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Kulsum Darji
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Using an easy-to-understand visual aid to educate and inform young mothers.
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Ordinary women, who've taken up extraordinary tasks.
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Amrika KC, a volunteer from Salyan district, greets her visitors.
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Amrika KC, a Female Community Health Volunteer from Salyan district, talks with would-be mothers about the importance of regular antenatal checkups.
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A child receives her biannual vitamin A supplement.
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A volunteer using her bicycle to travel through her community.
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Using a timer, an FCHV in Nepalgunj counts a child’s respiratory rate to confirm a diagnosis of a possible respiratory infection.
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These signs are typically displayed by volunteers on the front part of their homes
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The real cadres
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An FCHV presents to a Mothers’ Group.
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20Meena Aryal of Banke district is an FCHV and the president of a local community group.
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A father holds his young girl.
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14Laxmi Sharma, an FCHV from Salyan distict, poses for a photograph.
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Periodic visits by the Female Community Health Volunteers enable families to discuss various key health issues.
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Many of Nepal’s young children suffer from undernutrition, like this 17-day-old baby picture above.
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Bishnu Buda pauses for some sun light on her way to work.
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In this photo, Bishnu Buda from Jumla, a volunteer for 18 years now, speaks to a would-be mother about good nutrition practices and supplements. “Ever since I’ve become a volunteer, no mother in my area has died during pregnancy,” she proudly informs her
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Female Community Health Volunteers have been very vocal about the importance of family support and a reduced burden of work for pregnant women.
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At a monthly workshop
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A volunteer displays various food groups, and feeds a baby while counselling mothers about the importance of a balanced, nutritious diet.
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A Mother’s Group meeting in Dolakha district.
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A Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV) administers a dose of vitamin A to an infant.