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Raute community facing crisis due to alcohol and money

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Jitendra Thapa.  The Raute community is one of the last nomadic tribes in South Asia. This community lived a nomadic life roaming in the forest and had a separate world. They used to earn their livelihood by eating fruits produced in the forest, such as monkey prey and tuber root. Even though they were in the forest, they were happy and strong. They were not greedy. The last and only surviving community of nomadic tribes was the separate identity of the Raute community. He lived within the rules of his own king, his own government. They became self-sufficient by producing wooden utensils in the forest and exchanging them for grain in nearby villages. He was neutral in his behavior, customs and speech. This community is a community that has been living a wandering life in the forests around Karnali and Sudurpaschim and Lumbini provinces. The Raute community, which is almost the last nomadic tribe in South Asia, is in crisis recently. This community, which has grown up in the quiet, ...

A climate-friendly village that changed farmers' lives

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Jitendra Thapa.   A tooth in one hand. A green handkerchief on the head. And Hira Rawat of Vadapokhara is busy cutting vegetables in the garden with scissors in her other hand. Rawat, who has reached the age of 35, reaches the field near the house without light. Dailekh's Dullu Municipality-2 Ward Pokhara's Hira Rawat's life has been like this. Most of his time is spent between making vegetable Godmel and sleeping. From early morning till late in the evening, he seems to be busy with the work of plucking vegetables, picking the fruits, applying water and sowing the seeds. Four years ago, he started cultivating vegetables on a small plot of land for his own food. Sosec Nepal, a leading non-governmental organization in solving the problems of the backward communities, finding out the problems of the rural communities, has changed Hira's daily life after teaching them to produce vegetables together with agricultural materials in vegetable production. Hira, who planted veg...

Nature hero Govinda who is involved in wildlife conservation

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  Jitendra Thapa.  In the early morning, the sleepy eyes open. In the blink of an eye, the journey to greenery and dense forest begins. When walking from the house, the sun is shining on the terrace, and the steps are stuck in the green thickets around. Looking at the surrounding scenery, the mind does not know that it has reached a new heaven. When the heat of the sun hits the whole body through the eyes and ears, it feels as if it has fallen from heaven to earth. Chirvir Chirvir Chirvir Chirvir chirruping with the sound of the birds walking up and down the path of the forest is not known. The forests around Barekot seem to have fallen from the heavens as the sounds of animals reverberate. Gobind Singh of Barekot in Jajarkot reaches the Pakha Pakhera, Kholsakhulsi, Deurali Bhanjyang and pearly mountains of those forests. He is a wildlife and bird conservationist. On one side of the waist, a sickle in the hoof is tightly fastened like a belt. Tripod with camera on shoulder and...

Rauté community in crisis

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  Jit endra Thapa.  The journey from shore to shore reached Nabhishthana. Where Raute had made his abode only a short time before. It was very exciting to reach the village. The Raute community, which has been living a nomadic life around Karnali and Sudur Paschim Province, has recently started to continue its occupation. Some women of the community were cleaning the yard. Some were busy building temporary houses. Other Route men were seen busy making various wooden materials. Route youth of the community reached the forest and carried firewood to the settlement and were relieving their fatigue. The route girl was coming towards the village with water from the nearby river on her head. The scene is Bhairavi Rural Municipality 1 Navisthan of Dailekh. In the Raute community, who used to drink alcohol and lie here and there as soon as they reached the settlement, recently they seemed to be trying to return to their old self. The Raute community, which used to indulge in alcohol f...

Village laborers in trouble, profession in crisis

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  Jitendra Thapa .   A cap on the head. White fluffy hairs are visible from the outside of the cap. Aranrya Baje's daily life is to invent various dishes with a hammer in hand along with her eight-year-old grandson. Everyone in the village knows him as Aranya Baje because he works in the Aran. But his name is Raghe Luwar. Thattikandh Rural Municipality-2 Tomtalla, Dailekh. Even if he reaches 77 years of age, he should remain in the status of Luwar Yuva based on his work. On days when he is not in Aran, all work comes to a standstill. Even at this age, he has no problem staying in Aran. Suffering happens when you burn in the flames of hunger and finally have to satisfy yourself with the crops. He says that even though he stays in Aran day and night, Aran profession is not becoming professional as expected, so the profession is getting overshadowed. "In the morning, I gather with the Rooster Dako," he says, "When I gather in invention, only the skin of the body ripens....

Sosec Nepal in its 26th year of establishment,

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  Reaching from door to door understanding the needs of the community Jitendra Thapa.   Surkhet. A disabled person is someone who cannot do anything even with their hands and feet. Even though they are crippled, they go around drinking alcohol and fighting in the society. They beat their wives at home, she is disabled, I am not disabled. Even though I am disabled, I am busy with my work. I have four meetings in my business day. Santosh Singh Khadka of Gurans Rural Municipality 1 Simesal said this. He said this at the 26th annual festival and general assembly program of Sosek Nepal. He is physically disabled. At the age of 23, one of his arms and legs cannot move. The whole body does not move. Even when walking around, you should walk with the help of others.   Santosh, who was born physically disabled, was planning to commit suicide after not getting any help from anywhere. However, a new gift in his life became a new life, Sosek Nepal and Hirasingh Thapa. After Nage...