Promoting income generation program
33 years old Maya Thapa (Pseudonym) of Sanghachowkgadi-1, Chautara was working in a shop in Kathmandu when she fell in love with someone. Tragically, he ended up emotionally and physically abusing her and left her pregnant. She went home after that and faced another tragedy with her mother passing away. These incidents severely impacted her mental health, and she had nowhere to turn to. Thankfully, the community people informed KOSHISH about her condition. She was then rescued for short-term residential psychosocial support and care at the transit care service center. Thanks to the excellent mental health and psychosocial support provided by the transit care service center of KOSHISH, she was reintegrated into her own family on January 2, 2020. She was in continuous follow-up with the outreach team of KOSHISH. Her mental health has further improved with the support of her family members. She is now actively involved in household activities, supporting her family, and raising her child. During previous follow-ups with KOSHISH, she shared her concern about her child’s future. She felt she was unable to fulfill her son’s wishes and feared she won’t be able to support his upbringing. Despite her low economic condition, she showed a strong will to support her family and child by any means. Looking at her fighting spirit and necessity, KOSHISH provided three goats as livelihood support for her and her family. She was immensely grateful towards KOSHISH for this kind gesture. She stated, “Because of KOSHISH, I finally got a way to raise my son. I will rear these goats with all my effort, increase the number of goats, and earn income from it. I owe my life to KOSHISH for this.”
