Pattale, Solukhumbu
“After I left, I took my son with me. It is just me and him now. I run this small …
Malam, Dadeldhura
“It is written that we all die, so why die shedding tears? Why not laugh and live instead? An advice …
Birgunj
“Life is not easy for me. I barely make enough to survive. Sometimes, I sleep in my rickshaw and sometimes, …
Salleri, Solukhumbu
“I sit here all day and think of my friends, they are all gone. I miss my life.”
Hatiya, Sankhuwasabha
“Look, boy, the kids are hungry. The mother has gone to the mill and it will be a while before …
Surkhet
“I look after the forest. I love the plants, trees and animals who live in the forests. And when I …
Besisahar, Lamjung
“I feel like my life was given to me so that I can serve others. Before marriage, I served my …
Barpak, Gorkha
“Hurry, it is our play time.” “No wait, we will be on Facebook!”
Anandi Kumari Khang Kanchanroop 5, Saptari
“My husband ended his own life. They found him hanging from the ceiling of the room he was staying at …
Phulo Devi Sada Kanchanroop 5, Saptari
“Father did not send me to school. He sent me after the animals. My youth was spent doing only that. …
Budhni Devi Khang Kanchanroop 5, Saptari
“At home, there is violence and there are tears and muffled cries. And because I bore children, where I live …
Bidhya Sada Kanchanroop 5, Saptari
“It has been almost a year since mother died. I do not know if she died of old age or …
Lagani Devi Sada Kanchanroop 5, Saptari
“Six months ago, when my husband left for Kashmir to find work, he gave me 5000 rupees in secret. He …
Kosila Devi Sada Kanchanroop 5, Saptari
“Sometimes, something takes over my body. Sometimes, something takes over my thoughts. It has been going on from when I …
Babita Devi Sada Kanchanroop 5, Saptari
“I send these two to the nearby government school. I am not sure if there was one when I was …
Mahawati Devi Sada Kanchanroop 5, Saptari
“My husband is in India. I do not know the conditions he is working in. In a foreign land, you …
Kajal Devi Sada & Manju Devi Sada Kanchanroop 5, Saptari
“Sometimes mother finds work and goes away until sundown. When she returns home she hands me the money she has …
Sulekha Devi Sada Kanchanroop 5, Saptari
“I have seen mother break stones, carry weight heavier than her body and never tire. I have seen her pass …
Sushila Devi Sada Kanchanroop 5, Saptari
“Both my sons are disabled. That is the source of my everyday worry. I know I cannot change things. Even …
Manju Devi Sada Kanchanroop 5, Saptari
“From what I have heard, my mother was lynched by a mob. She was branded a ‘Boksi’. They say I …
Rita Devi Sada Kanchanroop 5, Saptari
“I lost two babies before they were born. My inlaws did not take care of me. I had become too …
Satani Devi Sada Kanchanroop 5, Saptari
“Not long after my son was born, my husband got sick. We went to many doctors. They prescribed us bags …
Nirmala Devi Sada Kanchanroop 5, Saptari
“Not so long ago, half my face was paralysed. My husband is still paying the loan that he took out …
Kala Devi Sada Kanchanrup 5, Saptari
“I stopped crying a long time ago. There were days when crying was the only way of finding some relief. …
Simli Devi Sada Kanchanpur 5, Saptari
“My son was in the 5th grade when my husband became mad. It happened without notice. People in the villages …
Gokarna Bahadur Shahi Rakam, Dailekh
“I have been running this eatery for many years now. Before that, I was in India working for anyone who …
Rakam, Dailekh
“What do I say to you? What if I make an error in saying something that you might not like. …
“Living with HIV has made me a strong person. Though my legs hurt and my back is arching, I still …
“My pocket is empty, but I can still enjoy the view while my cattle enjoy the green grass. The hills …
Laxman Sirpali Surkhet
“Today, my biggest fear is the fear of dying. I think I love my life too much. My life is …
“She must have been 5 months old. I had hidden a few hundred rupees that my brother had left for …
Hastana Majhi Rakam, Dailekh
“He was only one when his father left home, never to return. After a few years of waiting, I got …
Hoijali Majhi Rakam, Dailekh
“I was the happiest in the family when my youngest son brought home a wife. Good or bad, she was …
“When I was two years old, father threw me in a water container. Mother tells me when she returned home …
Sachyam Sharma Surkhet
“It took me 7 years to complete my Bachelors. Even so, I barely passed. I took my life and the …
“I do not remember the faces of my mother and father. The photo on their citizenship was torn and black …
Bimala Kumari Acharya Paletada, Chamunda Bindabasini NP 7, Dailekh
“I will let her marry when she wants to. If she wants to stay alone and single, that is fine …
“I could never share my feelings with anyone. Most of the times I was afraid of what they were going …
“If I do well in SLC, I am going to try to become a Pharmacist. When I do, maybe I …
Meelan Karki Surkhet
“I was a tomboy. In a group of 4 friends, I was the only girl. From early on, I hung …
Top Bahadur Malla Kalikot
“I had no guidance but life taught me. And because I was always looking for opportunities for a better life, …
Top Bahadur Malla Kalikot
“I must have been 7 or 8. I must have made a demand for money or a toy with Mother. …
Gopichan Pandit Janaknandini, Dhanusa
“If it was not for my wife, I would have been in Bambai playing Gumkee. She got sick and I …
Ram Das Mahato Dhanusa
“When I was 4, Mother and Father migrated to Nepal from Jaynagar in India. Father always told us about how …
Sagam Lal Mahato Dhanusa
“Father might have angered the Gods that he could never walk with a straight leg after the accident. He must …
Dhan Bahadur Thapa Chettri Salleri, Solukhumbu
“I lived in Qatar for several years. There, I saw that if one had some skills, it was possible to …
Thupten Choling Monastery, Solukhumbu
“There is more fun in playing the flute than praying all day. So I sneaked out of the hall.”
Laxmaniya, Dhanusa
It was amazing to spend some time with these men in Dhanusa. There was laughter and we did not mind …
Ugra Narayan Mishra Laxmaniya 7, Dhanusa
“When father died, mother had to give away the animals to the landlord because without father there was no way …
Ugra Narayan Mishra Laxmaniya 7, Dhanusa
“I worked for the man looking after his animals for several years. I learnt to milk cows, store milk and …
Jiten Kumar Mishra Lamxmaniya 8, Dhanusa
“I am what they call an all-rounder. You will probably hear my name being called many times if you stay …
Lalindar Yadav Bagara, Mahottari
“I like spending time with the animals in the shade. Wash them, milk them, dry them, things like that. Sometimes …
Chandra Mohan Thakur Aurahi 2, Dhanusa
“I am good at Maths. I have liked numbers from when I was little. Even though I am not a …
Chiwang, Solukhumbu
“I do nothing. I just sit by the window and watch people come and go. Some wave at me while …
Nele Bazaar, Solukhumbu
“I work for the big merchant of the town. I load and unload goods that he sells at the shop. …
Nele Bazaar, Solukhumbu
“Every once a week, I come down to the Haat bazaar. Here I can meet my old friends, strangers, shop …
Abdul Mansoorie Salleri, Solukhumbu
“A long time ago, maybe a few decades from the present day, mother and father crossed the border and settled …
Karna Bahadur Basnet Salleri, Solukhumbu
“We were a group. A group of little boys and girls from the same neighbourhood. We did everything together. We …
Khajuri Chanha, Dhanusa
“I do not find joy in farming anymore. Farmers of my generation are either too old or they are dying. …
Neer Kumar Shrestha Dudhkunda 2, Solukhumbu
“The first time I brought money home was when I was 11. I think I must have helped a neighbour …