Pratima B Kathmandu
“I do not have good childhood memories. My mom died when I was in class seven. I could not study …
Shanta G Kathmandu
“I was born in Okhaldhunga, a place located in the eastern hills of Nepal. I was 2 years old when …
Rekha S Mahottari
“I cannot keep up with my son. He is just 18 months old and he keeps me running. Despite his …
Tara T Mahottari
“For some reason, my eldest sister lived with our maternal family. We were five sisters and I was the second. …
Leela R Mahottari
“The days of the past are long gone. The ways of the past are long gone. Punishments that we would …
Madhu S Mahottari
“He says he wants to be a police officer and he is just 4 years old. I do not know …
Sanu K Mahottari
“I would always snatch away things from his hand. He would hold a book, I’d snatch it away. If he …
Pramila B Mahottari
“I was 8 years old when my dad passed away. My mom was probably 21 then. During Dashain, every kid …
Sita B Mahottari
“One day he came to me crying and said, “Please take care of me also. I am your baby too.” …
Tej Narayan R Mottahari
“It is communal living here. The neighbour’s kids come here and my grandchildren go there. They roam around the community …
Saju Devi M Mahottari
“Good intentions are not enough when you are raising children. I realized this very late into my motherhood. What really …
Rinku M Mahottari
“Living in a joint family where there are different personalities who assert different opinions, the child can sometimes feel overwhelmed. …
Sunsari B Mahottari
“When I was 6 years old, my sister of 8 years became very ill. After that life changed for her …
Ramita K Mahottari
“Father did not discriminate between a son and a daughter. He was a good man who understood that in every …
Sarita S Jagarkot
“I do not blame my parents for what they did to me when I was a toddler. They did not …
Kalika C Jagarkot
“Our community has changed. There was a time when we all were obsessed with the housework that we had no …
Bimala N Jagarkot
“There was a time when I was not in the right state of mind. My husband had brought another wife. …
Bimala B Jagarkot
“Even today, after so many years, I remember coming 2nd in the class when I was in the 2nd grade. …
Asmita D Mahottari
“I became a mother two years ago when I was only 19. I remember worrying every day and night. “I …
Dasharath Ghimire Deupur, Lamahi 6, Dang
“I started journalism from Radio Swargadwari in Dang, the first community radio of western region of Nepal. I remember doing …
Shanti Sonaha Murghauwa, Bardia
“I served as the chairman of Sonaha Development Society. I had taken initiatives to bring the program of Pani project …
Surya Shahi Chamunda, Dailekh
“Although I didn’t have the luxury of having any textbooks until class 7, I was very good at studies. I …
Leela Giri Aathbis municipality - 4, Rakam, Dailekh
“I am an undergraduate. I completed my bachelor’s degree three years ago. I got married here when I was in …
Dipa Bohora Aaathbis, Dailekh
“Old folks share stories of how fishes were abundant here in Rakam. They were easy to catch because there was …
Jamuna Devi Bista Malam, Dadeldhura
“I have two brothers and a sister. Because I was the youngest, everyone loved me. They loved me, and yet …
Dhansari Raji Panchapuri 5, Surkhet
“I was very close to my mother. But 6 years ago, I lost her. It was the river that took …
Deepak Badi Daliekh
“When things became difficult at home when food became scarce and worries plenty, I left for India. There I met …
Mamta Rawal Lamkichuwa 1, Kailali
“My father had a lot of expectations from me. I was a studious girl, did well in activities and could …
Shiva Lal Tharu Rajapur Muncipality 3, Bardia
“Although father had accumulated a sizeable property, I had no interest in ploughing the fields. My father did not understand …
Tara Sonaha, Murghauwa Rajapur Municipality, Bardia
“We have always lived by the riverside, near water and sand. We panned gold in the sand and caught fish. …
Dhan Kumari Chaudhary Gadhawa 7, Dang
“I was only 5 years old when my mother died of Asthama. I was the eldest of three daughters. One …
Mina Bista Saatbaseri, Mohanyal 7, Kailali Thuligad Watershed
“Father did not send any of us girls to school. He had a reason. He had sent his eldest son …
Rashika Majhi Kuine, Mohanyal 7, Kailali
“I love my community, neighbours and I love my family. I love my place, the rivers and hills here. That …
Lal Bahadur Bista Parsuram 1, Maljhul, Dadeldhura
“35 years ago the landscape here changed. People came in from the cities to survey our Khayar trees (acacia catechu). …
Jamuna Bohora Jorayal Rural Municipality
“I personally have realized that at many times conservation and development do not go together. You see with the start …
Suresh Bohora Alitaal 4, Dadeldhura
“I remember my father trying to hold his tears back when he bid me farewell. Even though a very old …
Rajeshwori Devi Khatri Janaki GP 9, Jagatpur, Kailali
“Mother had no choice but to leave home. Father’s brother would beat her. He was cruel to all of us. …
Pratiman Gharti Magar Alitaal 8, Kurjeni, Dadeldhura
“My grandmother was a visionary woman. She would tell me about the importance of water. I wonder who gave her …
Kataini Devi Badi Jorayal 3, Rautkatte, Doti
“Maybe because I don’t hesitate to speak and not afraid of what people say, my community decided to make me …
Tulsi BiKa Panchapuri 5, Surkhet
“I found out about his suffering in Riyadh only recently. He never said anything about it when we spoke because …
Surja Kiran Guragai Mechinagar 3, Jhapa
“Like many of the families in rural Nepal, ours also relied on agriculture for livelihood. Our father was the breadwinner …
Raj Kumar Sardar Katahari 5, Morang
“I had to go work in Qatar so that I could repay the loan of the tractor that father had …
Laxmi Sunar Simta 4, Surkhet
“When I was growing up, I remember everyone aspired to go to India to work. Working in our village meant …
Lal bahadur BiKa Simta 4, Surkhet
“A lot of young men like me do not want to limit themselves. We want to explore and see the …
Dammar Basnet Simta 4, Surkhet
“These hills do not have water. There are no canals or diversions to bring in water from the rivers. So …
Amrita Darlami Magar Panchapuri 9, Alchapre, Surkhet
“We are 5 sisters. When my youngest sister was 3 months old, my father left for India. Since then, my …
Rekha Mangta Duduwa Gp 6, Banke
“My sister would put her clothes on me and take me to work. She did that because she wanted me …
Asha Devi Chaudhary Dhangadi 17, Mukta Kamaiya Milanpur Basti
“Look at her. She is nothing but skins and bones. I doubt she will be able to work” was what …
Laxmi Narayan Kumal Chaudhary Gadhawa 4, Paraspur, Dang
“I have the blessings of the earth. I have received a share of my land. I did not inherit it. …
Puja Kumari Tharu Kumal Gadhawa 1, Patringa, Dang
“If it was not for the support I have received from my family, I would have left school a long …
Jite Badi Lamki Chuha 3, Kailali
“They ran out of needles for the injection, I think. So my wife who had broken her back some time …
Patawari Kuchbandiya Janaki GP 3, Banke
“Grinding wheels do not sell anymore. The farmers have plotted their land and now instead of grains, there are buildings. …
Phoola Kuchbandiya Janaki GP 3, Banke
“I am a woman of Indrapur, born in a house with leaking walls and wet floor. But I am a …
Mitra Lal Tharu Kumal Gobardiha 3, Khaira, Dang
(Part 1/4) “I still remember the day when I left home for the first time in search of work. I …
Mitra Lal Tharu Kumal Gobardiha 3, Khaira, Dang
(Part 2/4) “The factory was in Wapi. I remember I was very nervous to meet the supervisor. I was told …
Mitra Lal Tharu Kumal Gobardiha 3, Khaira, Dang
(Part 3/4) “My boss’s appreciation made me work hard. Sometimes the heat would be unbearable and we would work only …
Mitra Lal Tharu Kumal Gobardiha 3, Khaira, Dang
(Part 4/4) “After 20 years, I have come home to stay. I do not regret my decision of leaving home …
Kamala Devi Chaudhary Dhangadi 17, Dhurjhanna
(Part 1/2) “From the days of my childhood, I have loved animals. But it was different for Father and Mother. …
Kamala Devi Chaudhary Dhangadi 17, Dhurjhanna
(Part 2/2) “Soon the tradition of Kamlari and Kamaiya was abolished. What happened freed us from bonded labour but it …
Guddu Chidimaar Kohalpur 14, Hawaldarpur, Banke
“Our ancestors were bird catchers. They did this for a living. Owl, pigeons and quails were the birds they chased. …