The pdf is about the Sano Paila, how sano paila started in the small town of Brijung, Nepal. Mr. Kanchan Jha, founder and CEO of the Sano Paila shares his story about the journey with Sano Paila.

1. SANO PAILA
(A LITTLE STEP)
- MR.KANCHAN JHA

2. • In early 2006, I was a troubled 23-
year old and didn’t know what I
wanted from life or where I was
going.
• I guess I was still searching for my
own light, my own glow.
• All I knew back then was that life is
chilling in the sands of Miami.
• I hadn’t come home in almost 5
years.

3. • I came to Nepal in November 2006
to attend my sister’s wedding and
had my own personal reasons.
• But I didn’t plan to stay long ! In
December 2006, when the first draft
of the Interim Constitution was
being circulated, dissenting voices in
Madhesh over the degree of
inclusion were coming together.
• In January, 2007 first Madhesh
movement for equal rights, dignity
and identity erupted.

4. LIFE CHANGING INCIDENT
• One early morning, as I was drinking chai on a
roadside, a group of young boys stopped a
motorbike and started vandalizing it.
• The biker pleaded but the boys didn’t listen. In
reflex, I intervened and all hell broke loose.
• As they say, in a mob one may bark at you but
everyone attacks.
• I learned that in a harsh way in 2006 when I
was beaten by a mob, in my hometown.

5. IDEA OF SANO PAILA
• After couple days, I gathered my childhood friends at a chai-
dokan and requested them to join me in forming an
organization a network that would initiate a grassroots
movement for development.
• After couple days, I gathered my childhood friends at a chai-
dokan and requested them to join me in forming an
organization a network that would initiate a grassroots
movement for development.

6. • As the days passed and the protests
intensified, I took to the streets and
started recording and documenting
the protests, the people, the
communities.
• I engaged in conversations with the
young and with those who were
leading the protests.
• This journey for me was like a river
stream coursing its way into the sea.
• The protests ended after few
months.

7. • In 2007, I met Sadhu Ram Khadgi, who had been an
injecting drug user for 40 years.
• I would tag along with him to places where young drug
users gathered and started interacting with them.
• It was evident that drug abuse and involvement in crime
were ripping the lives of young people in Madhesh.
• I knew I had to do something.
• When we started working with this issue, It took a lot of
effort for us to be able to change the scenario.
• Society was not ready to think of drug addicts in a
positive way and the struggle was real.

8. • Sano Paila started off with an ambitious
target.
• We contacted a widely known drug user
who had an image of being a “godfather”
amongst local drug addicts in the area.
• It took the team about a year to convince
him to join our recovery process but when
he did, many others followed in his steps.
• My wish is not only to get them over
addiction but also make them a part of
developing the nation.

9. • We still struggle with acceptance
levels of families and society, but we
accept the challenge.
• We are moving forward to meet
our vision.
• Given an opportunity and support,
people do change.And, I am moving
forward with my trust in goodness
of people.

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11. •For more information about drug
awareness and latest ventures of Sano
Paila, visit our website at:
•http://sanopaila.org

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