“They don’t get rich, they get HIV"
In Achham, migration and HIV are destroying the lives of women and children
“These were my parents,” says eight-year-old Rajan BK holding out a much-handled photograph. His mother and father, both of whom had full blown AIDS, died last year. Rajan doesn’t speak for the rest of the day. He carries the photograph everywhere.
“It’s incredibly hard for us all. I can’t bear the pain of losing my only son,” says Rajan’s grandfather, 67-year old Prasa, who now has to do hard physical labour to feed and school his three grandchildren. “My son made a mistake and now his old parents and children suffer. This is a terrible fate,” he adds
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