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Picture of the Week from Bayalpata Hospital

Picture of the Week | September 4, 2012 · Lindsey Youngquist

After Lindsey served as a community health volunteer at Bayalpata Hospital she painted these watercolors from her photos of Achhami people. The paintings were auctioned at the Nepal + Ball in Boulder to raise money for the continued work of Nyaya Health:

This young girl lives in the teahouse next to Bayalpata Hospital. Her parents serve dudh chiya (milk tea) to the hospital staff every day after work. She enjoys playing on the hillsides of Achham, but like many children in Nepal is on her own for much of the day while her parents work.

Lindsey Youngquist is a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar studying Community Health in Nepal. She recently volunteered at Bayalpata Hospital in Achham.

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