{"id":2066,"date":"2022-08-08T18:43:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T16:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actionaid.ch\/?post_type=story&#038;p=2066"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:59:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:59:57","slug":"sita","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/actionaid.ch\/en\/story\/sita\/","title":{"rendered":"Sita raise funds for women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Banke District, <strong>Nepal, women\u2019s lives remain centered on their traditional roles<\/strong>, taking care of most household chores, fetching water and animal fodder and doing farm work. Their standing in society is mostly contingent on their husbands&#8217; and parents&#8217; social and economic positions. They have limited access to markets, productive services, education, health care, and local government, especially in the Muslim community. Women are also suffering from<strong> domestic violence, wrong traditional and cultural malpractices. Child marriage, sexual violence and sexual harassment<\/strong> are still very common. Moreover, women are mostly not aware of their rights.<\/p>\n<p>Sita Devi Kumhar says: \u201cI and husband we both are illiterate but we wanted to send our children to school. My husband works as a peon ina post office which does not provide enough income to meet the needs of our family. <strong>I was just confined within my house and busy with chores<\/strong>. Being illiterate and poor left me with very few income-generating opportunities. I was even scared to talk in front of people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ActionAid has been conducting ReFLECT circle<\/strong> in the community to empower the women and also to run awareness campaigns. ReFLECT circle is the <strong>forum where women discuss the various issues of their communities <\/strong>like domestic violence, food security, good governance, women training, child rights, women\u2019s rights and public services. Nowadays, there are <strong>30 Reflect circles with 710 members<\/strong> and 25 Women\u2019s Rights Forums with altogether 585 members throughout the Banke District.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid rounded my-4 rounded w-100\" src=\"https:\/\/actionaid.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sita_Story_750.jpg\" alt=\"Sita_Story_750\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow I am a member of the Reflect circle and I am so glad that this year our women\u2019s group succeeded to claim 40000 rupees (310 \u20ac). \u00a0With that budget, we conducted goat-raising training for 25 women.\u00a0 This will help us to generate income in the future. The goat I had received had already given birth. I am taking good care of the goat and the kid.<br \/>My husband and children are happy with what I have achieved. Even<strong> my community people appreciate my work and this motivates me. Thank you, ActionAid for enhancing my leadership skills and capacity building<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Bimala Gupta explains: \u201cAs a member of Reflect, Sita Devi Kumhar is always ready to help other women of her community. She is now leading the Reflect circle of her community as a chairperson and in her leadership, she succeeded to claim the budget allocated for women empowerment. 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