Asari, a Nepalese farmer who has learnt to grown new crops at age 60“We are concerned about the monsoon and the floods. We have been displaced twice and we fear our homes could be destroyed again.”
These words were echoed by many in Churia, a community not only facing an upcoming disaster, but who already struggle on a daily basis to earn a living and to feed themselves.
CARE has been working with this community and others like it in the Chitwan region of Nepal. Forming community groups that the villagers can use to discuss the problems they are facing and ways to overcome them.
In the Churia group the biggest problem the villagers identified was the upcoming monsoon. So they have been trained in how to prepare for the floods and develop emergency plans.
“If the floods come we only have time to seek shelter in the school but we are trying to find another safe place we can go. We have established embankments that we hope will protect us.” Tensing Norgay, a local villager explained.
Another consistent problem is the simple daily struggle to earn a living and find enough food. One group member said: “If we don’t have enough money we don’t eat. We feed our children first but often we go to sleep on an empty stomach.”
To combat this ongoing difficulty CARE is offering training in growing new crops, such as maize. Asari, aged 60, said of the training: “We had no way to earn a living before the group but now we grow maize together and share it out. First my hands were empty and now they are full.”
I have learnt how to prevent malnutrition, and I will do my best to give my granddaughter the kinds of food she needs." Halima’s grand-daughter Khadija has received treatment as part of a CARE infant nutrition programme. 
