Nepal

She felt very unhappy

Mandavi

Mandavi told the Hummingbird that one day she did not want to live anymore and wanted to commit suicide. She felt very unhappy and did not see a way out. The Hummingbird asked her what made her realize not to continue with what she was doing to herself. Mandavi said that she started thinking about her husband and children. She realized that if she continued she would damage the lives of her husband and children. She did not want to take that risk. So she took responsibility for her own life.

She turned the page and started looking for work. As Mandavi comes from a poor family with hardly anything, she had to find herself away to get herself out of this cycle. She succeeded in finding work at a company that teaches women to have their own income. First she had to learn how to do stitching, but soon her leader skills had been discovered. She became a teacher to new groups of women. Then she became the leader of the group and later she started teaching women how to do stitching in neighbouring countries.

Then in 2015 the huge earth quake hit Nepal. Kathmandu was much damaged by the earth quake including the place where she was living. After hearing the news, the Hummingbird tried to call her, but she did not get in touch. A couple of days later the Hummingbird received a phone call. It was Mandavi!! She told the Hummingbird that that very day a machine had been brought to her area so that people could charge their phones. She called her after seeing missed calls. She told the Hummingbird that she had lost her father and her house after the earth quake. But even under these circumstances she sounded joyful. She was thankful for receiving a phone call from oversees asking if she was all right.