In early July, as COVID-19 cases surged in Nepal, the government reissued a strict nationwide lockdown. This followed an initial lockdown from March 24 to May 28, during which cases remained under 1,000. However, when restrictions lifted on June 15, thousands of migrant workers in Nepal began returning home from India, the Middle East, Malaysia, […]
Imagine living in a country where one in four people survive on less than fifty cents a day, where three percent of children die before the age of five, and where food insecurity and malnutrition threaten the future of an entire generation. Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world, with high rates […]
The sky is blue, and the wind is blowing, as white clouds gently float above. The crunching sound of the snow beneath people’s steps resemble the sound of a whimper. Everyone has gathered to learn about the new school and when it would open. I rapidly pranced past the crowd to reach the very front. […]
I had put out a word to everyone I knew, asking to help me find a job, any job. The factory I worked at had fired all non-essential personnel due to the Coronavirus. I as well as many others were out of work. Over the coming weeks, I searched far and wide but had not […]
I will never forget that horrifying night. Mr. Ahmad had told my father, if we don’t end up gathering 100 kilograms of scrap iron and waste, we would be fired. Father and I searched frantically, covering extra miles just to meet our quota. This work was all we had. There was no other option. That […]
