nand kishor agrawal helped get the project off the ground. nd: we tried to work with people to find outut what is te simple thing they can do themselves to improve their conditions, to improve their, say, livelihood, or to manage the e change. at that time we did not even imagine that it would go to the extent that it would really spread and people will themselves start doing lot of things. reportrter: sobha achhami, frm the suburb of kathmandu, has also taken matters into her own hands. she's building a larger house. progress is slow, because she always has to save up the money for the next step. but she's patient and determined. and she's no longer willing to accept discrimination for being a dalit. sobha: people don't understand, we're all the same. they think i'm weak, butut i'm not. i'm strong enough to fight being treated like that. if some in the community don't want to see it that way, that's their problem. i don't want to be treated like i'm inferior to others. i'll fight that, h however longt takes. reporter: for sobha achhami and ot