-By Dolma GhaleName: Samjhana DahalAddress: Gaiyatar, Kamalamai Municipality 5, SindhuliFamily Members: 4 (Husband and wife, 1 son and 1 daughter) Photo: Samjhana Dahal and her Holstein cow.Summary: During the lockdown, Samjhana Dahal, who once aspired to be a teacher, discovered a newfound passion in cow farming. Despite facing skepticism, she embraced this path with determination, leveraging her...
-By Nabina BasnetName: Rukmani Adhikari Address: Gaiyatar, Kamalamai Municipality 5, Sindhuli, Family Members: 5; (husband and wife and 3 children)Photo: Rukmani Adhikari infront of her cow farm.Summary: Despite having no formal education, Rukmani Adhikari has become a successful entrepreneur, running a small cow farm in Sindhuli that sustains her family of five. After losing her farm and chickens...
-By Shahira ThapaName: Kabita Neupane Address: Rajpani, Kamalamai Municipality, Sindhuli Family Members: 6; (Husband and wife, 3 daughters, and 1 son) Photo: Kabita Neupane smiling proudly in front of Neupane Dairy Farm.Summary: Kabita Neupane’s journey from starting with just two cows to running “Neupane Dairy Farm” with 16 cows is a deeply inspiring story of resilience and transformation. Despite...
-By Dolma GhaleName: Sarita Kumari Bakhrel Address: Gaiyatar, Kamalamai Municipality 5, SindhuliFamily Members: 4 (husband and wife and 2 sons) Photo: Sarita standing in front of her cowshed.Summary: After returning to Sindhuli, Sarita faced heartbreaking challenges, including the loss of a cow and painful kidney stone surgery that left her unable to care for her cows. Despite her...
-By Nabina BasnetName: Birendra Khatiwada & Yashoda Khatiwada Address: Gaiyatar, Kamalamai Municipality 5, SindhuliFamily Members: 4 (Husband and wife, 1 son, 1 daughter) Photo: Khatiwada couple proudly standing in front of their farmSummary: Last year, when a tragic accident left Birendra unable to care for their cows, Yashoda made the difficult decision to close her grocery store and...
-By Shahira Thapa Name: Shobha Kumari Bhandari Family Members: 4 Address: Gaiyatar, Kamalamai, Sindhuli [caption id="attachment_33573" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Photo: Shobha Kumari Bhandari standing in front of her farm[/caption]Summary: Shobha Kumari Bhandari, a passionate dairy farmer from Sindhuli, has seamlessly combined her education with hands-on experience to excel in dairy farming. Initially overwhelmed by the challenges, her enthusiasm grew as she...
-By Dolma GhaleName: Anita Adhikari and Surotam Adhikari Family: Anita Adhikari and Surotam Adhikari (husband and wife, 1 son, 1 daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law) Address: Gaiyatar, Kamalamai Municipality 5, Sindhuli Photo: Anita Adhikari and Surotam Adhikari (couple), standing in front of their cowshed.Summary: Surotam and Anita started with just four cows, pouring their hearts into their farm to support their...
- By Balgopal SigdelWhile astronomers in NASA are using high-tech telescopes to explore the vastness of the Milky Way, a different kind of technological revolution is taking place in Kamalamai Municipality, Nepal. Here, smallholder farmers involved in the Milky Way Project are embracing a different technological marvel—electric milking machines.The single-bucket, single-cluster electric milking machine promises...
- By Prabin GurungThe Galda Social Entrepreneurs Women’s Cooperative (SEWC) of Nisdhi, Palpa, successfully exported 4,460 kg of processed dried ginger slice to the European market this year. In April 2023, CERES certified the ginger of Galda SEWC as organic under the USDA/EU organic regulations. Galda SEWC is one the first women led agri-businesses in...
-By Shahira ThapaThis year, through the Girl Child Education (GCE) program, we impacted the lives of 210 young girls across Nepal with scholarships that emphasize empowerment through education and school retention. Since its inception in 2000, Heifer Nepal's GCE program, initially funded by...
