In pictures: Nepal faces the future

In spite of a government ban on debt bondage, hardship continues to be a reality for tens of thousands of former bonded labourers who are among the poorest and most neglected citizens of Nepal.

These people, known as Kamaiya, have been given temporary land plots by the government, but live in squalor. They often rely on the assistance from aid groups. This woman was given a goat as a source of income.