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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Niranjan Shrestha

AP PHOTOS: Older women in Nepal are learning how to read and write

Nepal Older Women Literacy Photo Gallery - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Sushila Gautam, 77, checks her smartwatch, a gift from her son living in the United States, to see if she should leave for her reading and writing lessons.

“At home, I get bored when my son and daughter-in-law go to work and grandchildren are at school. I want something to do,” she says with a smile.

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