Success story 1:

Title- Good Neighbors made me fulfill my dream of start sewing & tailoring center

For income generation

Introduction: My name is Amrita Timilsina. I live in Lamkichuha municipality ward n. 2, Bhuruwa. I am 32 years old. I have three sons, one daughter and one mother in law in my family. Two of my children are sponsor children of good neighbors Nepal.  I am only income provider of my family after my husband disappeared.

Previous Situation: I have been difficulties for child education and fulfillment of daily needs since 7 years after my husband disappeared. I have no job and business for income and used farming in small amount of land.  Though, I have basic skill  after got raining  from other organization and interested  for  start  sewing and Tailoring,  I was unable to start  lack of economic resource and did the sewing  in community level and  i was  able to income Rs.100-200 in daily, which  amount was hard  to fulfill of my family basic needs.

GNN support: After  my two children enrolled in Good  Neighbors  Nepal, children supported  education material , uniform, shoes, school fee  as well as i was become a member of Ashal  Shrijana agriculture cooperative. From GNN, KBCDP i got technical and revolving fund/ grant money support through cooperative. I got 42 thousand rupees loan for start sewing and tailoring and received 18 thousand rupees as grant money.

Result: After got technical skill and loan received, i purchased 6 umbrella tailoring machine and start business at lamki market. Now days I am facilitating   training for 5 to 7 person and doing sewing and tailoring other time. My daily income is 500 rupees in average. I am able to fulfill my dream of start sewing & tailoring center and able to income for fulfillment of my family basic needs Just because of Good Neighbors Nepal, Kailali Baliya CDP. Now I am also chair person of mother group Balkalyan Secondary School and Chairperson of PMC, Kailali Baliya Community Development Project. I am very thankful towards Good Neighbors for empowering me and fulfill my dream of start sewing & tailoring center for livelihood.

Success story 2:

Title: - Good Neighbors encourage me to Study

Introduction:  My name is Hemraj Sanjyal, sponsor child (Code No: NPL-0112-00421) of Good Neighbors Nepal, Kailali Baliya Community Development Project since 2011. I live in Lamki Chuha-3, Bhuruwa, and Kailali. There are seven family members in my family; they are my father, mother, three elder brothers, one younger brother and me.

Previous situation:  I am from Poor economic family background. My father used to work as a day labor and he has been only main income provider of my large family. Being the low income source of my family and not enough land for production grain, it was hard to subsistence of my family as well as not possible my study regular among large number of siblings and there was no motivation and encourage from my family, because of that my performance on education was not good before enrollment in Good Neighbors, what I have now.

GNN support:  After enrollment in GN sponsorship program, I am getting educational material, home visit & counseling, hygiene item, coaching class and health education. Not only that, all kind of platform for shows inner talent, skill enhancement, through extracurricular activities and other program.

Result: After getting direct support, skill enhancement orientation, regular motivation, home visit and counseling to me and my family from Good Neighbors Nepal, Baliya CDP, I was encouraged to study hardly with aim to be a best student and get support from my family as well as improve my result smoothly. Now, I was success to got distinction (81.38%) in SLC exam from government school.  After got distinction on SLC, I remember that, One day I was serious in my home after unable to decide further study, in this situation GN staff assist for way forward by coordination with different college with inspiration. Now I am studying in Rediant HSS, Science College at Mahendranager. This all are made possible just because of direct and indirect support from Good neighbors. Now I am studying well and my dream come to true by the good Neighbors support and inspiration. I am very thankful towards Good Neighbors for encouraging me to study hard for better career.

Success story 3:

 Title – "Regularity to School after menstruation hygiene orientation program"

Introduction –

“My name is Laxmi B.K (16 yrs). I live in Bhagawati VDC, Ward number -3, Melikhet. I am reading in class eight in shree Saraswati Secondary school Shelichama.I have four members in my family. My father is day laborer in India, mother is a housewife. There two younger brothers in my family. I am from poor family background, so younger brother working in India as a day labor.

Previous Situation – 

My menstruation cycle began from 14 yrs, while studying in class six. That time I was very nervous when my first menstruation occurred, I couldn’t share it with my mother and friends as well. It was really difficulty to spend menstruation period. During the period I didn’t go to school regularly, my family didn’t let me go and roam outside of home because of menstruation and they did not allow me to see my brothers and other male members of my family. I was not allowed to touch anything else.

After being my lower secondary study, I have been receiving support for my schooling. Beside this, I received awareness with reference to growth and developmental process of human life especially on girl’s growth and development process. As well as I received orientation on Menstrual Hygiene. I knew from that orientation that Menstruation is also a natural process of women life; I gained   different types of capacity building orientation through Good Neighbors Nepal, Darchla Community Development Project. Before being menstruation period, Now, I am very happy since I am able to encourage and motivate my family and friends to change their behavior during menstruation. For example - I still remember staying in the shed during my menstruation period. It is called Chhaupadi and during this time, women are not allowed to go to school and carry out usual family household tasks and touch anything like members of family, meal water etc."

GNN Support –

"One day, I got opportunity to participate in menstruation hygiene orientation program in my school organized by Darchula Community Development Project. This orientation skilled me about menstruation cycle, menstrual hygiene, and negative aspect of Chhaupadi."

Result – "Finally I knew that menstruation is a natural and biological process and it is not contaminated fixation. After participating in this orientation, I committed to change myself and change the family and friends. I started advocating against the taboos related to menstruation from my family and gradually in the community. Nowadays, my family and community and my friend are aware about it. My mother sends me always school during the period, she is convinced as well as I regularly come to school therefore my study has also become better than previous days.

Now I am very happy that I am able to change my family and friend with the support of   Good Neighbors Nepal's instigation. Thank You GNN for making me a change agent."