The people of Nepal
Wildfox
Anthony Swanston
Fri 28 Jul 2017 06:56
Let’s start
with the Sisterhood of Survivors. We visited their centre and they taught us
how to make momos – little pastry parcels filled with whatever you want and
then steamed. They also make beautiful
hand woven fabrics. But their real job
is to work as paralegals. When they
qualify they are placed in a police station and they prepare the legal case
against People Traffickers. Every one of
these lovely girls has been rescued from traffickers. Considering what they have been through they
are surprisingly well adjusted.
Then we
visit a Tibetan refugee camp which naturally contains a monastery. If any of
them return home they will serve between three and ten years in prison for
leaving their country illegally. Women
can apply for a Nepalese passport after 15 years but for some reason men
cannot. They are effectively stateless.
They make the most beautiful rugs. It
all starts with an old lady spinning wool by hand.
We also
visit an agricultural village. Very
primitive; all cooking done over wood.
The other
pictures pretty much speak for themselves…
