Farming is the primary source of income in the village, but for many poor families, making ends meet remains a constant struggle, limiting their access to necessities like food, healthcare and education for the family. Those without land are particularly vulnerable, often forced to lease farmland from landowners. With the increasing unpredictability of climate change, crop yields can be low, making it difficult for tenant farmers to repay their landowners. This cycle of debt and uncertainty leaves farmers at a disadvantage, frequently pushing them to take loans just to survive—trapping them in an ongoing cycle of poverty.

REACH for Nepal (RFN) is implementing a targeted initiative in collaboration with the Dhital Village Management Committee and the Mothers’ Group. The VSP project will provide four impoverished families with goat sheds and a pair of male and female goats, enabling them to establish a small-scale, sustainable income source. Through goat breeding, families will have the opportunity to generate revenue, allowing them to afford food, healthcare, and education for the family and their children, ultimately breaking the cycle of poverty.

Alongside livelihood support, RFN will also deliver a health and hygiene education program for mothers’ groups in and around Indreni Basic School. Led by a trained registered nurse, these sessions will focus on hygiene, disease prevention, and pre/post-natal care. Mother’s group participants (often the backbone of the community) will receive hygiene and nutrition packs to take home, reinforcing better health practices within their families and the wider community.

By combining sustainability projects & essential health education, this project aims to create lasting, positive change in the community. The hope is for families to be better equipped to provide for their children and contribute to the long-term well-being of the community.