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The fork in the road

Santosh Nepali grew up in Western Nepal in a community marked by disadvantage. “I did not have a childhood that parents would dream of for their children. My father left our family – my seven sisters and I, along with our mother – when I was four years…

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Lending professional support in Nepal: Peter and Caryn Kneale

Thirty five years ago, Caryn Kneale says, a seed was planted in her heart: to serve as a dietician among the people of Nepal. Fast forward to July 2022, when Caryn and her husband Peter are preparing to leave their home and families to relocate to Pokhara,…

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A leader in the making

Nankala Magar’s journey from a young widow and former Maoist combatant to a rural municipality’s Vice-Chairperson has been long and difficult. Nankala is thirty-seven years old and from Sunchahari Village in Rolpa. She lives with her mother-in-law and…

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