Jharana Kumari Tharu – female community health volunteer in Bina
November 19, 2013 – Binauna village, Banke (Nepal). Jharana Kumari Tharu, her son and her mother-in-law, 70-year-old Ashpati Tharu, prepare lunch for the rest of the family. Jharana is a female community health volunteer in Binauna village, in Nepal’s Banke District where she works encouraging better health behaviors among Nepal’s underserved populations, including expectant and new mothers. Her mother-in-law also volunteered in the same role for 21 years and encouraged Jharana to take up the work.