They were very afraid of me, yet very curious. So they came to just look at us. My heart stayed with them all day. That night, when my Mom and I snuggled in our bed rolls, I heard my Mom talking to me about how I am more lucky than those children. She said we have to do something for the children.
Women do all the heavy labor in both India and Nepal.
Notice that all the girls are barefoot. Every girl was bent over almost in half with the weight of the wood on her back. They had walked at least five miles when my Mom met them on the road and they still had a long ways to go. These are good organizations working to change the world. Lend them your support, as I, Velia, have done.