Hope beyond prison walls

Visiting time is about to end, but mothers and their children find it hard to say goodbye while Magar (left) looks on patiently. - AFP

Innocent victims of their mothers’ misconduct, they could have ended up on the streets, but these children have been given a headstart in life, thanks to the vision and selfless deeds of one woman.

INSIDE a crumbling brick-walled compound in the heart of Kathmandu, children chatter and play hopscotch in the dust while their mothers peel vegetables and wash clothes in the pale winter sunshine.