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Resource November 18, 2016

Meet the Journalists: Shilu Manandhar and Yam Kumari Kandel

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Stranded: Nepalese Companies Abandon Workers in Qatar

Eager to earn money to send home to their families, Nepalese workers sign on with Nepalese agencies...

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Giri Prasad B.K. hasn't been home to Baglung district, which includes lush, green river valleys, since he left Qatar for the second time in 2007. Giri Prasad B.K.'s wife and 9-year-old daughter live in their home in rural Baglung district, located west of Kathmandu. Image by Yam Kumari Kandel. Nepal, 2016.
Giri Prasad B.K. hasn't been home to Baglung district, which includes lush, green river valleys, since he left Qatar for the second time in 2007. Image by Yam Kumari Kandel. Nepal, 2016.

Yam Kumari Kandel and Shilu Manandhar, the Pulitzer Center's 2015 Persephone Miel fellows, traveled to Qatar to interview migrant workers from Nepal about the conditions they face. Here, they reflect on their experiences reporting on these issues.

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