Gyanendra Nepali is a student of Grade 9 at Mahakali Secondary School which lies in the remote area of Doti. He is the youngest son in his family. His principal Bhumiraj Joshi described him as a sincere…

Being the youngest daughter-in-law of a large extended family of 11 people is a demanding role, as 26-year-old Bagwati Thapa knows only too well. She has the main responsibility for cooking food for all those hungry people.…

Children in Kankri VDC of Rukum are mostly limited in household chores and expected to take care of domestic animals, as sending them to school is still not considered a priority. Mostly inhabited by Magar people, the…

I am Chandra Kala Magar. I am 28 years old and live in a remote village named Pachakanya. Three years ago there wasn’t any health services in my village. We had to walk for around two hours…

In many communities, even traditional ones, there are remarkable women who have tremendous drive to achieve change and make life better for the people of their villages. Ruth Ghale is one of these. Ruth was fortunate enough…

As the Constitution development process in Nepal draws to a climax, protests have erupted throughout the country as various groups seize the opportunity to make their demands known. Ethnic identity is a key issue, but many people…

Imagining going to school for the first time and being expected to learn in a language you don’t know. This is the experience of many children from ethnic minority groups in Nepal, like the kids from Magar…

The only future we could see for ourselves was of domestic service at home, because we were illiterate; our minds were blank. We had grown up in a society where women are seen as subservient to men.…

International Women’s Day : March 8 My name is Kiran Gurung. Although I am only 18 years old, I am already married. I do not want to remember what my father did to my mother. When he was…

World Social Justice Day : February 20 Bhuma Devi Poudel, of Rudrapur, has got justice at last, at the age of 58. As is the case with so many Nepali women of her generation, she was married…