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Women in a changing Nepal

A devastating earthquake hit Nepal in 2015. Here are stories of women in the Himalayan nation, reported by multimedia journalist Sonia Narang.
Women community health workers in Dolakha district walk up the hill for a monthly meeting inside the under-construction health center. The new building will replace the clinic destroyed in the earthquake last year.
Development
They survived the earthquake. Now they’re determined to keep their village healthy.
24-year-old Prapti Tamang's two-story house was destroyed during the 2015 earthquake.
Development
Portraits from Nepal: Survivors struggle to rebuild a year after the deadly quake
Bimala Parajuli is a volunteer community health worker in a remote mountain village in Nepal. Her home was destroyed in last year's earthquake.
Health
This Nepali health care volunteer kept saving lives even after losing her own home
Shreesha Duwal
Development
A feisty 12-year-old shows us what life in Nepal is like after the earthquake
The Living Goddess, known as a Kumari Devi, is worshipped in Nepal by Hindus and Buddhists alike. Each Kumari Devi is chosen at a very young age. Samita, the girl in this picture, is no longer a Kumari Devi. Since the photo was taken, she started mentruat
Belief
Do Nepalis pray to a child goddess after an earthquake?
Lifestyle & Belief
A few months ago this Nepali girl was a goddess, now she’s a seventh grader
Lifestyle & Belief
A few months ago this Nepali girl was a goddess, now she’s a seventh grader
Health & Medicine
An ointment could save up to half a million newborns a year­ – and it costs 20 cents
Januka Rasaeli, a pregnant woman in Nepal
Health & Medicine
Video: She’s seven months pregnant — and still working in the fields
Januka Rasaeli, a pregnant woman in Nepal
Health & Medicine
In Nepal, the manual labor doesn’t stop for expectant mothers
Januka Rasaeli, a pregnant woman in Nepal
Development & Education
Snapshot: Behind the Walls Of Nepal’s Women
Living Goddess in Nepal
Development & Education
Nepal’s Living Goddess a Centuries-Old Tradition