Resham Sunar, 11, poses for a photo with a hibiscus flower tucked above one ear, after celebrating his birthday in Punarbas, Kanchanpur district, southwest Nepal, August 6, 2022. "I feel good to go to school with mum," said Resham, who is a grade behind his mother. "We chat as we walk to school and we learn from our conversation," he said, adding that his mother hoped he could become a doctor. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR NEPAL EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Parwati Sunar, 27, and her sons, Resham Sunar, 11, and Arjun Sunar, 7, buy food at a market in Punarbas, Kanchanpur district, southwest Nepal, August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR NEPAL EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Parwati Sunar, 27, offers a homemade cake made of wheat flour, sugar, and milk to her eldest son, Resham Sunar, 11, during his birthday in Punarbas, Kanchanpur district, southwest Nepal, August 6, 2022. Parwati attends the same school as her eldest son, Resham, after returning to an education system she fled at the age of 15, when she eloped with a man seven years her senior. Parwaiti said she hoped to become "literate enough"?to be able to keep household accounts. "I think I should not have left my school," she said, explaining the desire to catch up on the lessons she missed. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR NEPAL EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Parwati Sunar, 27, hangs foliage for her goats, inside her house in Punarbas, Kanchanpur district, southwest Nepal, August 6, 2022. Parwati attends the same school as her eldest son, Resham, after returning to an education system she fled at the age of 15, when she eloped with a man seven years her senior. Parwaiti said she hoped to become "literate enough"?to be able to keep household accounts. "I think I should not have left my school," she said, explaining the desire to catch up on the lessons she missed. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR NEPAL EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Resham Sunar, 11, lights an oil lamp as he offers prayers during his birthday in Punarbas, Kanchanpur district, southwest Nepal, August 6, 2022. "I feel good to go to school with mum," said Resham, who is a grade behind his mother. "We chat as we walk to school and we learn from our conversation," he said, adding that his mother hoped he could become a doctor. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR NEPAL EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Parwati Sunar, 27, and her son Resham Sunar, 11, walk to school from their house in Punarbas, Kanchanpur district, southwest Nepal, August 5, 2022. Parwati attends the same school as her eldest son, Resham, after returning to an education system she fled at the age of 15, when she eloped with a man seven years her senior. Parwaiti said she hoped to become "literate enough"?to be able to keep household accounts. "I think I should not have left my school," she said, explaining the desire to catch up on the lessons she missed. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR NEPAL EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Parwati Sunar, 27, speaks with her classmates during a class at Jeevan Jyoti secondary school in Punarbas, Kanchanpur district, southwest Nepal, August 5, 2022. Parwati attends the same school as her eldest son, Resham, after returning to an education system she fled at the age of 15, when she eloped with a man seven years her senior. Parwaiti said she hoped to become "literate enough"?to be able to keep household accounts. "I think I should not have left my school," she said, explaining the desire to catch up on the lessons she missed. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR NEPAL EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Bharat Basnet, Principal of Jeevan Jyoti secondary school, sits at his desk, in Punarbas, Kanchanpur district, southwest, Nepal August 5, 2022. "As a student, Parwati Sunar, 27, was below average, but a keen learner", said Basnet. Just about 57% of women are literate in the country of 29 million. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR NEPAL EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Parwati Sunar, 27, and her son Resham Sunar, 11, leave school to walk home in Punarbas, Kanchanpur district, southwest Nepal, August 5, 2022. Parwati attends the same school as her eldest son, Resham, after returning to an education system she fled at the age of 15, when she eloped with a man seven years her senior. Parwaiti said she hoped to become "literate enough"?to be able to keep household accounts. "I think I should not have left my school," she said, explaining the desire to catch up on the lessons she missed. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR NEPAL EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Resham Sunar, 11, attends a class at Jeevan Jyoti secondary school, in Punarbas, Kanchanpur district, southwest Nepal, August 5, 2022. "I feel good to go to school with mum," said Resham, who is a grade behind his mother. "We chat as we walk to school and we learn from our conversation," he said, adding that his mother hoped he could become a doctor. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR NEPAL EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A paper boat floats on a puddle outside a classroom at Jeevan Jyoti secondary school, Punarbas, Kanchanpur district, southwest Nepal, August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR NEPAL EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Navraj Ojha, a maths teacher, helps Parwati Sunar, 27, during a class at Jeevan Jyoti secondary school in Punarbas, Kanchanpur district, southwest Nepal, August 5, 2022. Parwati attends the same school as her eldest son, Resham, after returning to an education system she fled at the age of 15, when she eloped with a man seven years her senior. Parwaiti said she hoped to become "literate enough"?to be able to keep household accounts. "I think I should not have left my school," she said, explaining the desire to catch up on the lessons she missed. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR NEPAL EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Parwati Sunar, 27, works on homework with her sons, Resham Sunar, 11, and Arjun Sunar, 7, in Punarbas, Kanchanpur district, southwest Nepal, August 4, 2022. Parwati attends the same school as her eldest son, Resham, after returning to an education system she fled at the age of 15, when she eloped with a man seven years her senior. Parwaiti said she hoped to become "literate enough"?to be able to keep household accounts. "I think I should not have left my school," she said, explaining the desire to catch up on the lessons she missed. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR NEPAL EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH ?WIDER IMAGE? FOR ALL STORIES. 

Parwati Sunar, 27, speaks with her neighbours outside her house in Punarbas, Kanchanpur district, southwest Nepal, August 4, 2022. Parwati attends the same school as her eldest son, Resham, after returning to an education system she fled at the age of 15, when she eloped with a man seven years her senior. Parwaiti said she hoped to become "literate enough"?to be able to keep household accounts. "I think I should not have left my school," she said, explaining the desire to catch up on the lessons she missed. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR NEPAL EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH ?WIDER IMAGE? FOR ALL STORIES. 

A toilet pan is hung on a tree behind the house of Parwati Sunar, 27, in Punarbas, Kanchanpur district, southwest Nepal, August 4, 2022. Parwati's home lacks a toilet, so the family use a nearby plot of public land instead. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR NEPAL EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH ?WIDER IMAGE? FOR ALL STORIES. 

Parwati Sunar, 27, sits on the porch of her two room tin-roofed house late in the evening in Punarbas, Kanchanpur district, southwest Nepal, August 4, 2022. Parwati attends the same school as her eldest son, Resham, after returning to an education system she fled at the age of 15, when she eloped with a man seven years her senior. Parwaiti said she hoped to become "literate enough"?to be able to keep household accounts. "I think I should not have left my school," she said, explaining the desire to catch up on the lessons she missed. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR NEPAL EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Yam Bahadur Sunar, 34, a migrant worker who works as a labourer in the Indian city of Chennai to support his family, video calls with his wife Parwati Sunar, 27, in Punarbas, Kanchanpur district, southwest Nepal, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR NEPAL EDUCATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH ?WIDER IMAGE? FOR ALL STORIES. 

Members of the Nepali Army clear debris during a fire caught at a warehouse storing wheelchairs and medical equipment belonging to the National Federation of the Disabled in Kathmandu, Nepal July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A devotee reacts as vermilion powder is applied on his face during the "Sindoor Jatra" vermillion powder festival to welcome the arrival of spring and Nepali new year at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

A devotee daubed in vermilion powder attends the "Sindoor Jatra" vermillion powder festival to welcome the arrival of spring and Nepali new year at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

Devotees covered in vermilion powder carry a chariot during the "Sindoor Jatra" vermillion powder festival to welcome the arrival of spring and Nepali new year at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

Devotees daubed in vermilion powder attend the "Sindoor Jatra" vermillion powder festival to welcome the arrival of spring and Nepali new year at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

A devotee reacts as vermilion powder is applied on his face during the "Sindoor Jatra" vermillion powder festival to welcome the arrival of spring and Nepali new year at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

Devotees covered in vermilion powder carry chariots as they circle the Balkumari Temple during the "Sindoor Jatra" vermillion powder festival to welcome the arrival of spring and Nepali new year at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

Devotees daubed in vermilion powder play drums and dance during the "Sindoor Jatra" vermillion powder festival to welcome the arrival of spring and Nepali new year at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

Devotees covered in vermilion powder carry a chariot during the "Sindoor Jatra" vermillion powder festival to welcome the arrival of spring and Nepali new year at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

Devotees daubed in vermilion powder play drums and dance during the "Sindoor Jatra" vermillion powder festival to welcome the arrival of spring and Nepali new year at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

Devotees covered in vermilion powder carry chariots as they circle the Balkumari Temple during the "Sindoor Jatra" vermillion powder festival to welcome the arrival of spring and Nepali new year at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

People sit as they wait for devotees to bring chariots during the "Sindoor Jatra" vermillion powder festival to welcome the arrival of spring and Nepali new year at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

Demonstrators carry an injured protester during a protest against the $500 million U.S. infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Riot police fires tear gas towards the demonstrators during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Demonstrators run for cover as riot police charges towards them during a protest against the $500 million U.S. infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Riot police takes cover as demonstrators pelt stone towards them during a protest against the $500 million U.S. infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Demonstrators burn tires during a protest against the $500 million U.S. infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Demonstrators take cover as police fires water cannon during a protest against the $500 million U.S. infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Stones thrown by the demonstrators lie on the road during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A demonstrator charges towards the riot police behind the barricade during a protest against the $500 million U.S. infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A demonstrator lies unconscious after being injured during a protest against the $500 million U.S. infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A demonstrator is taken towards the hospital on a motor bike during a protest against the $500 million U.S. infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A demonstrator hurls a stone towards the riot police during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A demonstrator hurls back a tear gas towards the police during a protest against the $500 million U.S. infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A riot police member hurls back a tear gas towards the demonstrators during a protest against the $500 million U.S. infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A demonstrator carries a stone during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A demonstrator hurls stone towards the riot police during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A demonstrator covers his face as he tries to pick a tear gas canister during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A demonstrator carrying Nepal’s flag stands in front of a water cannon during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A demonstrator hurls stone towards the riot police during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Riot police charge as they try to push back the demonstrators during a protest against the $500 million U.S. infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Demonstrators try to break through the barricades during a protest against the $500 million U.S. infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Demonstrators gather as they try to break through the barricades during a protest against the $500 million U.S. infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A Nepali man evacuated from Afghanistan enters a bus upon his arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A member of Nepal Army wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) walks towards a bus to attend Nepali people who were evacuated from Afghanistan, upon their arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A Nepali man evacuated from Afghanistan is interviewed by the media personnel upon his arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Nepali people maintain social distance upon their arrival after being evacuated from Afghanistan, at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Nepali men react upon their arrival after being evacuated from Afghanistan, at Tribhuvan International Airport, in Kathmandu, Nepal August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Nepali people arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport after being evacuated from Afghanistan, in Kathmandu, Nepal August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A Nepali photographer holds a candle and placard in memory of Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters, during a tribute to him at Swayambhunath Stupa, a UNESCO world heritage site, in Kathmandu, Nepal July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Nepali photographers hold placards and photographs of Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters, as they pay tribute to him at Swayambhunath Stupa, a UNESCO world heritage site, in Kathmandu, Nepal July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Nepali photographers light candles and butter lamps near the photograph of Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters, as they pay tribute to him at Swayambhunath Stupa, a UNESCO world heritage site, in Kathmandu, Nepal July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar