Lance Corporal Mina Thapa not only defied the odds by joining the army – a male-dominated field – but went a notch higher by accepting to be a part of the Nepalese military peacekeeping force, now serving in South Sudan, far away from home.
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A leader speaking at a peace meeting in Koch
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Community members gather in Chuei-Chok, Manyang-Ngok County, to witness the launch of a borehole drilling project. Photo: Manyang Mayom/UNMISS