By Asma B.K. | Beneficiary
My name is Asma. I grew up as one of six children in Nepal. After losing our mother when I was ten, life with my father and stepmother became difficult. My older sister left for Kathmandu at fourteen to find work.
Instead, I ended up working at a brick factory. My sister found me and brought me to work with her at a guesthouse, where things were only slightly better. I worked long hours for very little pay. I wanted an education, but it wasn’t possible. I saw the owner's children go to school each day, and I began teaching myself to read and write using their old schoolbooks after my shifts ended.
By Joanna Bega | Chief Executive
By Joanna Bega | Chief Executive
Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.
Support this important cause by creating a personalized fundraising page.
Start a Fundraiser