Kanchha was 4 years old when his father Dhan Bahadur died of cancer. He left behind two children and a widow, Fulmaya. The family didn’t own much, but they were thankful to own their crumbling mud home in a rural community of Dhading.
With her new role as the only breadwinner, Fulmaya found a job tending someone’s farm. Her meager pay was enough to afford food for one meal a day for her family. “Sometimes we have to suffer, to starve ourselves,” she said at the time. “Food is a problem, so sometimes we go without food.” Struggling just to keep her children from starving, Fulmaya usually couldn’t pay her children’s school fees. But she knew the importance of education if her children were to get out of this life of poverty.
AGE 8
Three years after joining AAROH’S program Kanchha lives with his mother and siblings in the same crumbling home as before, but other parts of his life have changed. He has gained confidence and the financial contribution from AAROH has enabled Kanchha to buy animals. The family now has hens and a goat to provide food or offspring that can be sold or eaten.
Kanchha helps with housework chores like cleaning, fetching water and then does homework at a table outside his home. He has improved so much in school because of his sponsorship. For a mother who once couldn’t even afford two proper meals a day Fulmaya feels overjoyed that her son is getting a quality education now. “He’s the hope of our family,” Fulmaya says.
I feel very fortunate to be in a position where I have the time and resources to help others and I wanted to make a contribution and find more ways to help people says “Irma Leung” the co-founder of Planetlocal. The program was supported by Planetlocal https://planetlocal.co, a Hong Kong based artisan company that aims at supporting […]
♥♥♥♥♥ “An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us above ourselves.” – Mrs. Lydia Maria Child During my previous Germany visit in 2015, there was one situation that totally overwhelmed me. I was in love with the country, my friends were more than welcoming and always ready to help and support. However […]
It is rightly said that education is the most powerful weapon which can be used to change the world. Inspired by such powerful thought, AAROH is dedicated towards taking positive actions to transform the lives of underprivileged children and women through education by offering them hope of better life. AAROH’S vision is to be […]
