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					<description><![CDATA[I was born in B.S. 2045 as the youngest child of my father, Gokul Prasad Shivakoti, and my mother, Laxmi Shivakoti. From an early age, I was blessed with the love and care of my parents, and my elder brother’s affection made my childhood even brighter. I studied up to grade 5 at Shree Majuwa [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[For years, the busy banks of Ratnanagar were places where many persons with disabilities (PWDs) felt like outsiders. Beyond the physical stairs, there were invisible walls: long, exhausting queues, a lack of specialized financial products, and a general lack of awareness among bank staff. Despite having the desire to engage in entrepreneurship and personal finance, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[When heavy rainfall and landslides struck several parts of Nepal in late September, the impact was devastating for many families living in already fragile conditions. Among them was Kamala Phuyal, a 40-year-old blind woman living in Budhanilkantha Municipality, Ward No. 13, with her husband, who has a physical disability, and their young daughter. The family [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Min Bahadur B.K., a resident of Ward No. 25 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City in Chitwan District, is today recognized as an inspiring figure in his community. By transforming difficult life circumstances into opportunities, he has set a powerful example of self-reliance, confidence, and social leadership. Around 2008, an accident while working in Malaysia brought a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Since 2024, the ACCESS project has been implemented in a total of six municipalities across Kailali and Doti districts of Sudurpaschim Province. Before the project, neither Girls’ and Inclusive Education Networks (GIEN) nor Complaint Response Mechanisms (CRM) were actively functioning in these municipalities. There were no structured platforms through which girls, children with disabilities, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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