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How a women-led café is turning around this impoverished Nepalese community

A woman is seen sweeping the floor of Myanmar Golden Temple in Lumbini, south-west of Kathmandu, Nepal.

Lumbini is rich in culture and nature - and Amma Café aims to put it back on the map. Image: REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL RELIGION)

Faris Hadad-Zervos
Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, World Bank
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Women in Nepal learning how to become baristas. Image: World Bank Blogs
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