Relief rebuilding to 25 communities in Nepal

Phulmaya Majhi is a local resident from Garkhira, Manthali, Ramechhap working as a resource person who provides training on weaving. She has become so empowered today that she could sustain herself and her family. Phulmaya lives with her family. Eldest among the children, Phulmaya had a lot of responsibilities while growing up. Since her family's main occupation was fishing and agriculture, she spent most of the time helping out her parents which is why she couldn't focus much on her studies. She had just completed her SLC and was doing her high school level education.

When 2015 earthquake hit Nepal with a 7.8 Richter scale, Ramechhap was one of the most affected districts. At the time of the Earthquake, her house was completely destroyed leaving her, and her family homeless. This impacted her life on a larger scale. She had to drop out of high school and focus on earning for their livelihood. When Tewa started its Recovery and Rehabilitation Project, one of our project areas was Ramechhap. So, coming in contact with our volunteers, Phulmaya got an opportunity to participate in socio-economic empowerment training on weaving. The training lasted for 3 months. After the training, she started earning some money through weaving. Again, our volunteers organized another weaving training in collaboration with the Department of Cottage and Small Industry that was 2 months long. So, Phulmaya became more confident in the work she has been doing. Slowly, she started weaving different materials. And to this day, Phulmaya has become a trainer of weaving clothes. She goes to different places apart from her hometown and provides training to those people who are interested in learning. Also, she is invited to facilitate a session in socio-economic empowerment projects. She normally facilitates 3 months long training program from which she earns in a total of USD 600/-. These days, Phulmaya is mostly occupied in traveling to various places for training. But, apart from this, she supports her family in their family occupation.