Briefing the Poultry project

“Poverty minimization program for Chepang community as a part of Self-sustaining campaign in Chepang village”

Chicks Distribution

The Chepangs are one of Nepal’s most disadvantaged indigenous groups and are classified under the ‘highly marginalized’ category on the basis of a set of socio-economic indicators, such as population size, language, literacy rate, house type, land ownership, occupation and access to higher education. Chepangs are gradually adopting a settled way of life, have very little arable land for cultivation and live on wild fruits like yam and air potato or wild greens such as nettles.

Currently, an initial step has been taken to minimize poverty through self-sustaining campaign for Chepangs (Aatma Nirvar Abhiyan) through poultry farming. I believe that the small effort can bring a great change in fulfilling the basic needs of Chepang people in long term as well. Poultry farming is an effective and the quickest method for the community people to earn money in shorter period of time.

Immediate cause of vulnerability for Chepangs is the lack of basic needs like food, clothes, shelter and education. However, the major cause of this vulnerability is Poverty.

So I have a strong determination to help this community overcome poverty to some extent through poultry farming. Most of the poultry products brought up by Chepangs after distribution of chicks will be used for selling purpose, while some will be self-consumed. “Village coordinating committee” led by Mr. Rabilal Chepang in local level will collect the grown up chickens and supply them to the market in Chitwan (the nearest town) under the market management of Miteree foundation.

Little things we do to these vulnerable groups could help them to foster as well as rise from the minimum life standard to average life standard. This way, they can fulfill the basic needs like food, clothes and shelter from the next fiscal year.