RUDRAMAYA RESCUED AFTER 50 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT IN CLIFF
Rudra Maya Magar was born some 67 years ago in Ramechhap district of Nepal. Her father, also a leprosy patient died before she could even know her father. The misfortune did not spare once again when her mother passed away when she was only 9 years old.
The orphan had no one turn to cure and help by her side. In her search for “some one who could care” she roomed around the villages looking for her distance relatives. But her fate “cursed” with a big blow when she was infected with leprosy at a age of 11 years. In spite of her leprosy she somehow continued to survive with the society until her badly deformed parts of body made her a “social outcast” at a very young age.
The cruelty of fate never stopped striking her again and again. Since last 2 years she lost her eye sight which was the last friend.
Rudra Maya at her 17 came back to the village where she was once born in her search for a shelter. She was given a shelter by her distance relatives in a nearby “stiff cliff” for rest of her life until rescued with help of locals and New SADLE.
Rudra Maya spent her past 50 years in cliff. She has spent many days and nights without food and sleep. In these 50 years no one visited her. No one touched her but was completely on her own.
She was touched by two gentlemen at the Kathmandu airport for the first time in her 50 year’s life. She could never believe such a thing also could happen in her life.
She was received at New SADLE with joy and checked by a medical officer who confirmed that she could see again once she is operated. She was over the moon when she heard that she could see the things once again and see the newly found home.
Artisan: Tek Bahadur Majhi ( Weaver)
Tek Bahadur Majhi, age 48, was diagnosed with leprosy when he was 16 years old. At the same time he was living in Janakpur with his parents and working in manual labour collecting rocks for cement. Once diagnosed with leprosy, he faced a lot of discrimination from those around him and found it difficult to do his labour work. His friends and family told him that he should get treatment in Kathmandu, and although it was scary to leave home on his own, he decided to go.
In the city he received treatment for 4 months and met many people affected by leprosy, which is how he heard about New SADLE. At age 32, he began working at New SADLE as a weaver. He had two daughters with his first wife; however, 6 years ago his wife left him and took their children with her. He has since remarried to a recovered leprosy patient and continues to work at New SADLE. He is very happy to have found a place like New SADLE that supports him and proves a friendly work environment. Through his hard work he has bought land and built his own house. He hopes to continue work at New SADLE until he retires at 60 years old.
Artisan: Babu Lal Sharan ( Tailor Master)
Babu Lal Sharan, age 37, grew up with his brother and sister in Janakpur with his farming parents. His family was financially weak, and they faced a lot of discrimination because they were all affected y leprosy. His father died when he was 2 years old and, later at the age of 10, Babu Lal was diagnosed with leprosy at which point he immediately received treatment. Since Babu Lal and his family were marginalized, poor and suffering from leprosy his mother struggled to support her three children on her own. Then one day a German man by the name of Ernst Wegreit came into the village and told them that if they went to Kathmandu to receive treatment he would provide them with training and work.
In Kathmandu, his family was given a place to live and treated for leprosy. Sadly, his mother died after a year of coming to Kathmandu, thus Babu Lal and his sibling were left on their own. However, his siblings and him were taken to Nepra eV, which later became New SADLE, where they were provided with accommodation and trained in different skills. By the time Babh Lal was 20 years old he had gained two new skills in tailoring and bag stitching. After so many years of working at New SADLE he feels safe and faces no discrimination because everyone is the same and all of the producers have grown into one big family. He married 14 years ago, and now has one daughter, 13 years old, and one son, 7 years old. His both children are studying at Lovely Angel English Boarding School run by New SADLE free of cost. He says, ‘New SADLE has given me the chance to learn new skills and giving me a path for the future’. Now that he is economically empowered his goal is to provide his children with a secure future and hopes to one day own his own house.
Rudra Maya Magar was born some 67 years ago in Ramechhap district of Nepal. Her father, also a leprosy patient died before she could even know her father. The misfortune did not spare once again when her mother passed away when she was only 9 years old.
The orphan had no one turn to cure and help by her side. In her search for “some one who could care” she roomed around the villages looking for her distance relatives. But her fate “cursed” with a big blow when she was infected with leprosy at a age of 11 years. In spite of her leprosy she somehow continued to survive with the society until her badly deformed parts of body made her a “social outcast” at a very young age.
The cruelty of fate never stopped striking her again and again. Since last 2 years she lost her eye sight which was the last friend.
Rudra Maya at her 17 came back to the village where she was once born in her search for a shelter. She was given a shelter by her distance relatives in a nearby “stiff cliff” for rest of her life until rescued with help of locals and New SADLE.
Rudra Maya spent her past 50 years in cliff. She has spent many days and nights without food and sleep. In these 50 years no one visited her. No one touched her but was completely on her own.
She was touched by two gentlemen at the Kathmandu airport for the first time in her 50 year’s life. She could never believe such a thing also could happen in her life.
She was received at New SADLE with joy and checked by a medical officer who confirmed that she could see again once she is operated. She was over the moon when she heard that she could see the things once again and see the newly found home.
Artisan: Tek Bahadur Majhi ( Weaver)
Tek Bahadur Majhi, age 48, was diagnosed with leprosy when he was 16 years old. At the same time he was living in Janakpur with his parents and working in manual labour collecting rocks for cement. Once diagnosed with leprosy, he faced a lot of discrimination from those around him and found it difficult to do his labour work. His friends and family told him that he should get treatment in Kathmandu, and although it was scary to leave home on his own, he decided to go.
In the city he received treatment for 4 months and met many people affected by leprosy, which is how he heard about New SADLE. At age 32, he began working at New SADLE as a weaver. He had two daughters with his first wife; however, 6 years ago his wife left him and took their children with her. He has since remarried to a recovered leprosy patient and continues to work at New SADLE. He is very happy to have found a place like New SADLE that supports him and proves a friendly work environment. Through his hard work he has bought land and built his own house. He hopes to continue work at New SADLE until he retires at 60 years old.
Artisan: Babu Lal Sharan ( Tailor Master)
Babu Lal Sharan, age 37, grew up with his brother and sister in Janakpur with his farming parents. His family was financially weak, and they faced a lot of discrimination because they were all affected y leprosy. His father died when he was 2 years old and, later at the age of 10, Babu Lal was diagnosed with leprosy at which point he immediately received treatment. Since Babu Lal and his family were marginalized, poor and suffering from leprosy his mother struggled to support her three children on her own. Then one day a German man by the name of Ernst Wegreit came into the village and told them that if they went to Kathmandu to receive treatment he would provide them with training and work.
In Kathmandu, his family was given a place to live and treated for leprosy. Sadly, his mother died after a year of coming to Kathmandu, thus Babu Lal and his sibling were left on their own. However, his siblings and him were taken to Nepra eV, which later became New SADLE, where they were provided with accommodation and trained in different skills. By the time Babh Lal was 20 years old he had gained two new skills in tailoring and bag stitching. After so many years of working at New SADLE he feels safe and faces no discrimination because everyone is the same and all of the producers have grown into one big family. He married 14 years ago, and now has one daughter, 13 years old, and one son, 7 years old. His both children are studying at Lovely Angel English Boarding School run by New SADLE free of cost. He says, ‘New SADLE has given me the chance to learn new skills and giving me a path for the future’. Now that he is economically empowered his goal is to provide his children with a secure future and hopes to one day own his own house.