Women in Gujibahal

In Gujibahal, women are very active. Most of them are housewife however in their free time, they involve in social work. They formed themselves a group of about 55 women (only daughter in laws of Gujibahal) 6 years ago. They named the group as "Baishavarna Maa Pucha" (mother's group of Baishavarna (Gujibahal). On the photo one can see the women of this group on their uniform. They are now doing saving & credit work. Besides this they established sub-committees as Children, Health, Drinking Water and Cleaning. Children group also doing their monthly saving and different activities during their holidays. Health group is conducting weekly blood pressure check program for the community people. And occasionally different health related talk programs and camps. Drinking Water group is doing the most effective work in the community. It's been 5 years they established a big water tank and they purchase water and fill in that tank and supply to all the community people and neighbouring communities as well. Because of dry area (there is water in wells during the moonsoon months only). So people are feeling very easy to buy water from women group. They do the transaction of water of about 3,00,000 Nepali reupees per year.

As the group is registered at Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City Office, it is considered as CBO (community based organization). They are getting timely support from Sub-Metropolitan City Office for various training. Those trainings made them active, self-confident and learnt official procedures as well.

It is ture that women group of Gujibahal are very active in comparision to male group.