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  • Students at a University of the Third Age (U3A) perform traditional Tai Chi moves during a performance. Universities provide learning and social classes for retired and elderly citizens.
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  • Even though Wang, who had polio, cannot easily visit his customers, they bring electrical items to his shop for repair. The shop was donated by the local Disabled Persons' Federation. Wang's son is studying at university on a  scholarship provided by the DPF.
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  • Li lost both of his arms in an industrial accident. Support from the Disabled Persons' Federation allowed him to open a shop, not only providing practical support but also helping him to integrate into the local community.
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  • Xiong holds a handful of peaches grown in his orchard. The training he received from the local Disabled Persons' Federation has enabled him to retrain as a farmer.
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  • Despite losing his leg, Li's artificial limb allows him to lead an active life and he still maintains a thriving vegetable garden.
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  • Xiong's leg was badly injured in an industrial accident at a factory. Support from the local Disabled Persons' Federation has allowed him to retrain as a farmer and provided the skills required to manage an orchard on his farm. Persons' Federation has allowed him to retrain as a farmer and provided the skills required to manage an orchard on his farm.
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  • Feng suffers from cerebral palsy and autism but, with the support of his parents, the CBM field workers and the local Disabled Persons' Federation, he has learned to walk.
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  • Srijana Phuyal and her 18 month-old daughter, Riya in the doorway of their home, Kakani, Nuwakot District, Nepal
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  • Elected Member, Laxmi Tamang, and President of the Shree Khanideri Sanokishan Krishi Sanakari Women's Co-operative, Nirmala Tamang, in conversation, Kakani, Nuwakot District, Nepal
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  • A member of the Shree Khanideri Sanokishan Krishi Sanakari Women's Co-operative and a young girl, Kakani, Nuwakot District, Nepal
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  • Muna's biosand filter is inexpensive, easy to maintain, does not require electricity and provides a reliable source of clean water for Muna and her family.
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  • Muna Thapa collects water from a ground source water pump outside her village home. This water has not been treated and whilst it can be used for irrigtaion, it may not be safe to drink. However, it does provide a source of water that Muna can put into the biosand filter.
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  • Grandmother Laxmi Phuyal tends to the fire where she cooks for her family. The fire provides heat for boiling and frying all the family's meals, which often include rice, lentils, curry and vegetables., Kakani, Nuwakot District, Nepal
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  • A schoolgirl kicks off her shows as she arrives for class
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  • Muna Thapa carries a bucket of water across a rice paddy near her home. Water from the ground source can be used for irrigation, for livestock and to replenish the supply in the family's biosand filter.
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  • Factory workers, Dhanamumi Murmi and Anjan Dahal ,maintain one of the basic moulds, from which biosand filters are constructed. They are two of only half a dozen employees who run the factory and are responsible for building all the biosand water filters for the local area.
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  • A group of schoolgirls laughing and posing for a photograph outside a classroom at their school, Sursuna High School, Sursana, Kolkata, India
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  • Once a day a large bowser delivers the district's only source of clean water. Women fill large plastic drums with water, which they will carry back to their homes. The water will provide all their families' water for cooking, cleaning and sanitation, Tangra slum, Dhipi, Kolkata, India
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  • A woman emptying, sorting, crushing and removing the labels from plastic water and soda drink bottles before organising them for recycling, Tangra slum, Dhipi, Kolkata, India
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  • In the morning, Tara Dahal helps her daughter with her school uniform in the family kitchen. A biosand filter allows Tara to wash fruit and vegetables with uncontamintaed water, allowing her to be confident that her children are far less likely to become ill.
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  • Whilst many of us take it for granted that clean, uncontaminated water will pour out of our taps, it's not something that Radhika could be sure of without her family's biosand filter.
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  • Local ENPHO staff member, Radhika Ghamire, teaching local mother of two, Srijana Phuyal, the technique for effective hand washing., Kakani, Nuwakot District, Nepal
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  • Children from a family left homeless by the 2015 Nepal earthquake inside a tent at a refugee camp for internally displaced people.
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  • Neighbours from homes that were destroyed during the 2015 Nepal earthquake search for survivors and salvage belongings from the rubble.
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  • Duan is described as a "local legend" by friends and neighbours. He became blind at the age of 40 years after suffering glaucoma. He said "I felt bad because I could not see. I felt troubled because I was unable to do simple tasks". As a result of various therapeutic services, Duan now walks with a cane and has a cleaning job at a local college, where his daughter works as a teacher. He has learned to play the flute, the cucurbit and Chinese cello. He says, "I am so happy because I've started working and my family is very happy for me. I encourage people who learn from the miracle that has fallen over me".
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  • Ever smiling, Parbati collects water for her biosand filter from a communal hand pump.
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  • Dhanamumi Murmi mixes the cement that she will use to construct the biosand filters. The materials required for the construction of the filters are readily available, inexpensive but very resilient.
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  • Once a day a large bowser delivers the district's only source of clean water. Women fill large plastic drums with water, which they will carry back to their homes. The water will provide all their families' water for cooking, cleaning and sanitation, Tangra slum, Dhipi, Kolkata, India
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  • Local ENPHO staff member, Radhika Ghamire, teaching four year-old Rhythm Phuyal the technique for effective hand washing., Kakani, Nuwakot District, Nepal
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  • Removed from their moulds and freshly painted, the biosand filters and sacks of sand and gravel are loaded onto a trailer, ready for delivery and installation.
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  • A new latrine under construction beside a house, currently being rebuilt after being destroyed in the 2015 earthquake, Kakani, Nuwakot District, Nepal
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  • Inside a school, set up as a temporary refugee camp for internally displaced people, 72 year old Ram Shilpakar recovers from a broken ribs and head trauma sustained during the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
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  • A woman wearing a scarf for protection from the dust salvages belongings from a family home that was destroyed during the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
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  • Clean water helps children stay healthy, which means they are less likely to need time away from school, so their education improves. Providing clean water has important knock-on effects.
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  • Members of the Shree Khanideri Sanokishan Krishi Sanakari Women's Co-operative hold a meeting outside a store in the centre of their village, Kakani, Nuwakot District, Nepal
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  • A woman singing during a rehearsal at a University of the Third Age (U3A). Older citizens can take advantage of any one of dozens of different classes.
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  • Tam Yang suffers from cerebral palsy and has visual, hearing, physical and intellectual impairments. The CMB have provided counselling and guidance to Tam's parents and have contributed to a comprehensive rehabilitation plan in collaboration with Tam's doctors, extended family and the local Disabled Persons' Federation.
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  • A community based rehabilitation programme has helped Li learn how to order stock, using a pen in his mouth or between his toes to operate a computer.
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  • Manjali Hasda drinks clean water from the biosand water filter at her home in  Sharanamati Village, Nepal
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  • 25 year-old Sapana Balami and her four year-old daughter, Aanchal Balami, now have access to a latrine near their home, Okharpauwa, Nuwakot District, Nepal
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  • ENPHO staff lead a community training programme, teaching the principles of sanitation and hygiene., Kakani, Nuwakot District, Nepal
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  • Li has recently married. He and his wife have a daughter, who receives extra tuition from a CBR field worker. The family now run a successful business in Kunming, China.
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  • And most homes in this rural, Nepalese community do. Radhika Murmu drinks water from a biosand water filter inside the doorway to her family home.
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  • Before dinner, Chandramani Karki and Rajes Thapa wash their hands in the water from a biosand water filter. Educating families about the importance of hygiene and sanitation ensures that they can make the most of their clean water supply.
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  • A home construction nearing completion in a village which was almost completely destroyed during the 2015 earthquake, Kakani, Nuwakot District, Nepal
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  • Neighbours search for survivors and salvage belongings from homes destroyed by the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
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  • An elderly woman studies a foreign language in a language lab at a University of the Third Age (U3A). Older people can learn new languages and many other skills with state-of-the-art technology.
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  • Li had an accident at the age of two, which caused osteomyelitis and, eventually, the loss of his left leg. His artificial limb allows him to lead an active life and he can still ride his motorcycle.
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  • Cheerful Manjali Hasda in the doorway of her village home.
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  • Bisnu replenishes the biosand water filter outside her family home in Sharanamati Village.
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  • Radhika's kitchen is simple but effective. A gas hob, a few spices and clean water, courtesy of the CAWST biosand filter.
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  • Muna Thapa fills the biosand filter with water collected from a ground source pump. Gravity will draw the water through a biological layer, then through layers of sand and gravel, removing 99% of bacteria in the process.
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  • Lukhi Ram, an employee at the biosand water filter factory, is preparing the containers which will sit in the top of the biosand filters. Water can be collected from any source and poured into the orange containers, from where gravity will pull it down through several layers, killing 99% of bacteria inthe process.
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  • A schoolboy cycles past the biosand filter factory on his way to school in Sharanamati. The factory can be reached via a sandy road. It requires no electricity and no more than a light shelter to provide workers with some protection from the elements.
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  • Feng receives daily physical therapy sessions and, despite suffering from cerebral palsy and autism, has been able to stay at home with his parents, who provide around-the-clock support and attention.
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  • Radhika tops up the container at the top of the biosand filter.
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  • Srijana Phuyal and her 18 month-old daughter, Riya inside their home, Kakani, Nuwakot District, Nepal
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  • Manju and Saleena Lama, two children from local families where rebuilding work is taking place after the 2015 earthquake, Kakani, Nuwakot District, Nepal
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  • Children walk through a village currently being reconstructed after being almost completely destroyed during the 2015 earthquake, Okharpauwa, Nuwakot District, Nepal
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  • 25 year-old Sapana Balami working as a labourer, carrying building materials, with her four year-old daughter, Aanchal Balami, Okharpauwa, Nuwakot District, Nepal
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  • Students rehearse a traditional Chinese dance performance at a University of the Third Age (U3A).
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  • Wang suffers from disabilities caused by polio but is able to run a successful repair shop and retains mobility courtesy of a three-wheeled chair provided by the local Disabled persons' Federation.
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  • Feng receives daily physical therapy sessions and, despite suffering from cerebral palsy and autism, has been able to stay at home with his parents, who provide around-the-clock support and attention.
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  • A woman learning to play the piano on an electronic keyboard during a class at a University of the Third Age (U3A).
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  • Despite suffering from cerebral palsy, Tam has been able to make significant progress. He receives daily physical therapy from his mother and CBM filed workers. His mother says, "No matter what happened to Tam, we would never give up".
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  • After dinner, Asmita drinks water from her family's biosand filter.
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  • Dhanamumi Murmi cleans and sorts the gravel that she will use in the biosand filters. A gravel layer elevates other materials above the outlet pipe, ensuring that it is kept free flowing.
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  • President of the Shree Khanideri Sanokishan Krishi Sanakari Women's Co-operative, Nirmala Tamang, Kakani, Nuwakot District, Nepal
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  • Rebuilding after the 2015 Nepal Earthquake
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  • A schoolgirl writing a mathematical formula on a blackboard in a classroom, Sursuna High School, Sursana, Kolkata, India
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  • Portrait of Lila, a young woman, resident of the Tangra district, who is studying withthe goal of becoming a police officer, Tangra slum, Dhipi, Kolkata, India
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  • Portrait of Lila, a young woman, resident of the Tangra district, who is studying withthe goal of becoming a police officer, Tangra slum, Dhipi, Kolkata, India
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  • Estimates suggest that at least 150,000 migrants from Cambodia were working in Thailand before the exodus in June, 2014.<br />
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Fearing a crackdown on illegal immigration from the Thai military, over 120,000 Cambodian migrants crossed the border and returned to Cambodia in one week.<br />
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Thai Immigration Police met migrants at the railway station in the border town of Aranyaprathet, recorded their identities and accompanied them to the border crossing.
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  • Siblings Saraswati (11) and twins Yamuna and Jamuna (8) stand on the rubble outside the remains of their family home. The children were outside their home in Bhaktapur when the earthquake struck on 29th April, 2015. Whilst they all survived, their family home was destroyed, leaving them to take shelter beneath tarpaulins erected outside.
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  • A boy searches through the rubble of buildings destroyed by the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
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  • Women left homeless when their homes were destroyed by the 2015 Nepal earthquake shelter in a temporary camp.
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  • Before school begins, girls play on swings in the school playground
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  • A boy in a primary school class holds up his class work
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  • A girl washes her hands with clean water in a Splash sink
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  • Rebuilding after the 2015 Nepal Earthquake
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  • Binot Kumar Lama sustained injuries to his head and arm during the 2015 Nepal earthquake. His family home was destroyed, leaving him and his wife seeking shelter in a temporary camp with little protection and limited access to medical treatment.
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  • Homes in the ancient city of Bhaktapur were baldy damaged by the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
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  • Soldiers from the Nepal Army search through the rubble of an ancient Hindu temple in Patan's Durbar Square.
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  • Dwellings alongside the waterfront in the Korail "slum" district
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  • A schoolboy washing his hands with clean water in a Splash sink
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  • Children looking out of a door and a window from inside a school classroom in a "slum" district
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  • Shortly before midday on the 25th April, 2015, a severe earthquake struck Nepal, causing significant damage and injury. 9,000 people were killed and 22,000 were injured as a direct result and many tens of thousands were left homeless. Seven year-old Lubina was playing with friends when the earthquake struck. She was buried beneath falling rubble, sustaining critical injuries to her legs and pelvis. Discovered by a team from the NGO 'Splash' during an earthquake assessment visit to a school in Kathmandu, medical aid was organised and Lubina received emergency medical treatment from the Mercy Malaysia NGO and then from the staff at the Sushma Koirala Memorial Hospital and was able to make a full recovery.
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  • Shortly before midday on the 25th April, 2015, a severe earthquake struck Nepal, causing significant damage and injury. 9,000 people were killed and 22,000 were injured as a direct result and many tens of thousands were left homeless. Seven year-old Lubina was playing with friends when the earthquake struck. She was buried beneath falling rubble, sustaining critical injuries to her legs and pelvis. Discovered by a team from the NGO 'Splash' during an earthquake assessment visit to a school in Kathmandu, medical aid was organised and Lubina received emergency medical treatment from the Mercy Malaysia NGO and then from the staff at the Sushma Koirala Memorial Hospital and was able to make a full recovery.
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  • Rebuilding after the 2015 Nepal Earthquake
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  • Rebuilding after the 2015 Nepal Earthquake
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  • Rebuilding after the 2015 Nepal Earthquake
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  • A young woman carrying plastic bottles filled with water in a bucket balanced upon her head, Tangra slum, Dhipi, Kolkata, India
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  • A young woman wearing a pretty dress running barefoot through an alleyway, Tangra slum, Dhipi, Kolkata, India
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  • A smiling schoolgirl sitting at her desk in the classroom, Borisha High School, Bahela, Kolkata, India
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  • A group of schoolgirls laughing and waving to friends outside a classroom, Sursuna High School, Sursana, Kolkata, India
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  • A group of schoolchildren laughing whilst watching a video of their class on a digital camera, Wat Chork Primary & Secondary School, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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  • A boy salvaging belongings from a family home that was destroyed during the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
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  • Rajiv Awal and his family salvaged what they could from their family home after it was destroyed by the 2015 Nepal earthquake. They relocated to the home of a family member, outside the capital city of Kathmandu.
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  • Volunteers with the World Mission Society help to clear rubble from buildings destroyed by the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
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  • Beneath hastily assembled tarpaulins, a woman takes shelter after her family home was destroyed by the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
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