Where We Work
Nepal
Food insecurity, early marriage, rural poverty and gender inequality are some of the issues that vulnerable communities face in Nepal.
The country is highly susceptible to natural disasters like earthquakes, making and disaster preparedness all the more crucial.
Laxmi and her mother Mankala work in their fields close to their home in Jajarkot district, western Nepal. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia
The impact of your support in Nepal
Rita received a loan to expand her handicrafts business. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia
Nepal
Population: 30 million
Laxmi leading a session at her child club. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia
Young people can develop leadership skills through child’s clubs.
Sita sitting next to one of her cows in Nepal. Photo credit: Dipendra Lamsal/Caritas Australia.
Families have increased food security.
An aerial view of the Machhapuchhre Agro-Eco Tourism Learning Center and Homestay. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia
Communities are more resilient to the impacts of climate change.
Laxmi and her mother, Mankala, take a break from working in their fields close to their home. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia
Farmers can participate in Farmer Field Schools to expand their production of crops and increase income.
Laxmi using a water tap that she advocated to have installed as a member of the Child Club at her old school in Jajarkot district, western Nepal. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia
Laxmi's story
16-year-old Laxmi lives in one of the most remote communities in Nepal which experiences high levels of poverty.
Laxmi’s chance at a better life was through education, supported by her parents. Sadly, when she was 10-years-old, her father passed away and Laxmi stopped going to school.
Before her father’s passing, Laxmi joined a child club at her school that was run with the support of Caritas Nepal, through the Nepal Livelihoods and Resilience Program. Child clubs support students to develop their speaking, writing and leadership skills through extracurricular activities.
Thanks to the support of her child club, Laxmi was encouraged to resume her education. She became an active member of her child club, where she developed the skills and confidence to become a leader, advocating for clean water taps at her school.
“If I don't get to study, then I'll experience hardship. I'll have to struggle like mother. If I don't get to study, then I'll have no knowledge,” Laxmi said.
Laxmi is now excelling in her studies and working towards her dream of becoming a civil engineer. She has become a mentor to other girls in her village, encouraging them to stand up for their rights and creating lasting change for future generations.
Even though I don't study in this school now, I have to show them what I did with my talent. How I changed. Teach them what they can do. I want them to learn from the things I did.
Laxmi's story
After losing her father at a young age, Laxmi was at risk of falling further into extreme poverty. But with the support of our partner Caritas Nepal, Laxmi joined a child's club, became a leader in her school and is now a mentor to other girls in her village.
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