. When these goats give babies other families will receive these goats. This goat’s chain programmes goes on and on as there is needs and participations from other people. Except this, we have received Hi-Yield kitchen garden seeds. I produce potatoes and cauliflower and sold it in Hetauda bazaar from that I’ve earned good sum of money. We are very happy to this changed situation of us and thankful to ETSC-Nepal.