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[birds chirping]

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[flute music]

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I was born in Dang, Tulsipur.

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My husband was an Army man.

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He died suddenly by suicide.

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And so, my life suffered.

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Many sufferings and struggles had to be faced.

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That's why I got depressed.

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After giving birth to my second daughter,

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I got many pains from my husband.

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I used to cry at night.

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I used to go to my friend's house and sleep.

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My husband used to threaten me that if I stay at home,

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I will die today.

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Violence and despair surrounded my life.

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The humiliation after the death of my husband,

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the education of the daughters,

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Because of all the reasons, I used to scream and cry,

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see hallucinations of snakes around me.

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I was scared, staying at home,

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swinging outside,

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feeling a burning sensation on the body.

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I felt like, "Let me give up this life."

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Being in a group (self-help group) increases self-esteem.

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The mind is satisfied.

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We're all equal here.

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We help each other.

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When something happens and we find ourselves feeling sad,

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we help each other to move forward.

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You know that person with psychosocial disabilities

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that have to face the one of the barrier is unwanted.

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We're trying to break the silence,

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reaching them and say, "Hello,"

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and these people are isolated, abandoned.

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We are meeting them.

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We are trying to give empathy,

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and we are with them to listen.

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We are with them for the hope,

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and I think that's the healing start from the listening.

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They have the safe space to say to someone

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and also someone to walk with them,

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to travel with them,

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and who listen with them.

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Peer support has been significantly 

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very, very enabling environment.

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For person with psychosocial disability,

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psychosocial support - not just therapies,

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not just medication.

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They're isolated, and they have lost their hope.

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We're giving them time and also

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trying to have supported decision-making with them.

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We try to create enabler in the local government, communities,

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neighborhood and also support system of the employment.

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That's the ways we are promoting the inclusion.

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Through KOSHISH,

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I came to the realization that I have to fight for my rights.

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Afterwards, we all proceeded to the Brigade Office together.

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The family had lost hope.

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They had lost hope,

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saying, "No matter where she wanted to go,

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let her go."

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With the support of KOSHISH, I have reached this point.

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KOSHISH changed not only me but also my family.

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I owe my progress to this organization.

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Without it, I wouldn't have come this far.

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We help each other to move forward. 

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But it seems that, with the help of this organization,

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I have come this far.

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I am very happy.

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I got 88,000 rupees from the Employees Provident Fund.

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I have planned to do business and educate my daughters.

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My journey is not over.

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However, I am determined to overcome the obstacles.

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Let us all break the stigma

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and open the door for inclusion.