Kathmandu, Nepal

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The scene opens with a human cremation by the river, an almost everyday occurrence in Nepal. I first met Sabitha (20, in white and blue dress) at a school where she taught. Together with her friends Namita (16) and Pratima (15), we walked the streets talking to women who knew nothing about this preventable disease. I admire these young women volunteers for going against social norms to help inform others. Returning to the car, I caught the taxi driver yelling at them for being bad Muslim girls. The papers they passed out were written in Nepalese.