Kanchanrup Municipality 4, Saptari district
Before the lockdown, my husband worked as a construction worker in cities like Kathmandu, Birtamod and Jhapa. He sometimes engaged in seasonal fishing in the Koshi Tappu area and sold his catch at the local market. After the lockdown, my husband could not travel beyond the village for work. During this time, we went through a challenging phase. My husband used to drink alcohol and beat me. I tried by best and even took help from the community to stop abuse. He always promised to change his habit in front of the community but returned to his old ways when we were alone.
I have been deprived from various opportunities and my own basic rights. I was unable to receive my citizenship before marriage because I was underage. FEDO included me in their relief support and provided relief support. I received food and non-food items such as rice, dal, chana, sugar, cooking oil, medicines, soaps, salts, detergents, Dettol, cotton, oral rehydration solutions (ORS), re-usable sanitary pads, gas stove, gas cylinders and mobile phone with data cards. These food and non-food items addressed our daily needs for a few days. The second wave of the pandemic again put us in a vulnerable position. We remained out of work and had no food to eat. I really want to understand why God is being merciless and repeatedly testing us like this?
A citizenship is a requirement to open a bank account. With the support of FEDO, I finally was able to make my citizenship. I officially became a citizen of my country, which makes me very proud. I want to express gratitude to FEDO for helping me obtain my citizenship and for providing me with relief support. I am also very happy because I can now vote to choose a good leader. I can utilize government services and benefits along with different kinds of allowances with my citizenship.
