Kagati village, one year post-earthquake
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Niruta grabs fresh hay for her buffalo. “For the first three months I felt so shy and uncomfortable in his house. [But] my husband's sister was in the house. She taught me everything. She said, ‘Don't be afraid. I am with you. I will help you.’ So she taught me everything. If she had not been there I would have left.”
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.
![Niruta grabs fresh hay for her buffalo. “For the first three months I felt so shy and uncomfortable in his house. [But] my husband's sister was in the house. She taught me everything. She said, ‘Don't be afraid. I am with you. I will help you.’ So she taught me everything. If she had not been there I would have left.”<br />
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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.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000tWb1V6LM09g/fit=1000x750/g=G0000dMu0Xbv9s_M/160324-Sinclair-Kagati2016-010-Edit.jpg)
