Black text on yellow screen reads: In Nepal, blind women face significant barriers to marriage because of stigma and discrimination.
Black text on yellow screen reads: Their experiences echo a broader call for change and understanding.
Srijana Dahal speaks to camera. She is wearing a brown parka, dark glasses, and a knitted cap. A bed and curtains are behind her.
Dahal is outside on her patio.
Dahal's framed degree hangs from a wall.
Dahal is outside in her garden; then she's inside scrubbing pots.
Dahal is inside her apartment, stirring food in a pot.
Dahal sits outside on her deck, facing the sky.
Dahal tends to her flowers on the deck.
Black text on yellow screen reads: A 2018 study by the Nepal Disabled Women's Association (NDWA) revealed that 67 percent of disabled women in Nepal remain unmarried and without prospective partners. Among married women with visual impairments, separation is common. One woman reported being abandoned by her husband after she became disabled.
Young Nepali women and girls sit outside, peeling vegetables.
Sita Pyari Tharu sweeps her front step.
Sita Pyari Tharu, a young Nepali woman who is blind, sits on her bed and speaks to camera.
She sits outside in a field, facing the distance.
Tharu sweeps outside and works in the garden.
A banner from the home hangs outside.
Tharu sews on her bed.
Tharu sits in a circle of women outside, tends to plants, and cuts vegetables.
Black text on yellow screen reads: In Nepal, 35 percent of women with disabilities experience physical violence. About 80 percent are subjected to psychological abuse, often from their own parents or neighbors.
Rakesh Kumar Yadav, Tharu's new husband, sits outside on a cement stoop. Then he speaks to camera sitting on a bed.
Yadav walks outside in a winter jacket.
Yadav sits outside. Then he and Tharu sit on a bed, holding hands and laughing.
Panoramic view of a village with houses and fields.
Rojita Ayer, a young Nepali woman who is blind, kisses her baby and uses a cane outside to navigate streets and stairs while carrying the child.
She sits in her apartment, with a bed behind her and her baby on her lap, speaking to camera.
Ayer changes the baby's diaper.
Ayer stirs food in a pan.
Inside Ayer's apartment, with clothes hanging on a line.
Ayer sits on the floor with her young daughter, who eats from a pot.
Ayer sits near a window and wipes away tears.
Ayer walks outside with her baby, using a cane to navigate.
Ayer walks up the stairs, holding her baby and using her cane.
Black text on yellow screen reads: The Blind Women Association of Nepal and the Nepal Disabled Women Association are at the forefront of providing legal support to disabled women who have experienced violence. They are advocating for a more accessible reporting process, including interpreter services, and a more effective tracking system.
Black text on yellow screen reads: These groups also work to improve educational and job opportunities for disabled women, aiming to reduce their reliance on others and decrease their risk of violence.
Sita Subedi speaks to camera. She is wearing dark glasses and a pink fleece.
Subedi walks into a courtyard, opening and closing a metal door and entering inside.
Photos of BWAN gatherings.
Subedi looks through some paperwork.
Dahal sits on her bed and speaks to camera.
Young Nepali women sitting outside and laughing.
Subedi speaks to camera.
Subedi works in the office.
Yadav talks and laughs. Tharu tends to some plants outside. Ayer holds her hand against her cheek, her eyes closed. Dahal tends to her flowers.
Dahal sits outside, facing the sky. The camera pans to the clouds in the distance.
The title of the video comes on: Crossroads.
Black text on yellow screen reads: Copyright - @2024. Blind Women Association Nepal. All rights reserved.
Black text on yellow screen reads: Made with support from the Disability Justice Project and the Disability Rights Fund, with logos below.