Nepal

Voter education campaigns and mock polling sessions in Nepal help to prepare voters for upcoming elections.
In the center of the photo is a woman using a wheelchair. Next to her is a chair with a plastic ballot box placed on top. The woman is turning slightly to place the ballot inside the ballot box.
A woman with a disability participates in a mock polling session held in Nepal in 2013.
A man wearing sunglasses leans over a plastic ballot box placed on top of a chair. He has a hand placed on either side of the box and holds a ballot in one hand. Another man using crutches guides one of the voter’s hands so he can cast a ballot.
In a 2013 mock polling session in Nepal, a man who is blind examines the ballot box before casting his vote.
It is a street scene and people are moving in the background. A man using a wheelchair and wearing a blue vest is talking into a microphone held by another man. The blue vests identify election observers.
Krishna Chaudhari, an election observer, is interviewed by local media in Nepal in 2013.
On the left is a woman using a wheelchair and wearing sunglasses. She is reading a pamphlet in Braille. On her left is a woman wearing a red jacket and smiling slightly at the camera. Behind them is a large sign in Nepali. They are outdoors.
A voter peruses voter education materials available in Braille.
A woman stands and holds up a poster in Nepali with large illustrations that demonstrate how to mark a ballot correctly. In front of her is a small crowd of men and women seated on the ground and listening as she speaks.
A community facilitator provides voter education for Nepali citizens with disabilities.
About 60 to 70 people are standing in a circle outdoors. There are trees and piles of straw in the far background. In the middle of the circle there appear to be two people (a man and a woman) who are talking to each other.
A large crowd watches as performers (some with a disability) act out a skit about voting in Nepal.
A man stands on a mat outdoors. One hand is at his waist and one hand is held upwards, making it clear that he is giving a performance. His legs are bent forward at the knee. A crowd of people circle around him to listen.
A street performer shares information about voting and elections before election day in Nepal.
A woman stands in the foreground wearing a blue vest and a black backpack which identify her as an election observer. Her back is turned slightly to the photographer as she looks at people off-screen. There is a crowd of people in the far background.
Dipawali Sharma, an election observer who is hard-of-hearing, watches as people cast their votes on election day in Nepal.