food security

FOOD SECURITY


	Malnutrition Remains Major Killer in Nepal Number of children with acute malnutrition remains near emergency levels despite decades of effort and millions of aid dollars. IRIN
	Replacing The Poppy Lady Opium farmers in Myanmar need alternative livelihood support. IRIN
	Tea vs. Opuim In Myanmar: Coaxing farmers to grow tea, not opium. IRIN
	OMG! Eat-Your-Vegetables Philippines: Government launches nationwide media campaign to lift the consumption of fresh produce and fight malnutrition among young people. IRIN
	Boosting Cities' Food Resilience Asia's largest cities need to maximize every bit of space to feed one of the world's fastest-growing populations. IRIN
	Cash For Work Goes Mobile Using mobile phones to send cash to relief operations to disaster-hit Philippines. IRIN
	Nothing to Sacrifice Cheerless Eid for Sindh flood survivors in Pakistan. IRIN
	Leave The Women To Starve In Nepal, gender discrimination fuels malnutrition. IRIN
	Opium Cultivation Reaches High Rapid increase in opium cultivation in Myanmar is an alarming trend for Southeast Asia. IRIN
	Farmers Rained Out Recently displaced farmers hit by flooding in the Philippines. IRIN
	Selling Your Child for a Bag of Flour More than 1 million cases of parents selling their children into slavery or forced marriages in Pakistan, and in one instance, for a bag of flour. IRIN

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Carry On

Nepal's ever expanding city of Kathmandu is literally being built on the backs of Nepal's porters. Photojournalist Pushpa Adhikari tells the story of these whethered men. MORE>>
See You Tomorrow

In November 2012, a team of six eye surgeons from Nepal and Indonesia visited the cities of Padangsidempuan and Medan in Indonesia's North Sumatra, with the mission to help the blind see again. MORE>>
Write on the Wall

Street art on the walls of Kathmandu, wash the city's walls with colour and inspiration. MORE>>
No Ordinary Security Guard

Ram Bahadur has to work for each and everything. Most times, he stands at the gate, sometimes he has to fetch water, othertimes he has to go to the market to buy vegetables and fruits. He is no ordinary security guard. MORE>>
Government School

School is a place for learning about the ABCs and life. It is not merely an educational institution, it has become an essential part of childhood - a place we associate with early memories. These are memories from a student in one of Nepal's government schools. MORE>>
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