Office work by traveling 35 km daily in three wheelers

In a society that looks down on people with different abilities, Surya Bahadur has become the trust of Sapang. Children, senior citizens, persons with disabilities and single women are their beneficiaries. The work of the service users who come to the social security branch within the municipality will be completed as soon as possible.

Currently residing in the headquarters Khalanga, he often travels 35 kilometers daily to the Hima rural municipality office. The office has given him a three-wheeled scooter .

After losing his mother at the age of 5, he became helpless for a long time . He is still haunted by the pain he experienced in his childhood. He says, 'Being born with a disability in the society felt like committing a crime.'

He completed his secondary education from Bhanu Mavi Patarkhola near the village. But never got to see the face of the school . Due to the difficult geography, it was very risky to go to school. Parents did not always have the time to carry them to school. He studied at home. Parents used to take them to school only during exams.

'I didn't see school . Neither the teachers,'' he said, 'read the book bought by the parents at home . After hearing from his friends, he joined the exam. He can move around only by holding his hands and feet. He said that when he was little, he was sad when he couldn't walk. All my friends used to be in pain when they went to school. When the festival came, everyone would go but I spent the day at home,' he said.

Living in a remote village, neither those working in the field of disability looked at it, nor did the concerned bodies close to home . Everyone was laughing. He used to hate it, but now he says that every hardship he got at that time is turning into energy. After completing his secondary education, he moved to the headquarters of Khalanga. There was no disabled-friendly structure or wheelchair in the city. Everyone watched as he walked on his knees and hands on the street.

He was admitted to the Faculty of Education in Chandannath Mavi. The school was not handicap friendly nor was the school gate easy. He regrets returning to his room without studying for weeks. Karnali's first radio, Karnali FM, had its anniversary on 3rd June 2006. He went to the program on his knees and consumed poison in front of everyone. ``No one looks at me . I came to the final decision that there is no point in living and dying in this world . After that, the attention of stakeholders reached, he said.

Apaganta Rehabilitation and Development Center started discussion with Education Office, District Administration, concerned schools. At that time, for the first time, he got a green chair from an NGO called INF. He took the public service exam and started preparing to enter the government service. Buy a book . He started studying day and night but could not succeed. After graduating from the Faculty of Education, he worked at the help desk of the Women and Children office from 2073 to 2074.

Became CBM project coordinator of INF from 2075 to 2076. Which made it easy to pay tuition and room rent . Since 2076, he has been working in the Social Security Branch of Hima Rural Municipality under contract. His family lives in Khalanga with his wife, two children and father. do .

'When I was in the village, I didn't expect to survive and reach here . He hated himself. There was no encouragement at all. He used to feel pain when he was always listening to things being cut off,' he said, 'Now I am happy to be serving people.'

It is uncomfortable for him to work because the municipal building is not handicap-friendly. After evaluating his work, he has been receiving awards from the municipality for two years. After completing his work, he is also helping in other fields.

"We are ready to work many times if we get the opportunity," he said, "Life is a mix of happiness and sadness." If you survive, you will be happy. There are 2,500 beneficiaries of his branch. No one has complained about the work. I am satisfied with this," he said. There are nearly 80 contract employees in Hima Rural Municipality.