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Our Field Report 2011:

Identification and Need Assessment of Blind and Partially Sighted Children

5. Khangalgaun VDC:

After visiting Syanda VDC, Mr. Shahi went throughout the four villages of Khangalgaun VDC which is located next to Syanda. He found most of the houses in the villages are in far distance. It took two days to cover all the villages there. However, no blind and partially sighted child is found in the area rather 27 of other persons with disabilities have been identified. During the visit, when Mr. Shahi reached to the village called Chyaduk, he questioned to the villagers over there if there is any blind child in the village. One of the villagers named Katok said: "there is no blind child in our village because we eat enough green leaves and vegetables rather, there are a lot of other person with disabilities." When Mr. Shahi explained about the project Head Mobile Blind School and its activities, he requested him to initiate programs for other disabled persons as well because there are huge number of disabled people in the district. Mr. Shahi thanked for his feedback and told him that HEAD Nepal will try its best to bring programs for other persons with disabled as well.


6. Hepka VDC:

On the same day of 27th of May Mr. Shahi also visited the Gadapari village ward No. 1 under Hepka VDC where he identified two partially sighted children and four other persons with disabilities. Though this village consists of only one ward, there are three small villages. When Mr. Shahi asked to Mr. Kunga Lama a local person in the village, Kunga said that there are very few persons with disabilities in his village. He also expressed his great hope that HEAD Nepal could do a lot not only for children with visually impaired but for entire disabled community in Humla and he wished all the best for it.

Report prepared in Nepali Language by Lokraj Shahi.

Translated into English by Chhitup Lama.

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