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Forging a Future
Who will take care of you when you are old? Without sons, retirement may remain a dream. In rural Nepal, this task falls largely to sons, as daughters usually move to their spouses' parents' home.
This is what happened to Gopal, 72, and his spouse Madhavi, 70.
“My husband’s relatives tried to get Gopal to take a second wife because we only had daughters, but he loved me so much that he refused.”
In 2026, Common Responsibility Campaign will focus on ensuring that no elderly person is left alone at home or in the midst of a crisis.
