Bajura Articles

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Tara, a 14-year-old Grade 9 student, comes from a farming family. She lives with her father, mother, and younger brother. Her parents depend on agriculture for their livelihood and, despite their modest economic condition, have always encouraged and supported Tara’s education. From an early age, Tara has been a disciplined,…

Su’s, a 15-year-old student Grade 9 student,  comes from a modest farming family in a remote rural community of Nepal. Her father depends primarily on agriculture for the family’s livelihood. She has one elder brother and one elder sister. At a very young age, Su experienced a heart breaking tragedy…

Although PHASE’s work has a strong focus on the health of mothers and children particularly under 5. Our health staff are the first line of health care for the whole community. In Bajura there was recently a case of a 19-year-old male who lives with his father, mother, and wife….

(names changed) Rijan, a 12-month-old child, lives with his 2 elder brothers and their parents who run a small teashop in Bajura. The family were travelling on foot to visit family to celebrate a local festival when Rijan suddenly developed a fever and cough. As they were travelling through remote…

As part of our Girls Empowerment Programme (kindly funded by many of you through the Big Give Christmas Campaign in Dec 2024 and a generous funder) we are been busy improving the infrastructure at two schools in Rugin. Bageshwari High School, Rugin is getting some new toilets for girls and…

(Name changed) Srijana, a 21-year-old pregnant woman lives in a family of nine members, including her husband, two children, in-laws, and brother-in-law. Her mother-in-law works as a cleaner at the Rugin Health Post, while her husband supports the family through goat and sheep herding. On 29 June 2025, she delivered…

(name has been changed) Urmila is a 21-year-old pregnant woman she lives with her husband and mother-in-law in a small household of three. The family survives on subsistence agriculture and daily wage labour. Her pregnancy was planned, and she attended all eight antenatal check-ups supported by PHASE. Her expected date…

Our ‘Big Give’ Christmas campaign raised a fantastic £25,271 towards the Girls Empowerment Programme running in Rugin, Bajura, along with our Big Give Champion The Coles Medlock Foundation. Thank you so much for the kind and generous donations! 6 months in, we’re delighted to share the impact report and some…