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NEPAL: Kumaris girl child worship limits girls’ rights & opportunities

Temple house of Kumari Bahal Living Goddess in Thapathali are of capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu

Shilu Manandhar – WNN Improve It (WNN/GPI) Kathmandu, NEPAL, ASIA: Anita Shakya, 39, silently descends the wooden staircase in her parents’ house and glides like a deer into the living room. Her movements are so delicate and peaceful that no one is aware of her presence. She takes a seat, far from the others sitting [...]

Education through water santition can save lives in Nepal

Nepalese mother and infant

WNN Improve It (WNN/IRIN) Kathmadu, NEPAL: Insufficient, fragmented and misdirected investment in the water and sanitation sector has hindered the fight against diarrhoea, leaving it one of Nepal’s leading child killers despite hundreds of millions of dollars having been invested, say practitioners. While health programming has helped reduce the severity and fatality of diarrhoea among children [...]

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