NEST supports three girls with different abilities

Hetauda

Pabitra Thing is 26 years old. She lives in a village near to Hetauda Municipality. She wants to become a professional teacher therefore, she is doing B.Ed in a college in Hetauda. But she is worried if her dream to become a teacher will be fulfilled as her parents' economic condition is not very good. She has many dreams- she wants to stop girl trafficking. Every year, many girls from her village are trafficked to India, some end up working in Indian Brothel and others work in Circus. She wants to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS in her community and wants to serve in the local school. She is physically challenged as she lost her left leg because of cancer. But she is committed to struggle in life and be an example for many girls in her community who do not complete primary education.

Similalry, Shanti Maya Muktan (24) comes from the same village of Pabitra. She also wants to be a teacher. She is currently studying in I.Ed. Because of her parents' poor financial conditions, she is worried if she could finish her study. She has got two artificial legs. She wants to run a tailoring shop to support her study. She wants to be self-reliant.

Jamuna Tithung also has similar story. She wants to continue her study but she does not have money. She is currently doing her 10+2 in Hetauda.

They all approached NEST for financial support after hearing about NEST support programme. With the financial support from ICFON, the Netherlands, NEST has been supporting children and youths with different abilities , Dalit and ethnic communities to their education. In stead of sponsoring the children, NEST provides loans to the children and they also receive skills and training to run micro business.

NEST has also supported Umesh Raut who is visually impaired to start a food shop in Hetauda.