In pictures: Photos by the abandoned of Nepal

"Girls in Nepal suffer from gender discrimination from birth onwards," said Britain's ambassador to Nepal, Andrew Hall, who wrote the foreword to the book of photographs "My World, My View" which accompanies the exhibition. "Fewer girls than boys survive to reach adulthood, and fewer girls are in full-time education. Literacy rates for women are significantly lower than for men."

But the hardships did not stop young photographers like 14-year-old Devi T, who took this picture in Pokhara.