"I had never imagined I could ever break free from the walls of my house. I had no self confidence, and provided no economic contribution to my family to be heard", sighs Ms. Sunita Karmacharya.

In her thirties and with higher secondary education, Sunita stems from a middle-class family in Ilam, in the Easter Development Region of Nepal. When she disclosed to her family her passion for social work, Sunita Karmacharya was heavily criticized by her in-laws, who own livestock and land for agriculture.