Text is by Plan International/Jessica Lomelin
Photography by Plan International/Max Greenstein and Alf Berg
Having lost her mother and brother, Shrijana, from Dolakha district in Nepal, has had to assume the role of financial caretaker of her family.
The vibrant 21-year-old moved to Kathmandu three years ago to live with her uncle. She found a job in a shop selling MoMos, the famous Nepali dumplings and would send a large portion of her earnings back to her family in Dolakha.