These are cooking fires, they sleep in the same area.

From Schools to Slums

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June 7th 2009
Kalimati Slums. This is another project of Emma’s at Sunrise, and Emma and I visited the slums with a few children from the orphanage yesterday. I wasn’t sure what to expect. I have driven past many slums in various countries and it’s always horrifying to imagine people actually living in conditions like that and I always thought that the people would be hostile, angry that we are the hav ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Boudhanath

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more