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The Advocacy Project helps marginalized communities to tell their story, claim their rights and produce social change. We recruit graduate students to volunteer as Peace Fellows with partners.

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"Speaking with locals and living in a country is the best way to learn about the real lives of citizens, not just the stories in the mainstream media. I will be more critical of what I read as a result of this experience. I also feel even more grateful for my education, and I feel a stronger responsibility to assist others who do not have resources or access to opportunities in their communities."

Maria Skouras (New York University) volunteered in 2011 as a Peace Fellow for eHomemakers in Malaysia.

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Anila Kumari Chaudhary

 

Anila is currently pregnant with her first child and experiencing uterine prolapse.


Treatment is not available to Anila at the moment because the district health office does not have any pessary rings. A pessary ring could relieve the symptoms that she has been dealing with and help to support her uterus to prevent further prolapse. There are no other places for Anila to go to receive a pessary ring.

The accessibility of health services in Nepal is limited, and those health posts that do exist do not always have the necessary treatment available for patients.

She has been evaluated by campaigners, and they believe she has early second-degree prolapse now. Her prolapse started suddenly, with pain and the sensation of something falling. She knew something was wrong when it happened, but she didn’t know it was her uterus. Since then, she has experienced increasing pain. Anila experiences stomach and back pain and also sometimes has vaginal pain.

Her whole family has been sensitized to the issue and is now trying to support her. Family members familiar with the condition know that it results from hard work, so they do not blame her for anything.

Her family members are also making sure she has the necessary care during birth, and they currently plan to have her deliver in a nursing home in Lahan. Fortunately for Anila, they live within an hour of such facilities and have the financial resources to afford the care. 

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