Dhana Sari Nepali is 14 years old is and is the fourth child of her parents, she lives in Surkhet with her family. She has other eight sisters and a brother with parents making a large family of 12. Her parents are local farmers from earning it normal living makes possible. The land they have was not enough, so her father also used to work in others farm too. As a part of a tradition, and a culture to have a son, her family also had nine daughters before having a son.
When she was born, her health was in a sound condition. As per daily activity, her mother used to go to the forest to collect woods and sell it to earn some living. Like every day, her mother left her with other daughters while she went to forest. She was only 6 months then. Her sisters were all out playing outside, thinking that Dhana Sari was asleep. Unfortunately, her one foot got into fire while she was playing. She cried for a long time, a neighbour came to rescue. Fortunately, she was saved but her one foot was all burnt. Her foot became too bad that she could not walk at all. Her parent's economical condition was not in a good condition to provide her with medical treatment. As a result, she became physically weak. As she could not step at all, her parents or sisters helped around her. Looking at her condition her parents used to say, "how would she pass this long life of hers with this challenge!”
One day some foreigners arrived in her village who said that they would treat her leg. With the help of International Nepal Fellowship (INF) Surkhet, she went to Hariyo Kharka hospital in Pokhara, where her leg was treated. The treatment process lasted a month and she was provided with the artificial leg. After the treatment she could at least walk on her own. 
As she grew older, the size of her feet also increased as a result the artificial leg no longer fit her. It was also quite impossible for her parents to provide other artificial feet. "I had two challenges one that I was physically weak and another, my parents were poor other wise I could have gone to school like other children" She says.
When she was 9 years old, she knew about Non-formal education (NFE) classes for the adolescent girls run by Aawaaj. She was interested in NFE and she joined the class. She was marked as the most regular and obedient student. In the NFE program, she learned about other issues like child rights, legal rights, child sexual abuse, misbehave, and trafficking. As her condition was reported to Aawaaj, she was invited to the office. After linkage with INF again, she was provided with another artificial feet. And now she could walk properly again.
After finishing her NFE classes and looking at her interest and condition, she was provided with the scholarship and enrolled in grade 2. She has been getting support regularly and now she is in grade 6.  As she made progress in her studies, her parents and sisters are happy for her. She can now teach what she learnt in school and Aawaaj, that adds happiness to her.
As that time, her family had been facing extreme poverty. In addition to that, her father in frustration started to consume alcohol and abuses the family especially her mother. While taking the NFE classes in Aawaaj she knew many issues about the domestic violence and Violence against women and children. She said to her mother "We have to raise voice against these issues and go to Aawaaj to complain". "These situations made me feel really bad", she added.  These situations got worse as one day while her parents were fighting; her father's physical abuse crossed all his limits as he nearly hit her mother with a Knife. She fled and took refuse in Aawaaj's temporary safe house for 4 days.  As my father knew this, he also went to India for work. This made the situation quite normal and her mother returned.
Analyzing the progress of Dhana Sari, her Principal of KOPILA primary school says" Almost all the students came out in the school from the NFE classes are found to be disciplined and hard working".  He added that she is also hard working. She shares information and materials that she get in Aawaaj with other friends. She has also made contact of her sister to Aawaaj who was about to drop out from the school and Aawaaj helped her to get the scholarship.
Now she feels that though she is physically challenged she could perform normally like others. She has not yet faced any discrimination from others based on her condition. She added, "As I have this challenge my parents say that I have to study so that I will be able to do lots of things". "I would also want to study hard and become a doctor one day".

Khagendra is 12 years old now. He is the first child of his parents and was healthy when born. His parents were really happy as he was their first child. They used to get happy and excited, while as a toddler he used to walk around the house.  However, his parents were facing lots of health problems. His father is suffering from mental retardation as a result he could not hear well. His mother is also suffering from paralysis and could not walk since longtime.  From his early childhood there was no one eligible to look after him at his home. As a result of that his feet got into fire while he was playing in the kitchen. In the most of the villages in Nepal there is no trend for the medical check up. For a long time his parents focused on herbal medicines and traditional practices to cure his feet. This made his feet got worse day by day. Later, he could not walk at all. Other children of his village used to go to the school but he could not even walk. He shares it in grief “Even I wanted to go to school like them but, I could not walk at all and school used to be very far from my house.” 
He spent his ten years this way until one day when his father visited his sister in Surkhet; he came to know that Aawaaj provides a non formal education to the physically challenged children. He instantly visited the organization and enquired about the program. Aawaaj also helped Khagendra to provide with the identity card from Physically Impaired Association (PIA). While he came to Surkhet he was send to one of the health camp, where he was checked and referred to the hospital in Kathmandu. Looking at the economical condition of his family he was provided with the free medical check-up in H.R.D Banepa, a hospital, adjoining to Kathmandu. Receiving the information that he will receive free operation at the hospital he happily shared, “Now even, I would be able to walk and go to school like others.”  Aawaaj provided them the travel expenses and requesting the hospital to provide them other logistic support.
After a month of his operation he was able to walk with the help of walking stick.  He was found very happy this time when he visited Aawaaj. This is how he shared his happiness “I needed help  to go inside my room and come out, but now with the help of this walking stick, I can go where ever I want, today I have got a new life” . Happiness of his parents were unlimited, earlier they had to carry him all the time but now they can leave him independently. Khagendra now wanted to study so his parents decided to migrate to Surkhet for his bright future.  Aawaaj provided him scholarship and was enrolled in grade one in a local Saraswoti Primary School. Along with the scholarship he also got all the educational materials that he need. He was found brilliant at studies and was enthusiastic to learn new things at school. Looking at his learning attitude, all the teachers were impressed. He shares what he knows with all his class mates and shows the copies, bags and other materials that he has received at Aawaaj with pride.
After his operation he has been helping his mother with the house hold. In addition to that, he wants to be a teacher and educate children at the village level. Lastly, he shares “If I had not got the opportunity of the operation of my feet, I could not have been able to do anything. I would like to thank Aawaaj for support and care, which has given me a new life”.