10 women prepare to operate heavy equipment to aid Nepal development

Deepa Adhikari’s life has changed in the past few months. Adhikari, who used to drive an e-rickshaw on the streets of Itahari to take care of her two children, is now capable of moving boulders, quite literally.

For someone who did not want to stay home, Adhikari is currently in Sano Thimi of Bhaktapur, learning how to operate a backhoe loader. As soon as she learns how to operate the machinery, she will also get an opportunity to become an operator of a JCB backhoe loader for construction projects in different parts of Nepal.