In spite of challenges rural Nepal faced in 2021: global pandemic, gender inequality, poverty, illiteracy, not one of the 170 girls sponsored in @Hands in Outreach were lost to child marriage or teen pregnancy. Children and mothers, like Pabita and her mother Juna, embrace learning and growing together. HIO’s staff implemented remote learning and provided mobile phones and data cards whenever possible this past year. Despite the ongoing challenges, Gendercide Awareness Projectproudly sponsors @Hands in Outreach in fighting for gender equality, When girls and women succeed, everyone benefits.