This is Dhuseni, one of the CHOICE Humanitarian villages located in the mountainous western region of Nepal. CHOICE started working in Dhuseni in 1999, but had to abandon the village because of the arms conflict between the King’s army and the Maoist rebels.
In 2007, once a peace deal was signed between the conflicting parties, CHOICE Humanitarian returned to Dhuseni and were amazied at what we found. This break had not discourage the villagers. They continued to do what they could on thier own. They implemented the skills and knowledge they received from CHOICE before the conflict and had completing some small projects. They were excited and ready to continue their training with CHOICE.
Now, three years later, all the families in Dhuseni have biogas digesters, leaders are trained to prepare and implement village action plans, and Social Enterprises has become part of their lives.
To enhance the quality of education, a modern school building is about to be completed. In addition, increased leveraging from the local government and other development partners have helped complete a dirt road to Dhuseni, critical for future development. We predict that by 2011 Dhuseni will be a graduated village. This means they will no longer need our support in order to identify their needs, make plans, gather resources and implement projects. They will have become self-developing. This is why we do what we do. This is our ultimate goal. Thank you to everyone who supports CHOICE Humanitarian and for helping Dhuseni get out of poverty
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