Women in a changing Nepal

Bimala Parajuli is a volunteer community health worker in a remote mountain village in Nepal. Her home was destroyed in last year's earthquake.

This Nepali health care volunteer kept saving lives even after losing her own home

She still has a loan to pay off on the house she lost in the earthquake, and she doesn't have money to build a new one. But Bimala Parajuli keeps on helping mothers and their babies.

This Nepali health care volunteer kept saving lives even after losing her own home
Shreesha Duwal

A feisty 12-year-old shows us what life in Nepal is like after the earthquake

A feisty 12-year-old shows us what life in Nepal is like after the earthquake
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.

They survived the earthquake. Now they're determined to keep their village healthy.

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.

Portraits from Nepal: Survivors struggle to rebuild a year after the deadly quake

Portraits from Nepal: Survivors struggle to rebuild a year after the deadly quake
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

Do Nepalis pray to a child goddess after an earthquake?

Do Nepalis pray to a child goddess after an earthquake?
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A few months ago this Nepali girl was a goddess, now she's a seventh grader

In Nepal, a centuries old tradition of choosing a young girl as a goddess continues to this day. Nepali Hindus and Buddhists worship this girl, known as a Kumari. They believe she's a reincarnation of the Hindu goddess, Durga. There are a few different goddesses in the Kathmandu valley. The World's Sonia Narang spent time with one of them during a trip to Nepal.

A few months ago this Nepali girl was a goddess, now she's a seventh grader
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An ointment could save up to half a million newborns a year­ – and it costs 20 cents

In Nepal, as many as a quarter of newborn deaths could be prevented with the use of an inexpensive antiseptic ointment, routinely used after childbirth in the US. The challenge is getting it to the women who need it in time.

An ointment could save up to half a million newborns a year­ – and it costs 20 cents
Januka Rasaeli, a pregnant woman in Nepal

Video: She's seven months pregnant — and still working in the fields

Januka Rasaeli lives in a rural village in Nepal, where women do strenuous chores all day long. Heavily pregnant, she worries her work will put her baby at risk.

Video: She's seven months pregnant — and still working in the fields
Januka Rasaeli, a pregnant woman in Nepal

In Nepal, the manual labor doesn't stop for expectant mothers

For farm women in this South Asian nation, pregnancy brings no respite from hard physical labor. What is being done to give them a much-needed rest?

In Nepal, the manual labor doesn't stop for expectant mothers
Januka Rasaeli, a pregnant woman in Nepal

Snapshot: Behind the Walls Of Nepal's Women

The World's multimedia producer Sonia Narang is wrapping up a three-week trip to Nepal where she's been reporting on the difficult lives of women who still abide by centuries-old traditions.

Snapshot: Behind the Walls Of Nepal's Women
Living Goddess in Nepal

Nepal's Living Goddess a Centuries-Old Tradition

The Living Goddess, called Kumari Devi, is worshiped in Nepal and lives in seclusion. The World's Sonia Narang met one Kumari and her mother near Kathmandu in 2012.

Nepal's Living Goddess a Centuries-Old Tradition