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"I have two brothers and a sister. Because I was the youngest, everyone loved me. They loved me, and yet they did not allow me to attend school. 7 or 8 years ago, I got the opportunity to take part...

“I remember when the first road came to my village. It was the first time anyone had seen a bulldozer which was clearing away the soil and the stones. And then, when it stopped, I remember an old...

“My mother was only 25 when father died in India. I was 18 months old. She was left with me and my sister. For a widow, life was difficult, I am sure you can imagine. I think after father died she...

“I was born with problems in my legs. And when I was growing up I broke both my hands. The doctor put a rod inside one. I also have a slow mind. Sometimes I don’t know who I am talking to and what I...

“I started working from when I was 8. When father could not send me to school, I decided it was time I started doing something to support my family financially. So I started doing any work I could...

“My father was an alcoholic so money was always a problem in our house. After the 4th grade, I had to leave school. And from a very early age, I had to bear the responsibility of the family. Whatever...

What was the happiest moment of your life?_x000D_ "When my daughters got married."_x000D_ What was the saddest moment of your life?_x000D_ “All the time.” (laughs)_x000D_ (Panni Lal Shah, Birgunj,...

_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ "I have observed my father’s life very keenly. I remember him telling me how he had migrated from India for better opportunities. When I was small I remember he ran a small...

“I am 75 years old and I have been dragging this cart for the last 43 years. It was work until I was 50. Now it is punishment. Every time someone gives me a tip in addition to my wages, I take some...

"When my father remarried after my mother died, my stepmother took all my books and pencils from me and said, 'Look who wants to go to school and study. There is no need, go work in the fields, go...

“My father has a slight mental problem. He can do everything a normal man can. He even works in the fields. But he speaks to himself and sometimes shouts without reason. He couldn’t be the father...

(2/2) “In Malaysia, we were almost like slaves. You talk when you are told. You sit when you are told and you stand when you are told. I did not understand the language and unknowingly I would get...

(1/2) “Mother and father tell me that they had decided to bring us to this town because they did not want us to become like yaks, unable to speak our thoughts. They thought the life in the mountains...

Today, I travelled to Gumthang, Sindhupalchowk and went goat and buffalo shopping for Ramri Didi. Together, we brought home 12 goats and a mother buffalo and her new born calf from the funds raised....

“Recently he had to undergo an operation. After he received a vaccination, his leg began to swell and he would constantly cry. At first we thought it was a normal infection. Later we found out that...

“Today is the happiest day in my life. I never thought my son would be going to a boarding school in the city.” (Tsering Tejaba, Chepuwa 7, Sankhuwasabha) ‪#‎StriveStruggleThrive‬