By Scott MacLennan | Project Leader
In the past week the Her Farm family grew substantially with fifteen (15) women and children moving to the farm. One woman alone has seven children. We are scrambling to get them all situated, cleaned (many came suffering from lice infestations) clean clothing, school supplies and to quickly repair some housing that was damaged during the earthquakes to be able to provide enough rooms for all. They are all adjusting to life at Her Farm well, despite the trauma's they've been through. Some are from families broken apart by abuse and drinking, others were displaced when their fathers brought home a new "second wife" and tossed their mother out. While technically against the law in Nepal, the practice of second wives continues unabated. The new wife in the home is seldom willing to accept the first wife or her children and many women are tossed out with no means of support.
I am posted a couple of photos of some of the children that were taken with smartphones by the women working at the farm. I can't post the mothers until we are certain there are no safety risks for them.
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