Organisation: GoodVision
Location: Germany
Photographer: Antje Christ

Living alone in a remote, earthquake-rebuilt Nepalese village, Maili relies on local farming and family support - and is grateful that GoodVision brings eye care directly to her doorstep.

Maili Nakarmi lives in the Nepalese mountain village of Lurpung, which was hit by the severe earthquake in Nepal in 2015. Many buildings were destroyed; the infrastructure was severely damaged and many houses in her village were also destroyed. The village was rebuilt with the help of German aid organizations, among others. 

Since the death of her husband three years ago, Maili has been living alone. She lives from a cow, four goats and some farming. It's not much, but enough to make ends meet - also because her two sons, who live in the city, also support their mother. The fact that help like that from GoodVision comes directly to the village is essential for women like Maili, because as a single woman she would have left her animals to have her eyes examined in the city.