When I was a child one day my school teacher asked me “Kristina what are your dreams?” I answered promptly, “I want to be a nurse and work in a remote area”. At that time I didn’t…
I am 78 years old and have lived in Okhaldhunga District for my whole life. I married a local boy when both of us were only 13. I have five children, twelve grandchildren and three great-grandchildren! I…
23 December 2017 started as just another day for Premi*, aged 17, living in remote and hilly Okhaldhunga with her family. It was early Saturday morning, time to feed 8 hungry goats, 2 cows and a buffalo.…
A tiring day at work had just ended and we were looking forward to getting some rest. But the Emergency Room was still busy and Dr Sushil was on-call, managing the patients. 22-month-old Babu* was brought in…
After a long day, 30-year old Ram Chandra was finishing his work in the forest when he slipped whilst using a chainsaw, which cut into his leg. He is the breadwinner for his family where he has…
Born in 1955 as the eldest son of a subsistence farming family, from childhood Dal Bahadur Tamang’s duty was to earn a living from their land in this mountainous region. He married and had four sons and…
Nepali New Year begins in mid-April – it is now 2080 in Nepal! Our maternity ward never gets a public holiday though – eight babies were born on New Year’s Day this year. One of the mothers…
