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Sabina’s husband Upendra wraps a cloth around her to put their baby into the KMC position in their home in Himmatpur, Kailali District.

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Born prematurely, a little boy in farwestern Nepal has received a new lease on life thanks to Kangaroo Mother Care practices

A young girl washing hands in the tap at her home in Chhage, Kavrepalanchowk

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A burden lifted

Access to safe, regular water supply has altered life in the village of Chhage in Kavrepalanchowk District

Father and children

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UNICEF Parenting

Helping parents give children the best start in life.

Teacher Janusha Malla holds up a model of a local musical instrument that the teachers have crafted at the Balmandir Basic School in Mugu District.

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In their own words

A teacher from Nepal’s Mugu District reflects on the perceptible effect that mother tongue instruction has on the comprehension and confidence of early grad

Julie Khatri

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Focus on the future

On the outskirts of Pokhara, a young girl who had almost fallen into the trap of child labour finds freedom in education and ambition

Rashida Khatun in her home in Mahottari

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The courage to say no

Non-formal education classes help a 14-year-old girl from south-eastern Nepal put a stop to her impending marriage

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Happy child

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UNICEF is dedicated to advancing the rights of all children in Nepal, especially the most marginalized and disadvantaged

Mother and child outside Amadabalam

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Children in Nepal

With 40 per cent of the population under the age of 18 years, investments in children and adolescents is important in shaping national development.

A girl smiling

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Why invest in children?

Investment in children is investment in ‘human capital’

UNICEF Nepal Staff

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