June 2015

Ramachal Yadav

Pranav (real name witheld due to age), 16 years old, is a child groom. CARE USA representatives have come to the area to view the progress of the Tipping Point Program, meant to combat child marriage in the districts of Kapilbastu and Rupandehi of Nepal near the Indian border.

Parshuram Harijan (left), 31 years old, son Sakcham, 4 years old and wife Mayadevi (right) pose for a picture in front of the Dalit Social Development Center. Parshuram works here as a social mobilizer. CARE USA representatives have come to the area to view the progress of the Tipping Point Program, meant to combat child marriage in the districts of Kapilbastu and Rupandehi of Nepal near the Indian border.

A young girl smiles for the camera in the village of Marchwar, Nepal. CARE USA representatives have come to the area to view the progress of the Tipping Point Program, meant to combat child marriage in the districts of Kapilbastu and Rupandehi of Nepal near the Indian border.

Men and women walk along the road carrying large bundles of pati back to their home. It is common for women and children to assist the family in the fields during harvest season.