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Manju
Manju only learned about her hearing loss after developing speech. And it was not until she was 21 that she had a cochlear implant operation. Manju comes from an indigenous group from Kavre district. She recently married a young man who is also hard of hearing, and they live in
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Diya
Diya was born in Sylan District in Western Nepal, the youngest of 7 siblings. She lost her right hand in an accident at the mill where she had gone to grind corn. The loss of her hand left Diya depressed and pessimistic about her future: she thought everything was lost,
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Ramila
Ramila has been working with Nepal Disabled Human Rights Center for the past three years. She is originally from Kavrepalanchowk, 80km from the capital, and was born with one hand. Ramila has a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, and lives with her husband in Kathmandu. While working in the finance, Ramila
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Ambika
Ambika was born and raised in Makawanpur District and now lives in Kathmandu. She has an MA in Education and a Technical Education and Vocational Training qualification in Plant Science and Agriculture. She is also a woman with curvature of the spine who has been working as a disability rights
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Fupu
Fupu is a young woman from Taplejung District. She belongs to an indigenous group and has bilateral hearing loss. Currently living in Kathmandu with her family, she connected with SHRUTI in 2019 and has since become an Executive Board member. During her childhood, Fupu’s parents took her to several hospitals
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Dinesh
Dinesh has bilateral hearing loss (auditory neuropathy), which became apparent when he was 13. Due to the difficulty of accessing hearing aids, he faced difficulties in his studies and finding a job. Dinesh belongs to an ethnic indigenous group of the Terai in southern Nepal. He came into contact with
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Bipin
Bipin shares his experience of working as a chef at Cocina Mitho Chha in Kathmandu, a social enterprise offering training and employment to disabled people in the hospitality sector.
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Deepak
Deepak KC is a Hermann Gmeiner Award-winning architect who uses his knowledge, skills and experience to improve the lives of people with disabilities, including at the centre run by SOS Children’s Villages in Jorpati, Kathmandu. Here he speaks about accessibility, tackling barriers, role models and table tennis.
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Sakchha – Yes, She Can!
This is a short film illustrating the intersection of disability and gender when it comes to employment and independence, produced by the FOUND Project at the Leprosy Mission Nepal, for International Women’s Day 2023.
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V15able
Letisha Wexstten from St Louis in the USA experienced the challenges disabled people face when looking for jobs – for instance, when interviewers feel uncomfortable about asking questions and instead rely on unfounded assumptions about people’s limitations. Letisha’s response was to set up V15Able, an online platform that helps job
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Rupa
Rupa works for Prabhu Management in Kathmandu, a progressive company which has made its office premises wheelchair-accessible.
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FOUND Project
Important work to reduce the disability employment gap has been carried out in recent years by the FOUND Project (Fueling Opportunities to end Unemployment for Nepalis with Disabilities) of the Leprosy Mission Nepal. The FOUND Project aims to break down the barriers that keep persons with disabilities out of work.
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Bandana
Bandana is a waitress at Cocina Mitho Chha in Kathmandu, an excellent social enterprise that offers hospitality training and employment opportunities to disabled people. Bandana gives her perspective on the employment challenges for Deaf people in Nepal.
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Babulal
Babulal BK is a Technical Support Representative at Subisu Cablenet, a company which has seen the potential of people like Babulal, who have the skills they need and are able to work from home.