"When I was small, I remember this little boy pelt stones at my father. And I remember my father running after him, bare feet, shouting angry words while the boy ran away with his friends laughing in...
"I come from a fishing community. Almost everyone in a fisherman. A few my age live today, but I am the only one who still goes fishing. This is what I did all my life. This is all I know and this is...
"I come from a place where life is the most difficult. The nearest source of drinking water was 40 minutes from my house. Everyday I walked several hours with over 25 kilos of weight in my back. And...
I have been in Pakistan for the last week talking to people and taking pictures. Apparently that is the only one thing I can do with my full heart and soul, regardless of where I am. So starting very...
"When I was small, there was no school in my village. Parents would send their children to the monasteries instead. It was only on 1999, the first school opened. Due to lack of resources, the people...
"I did well in school and so I was selected to study in Kathmandu through a German sponsor. When I started grade 5 in Kathmandu in 2003, the major challenge for me was the language. Everyone spoke in...
"After I completed my SLC, I pursued my education in Nursing. I went back to my village as a staff nurse to work at the health posts. At one point I was covering many villages as many as 6 out of the...
"My father worked for the rich of the village. He died poor. And I could not go to school. The government didn't help. The society didn't help. So I am still poor. And it looks like this is how it...
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