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Nepali woman returns to school with her son

STORY: Location: Purnabas, Nepal

This Nepali mother has returned to school

Parwati Sunar's quest to learn has seen her attend the same school as her son

Sunar, 27, left school when she was 15 and had her first child at 16

[Parwati Sunar, 27-year-old mother of two]

"I got married at a young age, after that I went to India with my husband. Everyone used to talk in English over there. I found it very difficult because of not knowing English. It inspired me to learn."

Sunar gave up her housemaid job in India to return to her studies

Her classmates say she's fun to have around

[Bijay B. K., 14-year-old classmate]

"When I study, I help 'didi' (Nepali term for elder sister) in studies and she helps me too. She scolds me when I don't do my homework."

About 57% of women are literate in Nepal

Sunar is determined to finish the 12th grade

and become 'literate enough' to be able to keep household accounts