Nepal

I remember sending an e-mail to a family friend immediately after democracy was ushered in our country after the prolonged people’s struggle, the non-ending revolution, the 20-hour curfews, and loss o … Read More»

People here live with so little, tolerate the worst, and are okay with whatever they can get--a stark opposite to where I had lived just a few years ago. … Read More»

The first headline I read in a national daily goes like this: “Superstitious locals beat ‘witch’ to a pulp.” It grabs my attention and I read the news. I am bewildered. … Read More»

Hello everyone, selecting prominent women for interviewing was not an easy task. Among the entire women activist in Nepal, the figures that came to mind promptly were Ms. Sapana Pradhan Malla and Ms. … Read More»

Along with physical abuse, molestation and rape, women experienced psychological problems resulting to frequent headaches, high blood pressure, stress, and depression. … Read More»

Along with physical abuse, molestation and rape, women experienced psychological problems resulting to frequent headaches, high blood pressure, stress, and depression. … Read More»

She asked me, “Don’t you think you left your country on time? … Read More»

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/review/fall07/fall07trafficked2.html A follow up to a JAMA article, a Harvard School of Public Health article: … Read More»