Tag: #Children
Articles tagged with #Children
The silent danger of lead
One in three urban Nepali children have dangerously high blood lead levels
Saving Humla from heritage loss
A school in Nepal’s remotest district hopes to reverse youth outmigration and protect local culture
The Thappad
How a 9-year-old was discouraged from learning English because of a slap
The Exceptional Buhari
The portrayal of the daughter-in-law in a story in a school textbook entrenches Nepal's patriarchy
Better care of care leavers
After leaving the shelters at age 18, young Nepalis get little support getting citizenship papers and jobs
Growing appetite for school lunches
But can the Nepal Government that has rolled out meals for students in 71 districts meet expectations?
Covid undermines Nepal's mother-child gains
Photos: UNICEF NEPALDespite periods of political and economic instability, Nepal achieved dramatic progress in maternal and child health in the…
Edinburgh store comes full circle to Nepal
In the heart of Edinburgh near the Church of St John the Evangelist is One World Shop, a modest-looking store that sells goods from all over the…
Covid derails child development in Nepal
Photo: SAGLO SAMAJ/HIMALMEDIAThe Covid-19 worsened the disparities in young children’s development and learning in Nepal. One out of five Nepali…
Art for a cause
The art festival was inagurated by noted Nepali actor Rajesh Hamal (second from right). Also pictured, general manager of Turkish Airlines…
The other pandemic: mental health
Children and young people across the world could feel the impact of Covid-19 on their mental health for many years even after the worst effects…
Giving all Nepalis a shot at the Covid vaccine
State neglect, international apathy, and the climate crisis magnify vaccine inequity in Nepal
Helping Nepal’s Covid orphans
An estimated 1,200 children who lost their parents to the pandemic struggle to get by
Letter to my kindergarten daughter
Photo: T P MishraDear छोरी, Congratulations on starting a long and exciting journey by beginning kindergarten today. It was lovely to see you so…
A tall order
Photo: HIMALMEDIAA white-coated nurse holding a blue and white, half-litre bag of milk stands in front of a small group of mothers seated near…
UK aid for Nepali mothers and children
Photo: WWF NEPALAs the Covid crisis pushes millions of Nepalis back below the poverty line affecting their nutritional status, the UK government…
Sita
She was more than a child helper turned child bride
Death by drowning on the rise
Photo: MONIKA DEUPALAThe death of five children by drowning last month in Dhanusha made headlines. A week later, two boys drowned in a pit left…
Pandemic hits non-Covid vaccines for children
Twenty-three million children worldwide missed out on basic vaccines through routine immunisation services in 2020, 3.7 million more than in…
The pandemic of hunger
Photo: MARTY LOGANThe Covid-19 pandemic has affected the livelihoods of the most neglected communities in Nepal, with a direct impact on the…
Nepal’s class divide widens
Photo: UMA THAPA MAGARThird grader Sona Lama lives in the uplands of Rasuwa and has not been to school for more than a year. But since Nepal…
Lessons not learned from the pandemic
Nepal has squandered another opportunity to fix a defective education system
Nepal’s epidemic of hunger
Malnutrition among Nepali children pre-dates Covid-19, but the pandemic has made it worse
Saving Nepali mothers on Mother’s Day
Dedicated nurse returns to the village of her birth to run a birthing centre, and save lives during the pandemic