RAPTI SONARI, Nepal — Sapana dreamed of becoming a government official. But as the coronavirus crept across Nepal, closing the schools, Sapana lost focus. Stuck in her village with little to do, she struck up a friendship with an out-of-work laborer. Now, Sapana has given up her professional dreams, with no plans to return to school. “Things might have been different if I hadn’t discontinued my studies,” Sapana said recently, as she sat breastfeeding her 2-month-old son on the floor of her simple home.

Source: New York Times March 08, 2021 04:52 UTC