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Forced to flee war, Nepali women cycle out of poverty

Agence France-Presse 15 Mar 2017, 01:02 pm Print

At the break of dawn each day, dozens of women forced to flee their homes during Nepal's decade-long civil war load their bicycles with vegetables and head to market. The bikes, donated by a foreign charity, have given these women in the Surkhet Valley independence and a livelihood, lifting many out of poverty.

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