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Kagati village, one year post-earthquake

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Heavy sacks of potatoes from Durga’s farm are taken down the hill to be sold. Most members of the community work on an exchange labor basis. When one family needs help harvesting, family and neighbors come to help with the workload in exchange for food and beverages. It is expected that they will do the same for each of these community members when the time is needed.

Niruta and Durga were married 9 years ago, when they were just 14 and 16 years old in the Kagati village of Nepal. The 2015 earthquakes devastated Nepal and left girls and women in an increasingly vulnerable position, leading experts to believe child marriage rates will increase over the coming years.

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Heavy sacks of potatoes from Durga’s farm are taken down the hill to be sold. Most members of the community work on an exchange labor basis. When one family needs help harvesting, family and neighbors come to help with the workload in exchange for food and beverages. It is expected that they will do the same for each of these community members when the time is needed. <br /> <br /> Niruta and Durga were married 9 years ago, when they were just 14 and 16 years old in the Kagati village of Nepal. The 2015 earthquakes devastated Nepal and left girls and women in an increasingly vulnerable position, leading experts to believe child marriage rates will increase over the coming years.