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From Scholar to Mushroom Farmer: Help Her Grow

Lamith Lepcha was rescued from a stick food restaurant in Kathmandu. Originally from Pedong. Now farming mushrooms. Donate to help her grow & repay.

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She was rescued from a stick food restaurant in Kathmandu. Originally from Pedong, India. Save the Child Foundation Nepal educated her for 4 years. Today, she runs a 7,000-ball mushroom farm in Nepal. Total need: $9,800 (70% loan, 30% grant). She will repay the loan from farm profits within 5 years — so we can fund the next rescued child. Donate to turn a survivor into a farmer, employer, and hope for others.

Rescued from a Stick Food Restaurant,
Now a
Mushroom Farmer Raising Two Siblings
Help Her Grow.

Four years ago, a young girl from Pedong, India was living in Kathmandu with a distant aunt. She was going to school – but barely. Most of her time was spent helping her aunt run a stick food restaurant. She worked long hours, was paid almost nothing, and had no time to study or sleep.

She was not an orphan then. But she was alone, exhausted, and trapped. Save the Child Foundation Nepal found her. We rescued her from that restaurant, took her into our full care and sponsorship, and gave her what every child deserves: safety, time to learn, and a future. For the next four years, we supported her education – from struggling in school to completing her Bachelor's degree.

Then came more heartbreak. She recently lost both of her parents. Now she is the sole caretaker of her younger brother and sister. But she did not give up.

Today, she is not a victim. She is the founder of Chyau Sansar Mushroom Farm. 12 mushroom tunnels on 3 Ropani of land 7,000 mushroom balls per production cycle Direct supply to Kalimati Wholesale Market, hotels, retailers, supermarkets Future products: dried mushrooms, powder, pickle.

She has a professional
Business Model Canvas – with clear partnerships, cost structures, and revenue streams. She is not asking for charity. She needs $9,800 (NPR 15 Lakhs) – 70% as a loan she will repay within 5 years from farm profits, and 30% as grant assistance for upfront materials.

She wrote to us: "You rescued me from my aunt's stick food restaurant. You gave me time to study and a degree. Now I have lost my parents and must raise my brother and sister. This farm is their only future. I will repay every bit so another child gets the same chance you gave me."

Your donation will not just grow mushrooms. It will keep three siblings together, prove that a rescued child can become an agri-entrepreneur inside Nepal, and – through her repayments – fund the next rescued child's dream.

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