Sangeet K.

Sangeet Khadhki is ten years old and studies in third grade. He is being raised by his 25 year old single mother. In a country where marriages are arranged, Sangeet’s mother broke the rules and married without her parents’ consent when she was 14 years old. She stopped attending school at that time. No surprise, the husband left her for another woman when Sangeet was very small. Life for a divorced woman is very hard in Nepal; exploited and taken advantage of easily. Sangeet’s family disowned her, as did the family of her ex-husband, leaving her defenseless and with no support. Now Sangeet’s mother works as a cleaner. She has returned to school to broaden her opportunities. This, though, leaves Sangeet unsupervised most of the time. School Nepal is giving Sangeet the opportunity to be in school but, to be frank, so far he is not doing that well. Still, he is not in the street, and is promising to try harder. Sangeet is a likable and nice boy who smiles a lot. We’re going to be working with him closely.