Sunita’s Dream...


Sunita feels it was her fate to be born with no feet and only a thumb on each elbow. She finds it difficult even to dress, eat and take care of personal hygiene, yet still she can assist with household tasks.


Both mother and daughter feel that their neighbors discriminate against them, and they find it difficult to live in the community.  It was her burning desire to go to school that brought her to town.


She has no friends and finds it difficult to perform group work.  Her classmates have made it clear to her that they would prefer it if she would leave.  Not even her relatives really thought it was worthwhile to send her to school. 


She says that she does not have much confidence about the future. Her only wish is to have support to complete her studies and to have a chance to use her skills.  She feels that people should realize that being disabled does not mean one cannot do anything, and that these people should try to utilize their talents and abilities in a proper manner so that

even people with disabilities can become productive members of society.


  1. -Actual case study from UNICEF’s 2001 ‘Study of Disability in Nepal’



Imagine trying to overcome this type of stigma being attached to your very existence.  ‘Differently-Abled’ people are on the lowest rung of the societal ladder in Nepal. This project’s goal is to create awareness,  education and opportunity  for people  through an approved Rotary 3-H Grant  (Health, Hunger, Humanity) and through grass-roots efforts by partnering Rotary Clubs in Nepal with  clubs in the USA to  work jointly on projects helping people with disabilities in Nepal.


To view the ‘Project Details’ page click “HERE”