Tokmaya Tamang

Tokmaya's daily routine involves rising early to cut grass for buffalo, milking buffalo, preparing breakfast — chapati, beaten rice, milk tea — for hostel children, farmwork, catering for volunteers and visitors, and preparing dinner for 46 residents. Married at 21, she moved away from Batase but endured years of domestic violence. She fled with her two children to Kathmandu, where Som supported her in hiding for three years. When deemed safe, she and her children returned to Batase. Now paid by Take On Nepal to oversee volunteer quarters and cook for volunteers and visitors, she provides warm hospitality.