Living Proof Project: A Rural Birth in Nepal

Eking out a living

Nineteen year-old Maheshwori Devi Bishwokarma is pregnant with her second child. Despite being three days past due, Maheshwori continues to work herding goats, scratching out a living in the Himalayan foothills of Nepal. Her husband, who lives and works in neighboring India, comes home once a year.

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