Our Field Report 2011:
Identification and Need Assessment of Blind and Partially Sighted Children
7. Thehe VDC:
Mr. Lok raj Shahi again alone visited one of the largest villages in Humla called Thehe on 1st of June for identification and need assessment of the person with disabilities in general and children with visually impaired in particular. Thehe VDC contains three villages where Mr. Shahi identified 4 blind and partially sighted children and 84 other disabled persons. He also had an interaction with two of the blind children themselves in Thehe village. "If anyone or any organization provides education to the child like me, they will be the God for me" said Gaugora Bohora, a 15 years old total blind girl. She also added that she used to stay at home all the time doing nothing and she has no good future and any hope out of her life at all. Afterward Mr. Lokraj Shahi told her about the up coming program of HEAD Nepal for them. She became happy and excited as soon as she heard that she will be having an opportunity to education in Head Mobile Blind School. Bohora expressed her expectation that HEAD Mobile Blind School will be an agent of change in her life. The parents of the children presented their idea that if HEAD Nepal enrolled the children in its own center and provided an opportunity of education would be the best work and effort for them and their children.
8. Chhipra VDC:
Chhipra was the last VDC where our staff, Mr. Lokraj Shahi visited for two days on 5th and 6th of June for the same purpose that is to identify blind and partially sighted children and to understand over all condition of the disabled people there. There are four different villages in Chhipra VDC where Mr. shahi found three partially sighted children and 34 other persons with disabled. Some of the villagers there said that this organization, HEAD Nepal is the noble one because so far, there is no any organization and project who works for persons with disabilities. They also appreciated the the interest and effort of the founder to take the initiative of this noble venture. The parents of the children expressed their happiness towards the great opportunity of education for their children. In the same time, some of them expressed their worry on the possibility of being discontinued the activities of HEAD Nepal as many of projects do in Humla.
Report prepared in Nepali Language by Lokraj Shahi.
Translated into English by Chhitup Lama.