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    The Chepang of Chitwan

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    A subsistence farmer, he lives from hand to mouth. Separated from the group, this weathered Chepang man leans against a mud house in sombre reflection. Views[466] A burst of playful energy after their lesson. Once these Chepang girls reach secondary school age, they will be forced to walk three to four hours each day as the villages in these rugged areas of Nepal only have a primary school at most. Views[268] Despite limited access to education and remoteness of their village, some Chepang children are able to receive their basic schooling in a bare and simple classroom. Views[1910] Her entire life, until she held this slip of paper, she was stateless within her own country. This Chepang woman tucks away her new Nepali citizenship card which facilitates access to rights that she has never previously known. Views[430] A group of Chepang people congregate on the edge of their Himalayan foothills village in the Chitwan district of Nepal. On this momentous day, some of them received their citizenship documentation. The Chepang are a semi-nomadic indigenous group considered to be the poorest of the poor in Nepal. Isolated from modern facilities and services, and largely lacking in education, they spent their lives without access to basic rights. In absence of citizenship certificates, the Chepang people were not able to vote, access various public services such as electricity, and enroll their children in the local schools. Views[1101]
     

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