Nepal
In parts of rural Nepal women and girls are segregated from their families during menstruation. A look at historical context of this practice and the slow pace of social change.
In far western Nepal, many believe that women who are menstruating are impure and bring bad luck. And so they are exiled each month, leaving them vulnerable to rape and other horrors.
A reminder for world leaders meeting in Kuala Lumpur for the Women Deliver Conference to remember the complexity of women's voices from the field.
In a forgotten fold of mountains in rural Nepal, an idealistic group of American doctors is experimenting with full transparency. From these remote corners, transparency is tricky.
"Meet the Pros" 2013 features Pulitzer Center grantee Allison Shelley and student fellow Melissa Turley, produces Westchester student-created multimedia.
Nearly two dozen Campus Consortium student fellows undertake reporting around the globe in 2013.
Changing engrained social practices, like chaupadi, is never as simple as an activist campaign.
Women in rural Nepal sleep in huts, caves and animal sheds every month during their periods — a practice called chaupadi.
Mustard blossoms, bright yellow on tall green stalks; rows of young potato seedlings; a stack of papery dried marigolds and a pile of stones serve as a haphazard memorial for 17-year-old Laxmi Buda.
In light of publicity around rape in India, a look at the ingrained practice of chaupadi just north, in Nepal.
Intersection of health and human rights key for first Campus Consortium student reporting fellow from Boston University.
In rural western Nepal, many women are sent to live in animal sheds while they are menstruating. This ingrained cultural practice, called chaupadi, can wreak unintended havoc on their health.
Nepal is majority Hindu, a religion known for powerful goddesses and "shakti"—feminine strength—yet gender discrimination is common. Educated women activists are rising up.