Sital completed her high school studies but was struggling financially. At 29 she lives in Rapti municipality in Chitwan, with her husband and daughter.
Five years after marrying she started working as a deposit collector in microfinance, serving more than 250 households. She joined Kalpavriksha in November 2018.
In her role with Kalpavriksha she analyzed the situation for women in Nepal, she learned women were using unhygienic rags during their period and many women had cracked hands from working in the field and cleaning the cow shed.
“Most of the people in the village don’t have access to products and are not even aware of other products. By creating awareness through education stalls and door to door visits, I can change the lifestyle of most of the people. For instance, many girls and women are now learning to use sanitary pads and learning hygienic ways of caring for themselves.”
“Through the training I have gained a lot of confidence in myself. Earlier I was shy to talk to people or share my opinion in front of people. For women like me, who didn’t have proper education and opportunity I got hope to live a life, contribute to family and community.”
“I never thought I could be a business woman but now, after all the training and mentorship, I’m confident and case raise my voice for the voiceless people. I can bring change in people’s lives. People know my name, young girls look up to me and I want to be an example to them. This boosts me up every day to perform better.”
Until now Sital had taken her business as side work, after a year she knows how to deal with customers and her focus is on her business. She is looking forward to further support and suggestions from Pollinate Group trainers and Area Managers.
“Sital and her husband are both dedicated, hard working and understanding, they both contribute a lot to each other’s work. Sital’s main occupation is agriculture; being a farmer and having cattle she gives equal time to care and feed them. Not only this, she is a wonderful mother to her daughter. We have seen the next level of improvement in Sital after she joined us as a Suryamukhi.” Shweta Dhakal, Training, Pollinate Group.
This is one of many stories from our 2019 Annual Report: People behind the movement.