families hand over this side of things on the promise of an education for their kids in kathmandu. but there's a catch. all orphanages might provide some schooling the children are falsely presented as all phones to attract foreign sponsors and volunteers. it's an industry exploited by nepalis the driven by western democracies. we're trained in western countries to think a certain way about developing countries and one of those ways is that. often edges are a great way of caring for children who are who would otherwise be living in poverty and that in combination with the good intentions and the funding and the flow of volunteers just drives the separation of church or from their families. the cold hard facts there aren't enough often ends to volunteer with or fund this whole industry so the orphans of being invented they paid off and say our own friends made by their fortunate documentation i mean like. a struggling lawyer kate bedore speaks from 1st hand experience. yes in 2006 she and some friends rise to funds to open an orphanage in kathmandu with an initial in type of 6 girls

been sealed from the rest of the world, yes, to this place to, have eight come american doctors, to kathmandu, capital of the land of the gods, lying in the valley crossed by a eight sacred river, rich with a forest of shrines dedicated to the sheba the destroyer, and buddha. (music) [music] (music) (mus ic) >> we came here from india, in 1953. my husband had been here previously for the chicago natural history museum. >> you're listening to dr. fleming of bucks county, pennsylvania. >> we became very attached to nepal, learned to like the people very much, and were delighted when the government asked us to set up a medical program for maternal and child care. i arrived with only a little pocket set of instruments, just forceps and stethoscope. our first hospital was part of this old cholera hospital. that's all that was available. then we moved here, where we have since grown to include two women's wards and a men's wards. >> wandering the hospital grounds, dr. fleming finds time for a couple of favorite patients. >> this is maya. she was discovered by the king while he was making a journey

share like around $700.00 other men from his hometown he is currently stuck in a polish capital kathmandu he hopes he'll be able to work in the mountains in autumn at the same time he doubts whether he'll be able to find work this year at all. but. the light is in q one so i know people are already talking about the fact that we can't work even in october when they got there it will be very hard for us that we can't go home either you know. it's difficult to survive here for such a long time it's been more than a month now the border that some of us have problems finding food and a room it's not easy at all naipaul hope to receive 2000000 visitors this year the government invested heavily in promotion campaigns and 1000000 nepalese rely on mountain tourism to survive all they can do now is wait for the mountain nears to return. they're watching d.w. news i'm marrying evan steen i'll be back again at the top of the hour with another update for you from me and the entire news team thanks for watching. ruins moreover the. symbol of the conflict in the philippines between the muslims and the

sheriff like around $700.00 other men from his hometown he is currently stuck in nepal is capital kathmandu he hopes he'll be able to work in the mountains in autumn at the same time he doubts whether he'll be able to find work this year at all. why does in q one so when you know people are already talking about the fact that we can't work even in october. it will be very hard for us that we can't go home either you know. it's difficult to survive here for such a long time it's been more than a month now at the border and some of us have problems finding food in the room it's not easy at all naipaul hope to receive 2000000 visitors this year the government invested heavily in promotion campaigns and 1000000 nepalese rely on mountain tourism to survive all they can do now is wait for the mountain nears to return. and before we go we'd like to get you a quick reminder of the top story we're following for you. russia is marking its victory over non-si germany in world war 2 you're seeing live pictures there of commemorations with the president vladimir putin playing a flower. at the eternal fl

but they will not create a better society by freaking out in kathmandu. or turning on in los angeles, they must face up to what they're running away from. work constructively to bring about change, and wind changes needed. and we as a straight society, much reach out and help with honesty, comssion and sincere desire to understand. not only him, but ourselves as well. for we, represent what they are reacting against. ♪ ♪ this is a story of military personal cell, it is not a military story, it is a story of the army nurse, soldier of mercy. i have a very special feeling about nurses and nursing. for me nursing is a proud profession, the nurse is one of the few people in society who measure success in terms of service and benefits to mankind, rather than achievement of personal wealth, the army nurse embodies the fine, and then adds a few qualities of her own. she works hidden lives according to a simple coat. grant that i beware the, to my secret pledge to my profession and the lives interested to my care. help me to awful hope and cheer in the hearts of

speaks from 1st hand experience in 2006 she and some friends write used funds to open an orphanage in kathmandu with an initial intake of 6 girls handed over by another institution. personally sponsored the smallest child 4 year old alicia. i felt a huge sense of responsibility towards fair but i also wondered where are her parents and why is she off and we're just a shame to parents but dead she was too small to tell us otherwise for more than a decade cases mine time to contact with alicia and the other girls. to die there reuniting for the 1st time in 5 years. but it's you. so don't. take it in the. one. family's earth there. is a. case now is now that all the girls have living family. and others make a g.s.t. . in 2012 in order to reveal that being trafficked as paypal before entering hurricane yeah we found forge one death certificates and birth certificates. found that the children's names had been changed to prevent a surprise family finding them. and i thought if they've got family. there's no way that they should be here without us. if they've got family land we need to find a way to g

children's fund unicef and joins us from the nepalese capital kathmandu thanks for being with this what impact do you see the current of iris lockdowns having on children in south asia i mean as you just heard the effects on children can be like life long lasting right now there are about 418000000 children locked in their homes or in their homes in lockdown with family practice 5 and discipline there are an increase in the number of children who are calling our help lines including for areas such as child marriage which is continuing including calls for help suicide so the impact can be great in your opinion or lockdowns doing more harm than good for poor families in the region. i think they're facing a change in life i think they're facing a change facts are changing. father she used to go well there were grandmothers who used to go to work are now at home they're not burning the income that they used to or they're not able to prepare their children in the same way that they were where in the past education is stopped schools have closed across south asia that time of learning it's ju

oh man she wasn't ready it happened to task why so many residents in kathmandu have asked why we need someone since rarely as to why this is going on time. while in france prosecutors open probes into the deaths of some current home residents cells bereaved relatives lay the blame squarely at the door of those running the facility.

tourism is the lifeblood of kathmandu. season, just when the groups are due to come, the lockdown happened so it feels as though people just snatched away food from our mounts. this is a huge loss for us. mounts. this is a huge loss for us. amongst those hardest hit, the 200,000 or so sherpas, the local ethnic group that make every climb possible but the pandemic of present opportunities as well as challenges. translation: we hope for relief from the government. my relief we are not asking them for free money. it's a case of the mountains being polluted sofa can mountains being polluted sofa ca n clea n mountains being polluted sofa can clean them, it will be job creation and the mountains will become clean us. the hope is, as restrictions are lifted, climbing can resume but some fear it may be years, rather than months, before tourism returns to normal. the challenge of everest becomes harder than ever. tim allman, bbc news. just before we go, taking you back to the top story of the hour. these are life pictures from minn

to kathmandu, capital of the land of the gods. in a rice-sewn valley, crossed by a ksacred river. >> we came here from india in 1953. my husband had been here previously for the chicago natural history museum. >> you are listening to a doctor of bucks county, pennsylvania. >> we became very attached to nepal, learned to like the people very much and were delighted when the government asked us to set up a medical program for maternal and childcare. i arrived with only a little pocket set of instruments, just f forceps and a stethoscope. our first hospital was part of this cholera hospital. that's all that was available. then we moved here to a former palace where we have since grown to include two women's ward and a men's ward. >> wandering the grounds, she finds time for favorite patients. >> she was discovered by the king while he was making a journey about eight days from here. poor thing had club literally walking on her ankles. he sent her to us with a message to do what we could for her. look at her now. this man is a porter.

kathmandu count was amazing. she would always tell them not to go out and she said as soon as she would love to go to work, ruby would go and not only would ruby go but she would take her younger brother and sister and so this is another story of how the youth were very much a part of the civil rights movement. this photo that we are looking at right now happens to take place on franklin street at colonial drugs. it was a group of students doing a sit in and i remember when i was doing a workshop and this particular photograph was on a power point presentation and we were talking to a group of fourth graders and of course they didn't know what a sudden was, or what was happening. as we were showing this, one of the students, he gets up and says, that's my grandmother! so we are all like, where, where! so he points to the young lady sitting and she's like right next to the police officer. we were all like amazed and he was so proud that day. the teacher was proud, we were all proud and i always thought about his g

tourism is the lifeblood of kathmandu. the lockdown happened, so it feels like someone just snatched away food from our mouths. this is a huge loss for us. among those hardest hit, the 200,000, orso, sherpas, the local ethnic group who make every climb possible, but the pandemic of present opportunities as well as challenges. translation: we hope for relief from the government. by relief, we are not asking them to give us free money. there's the case of the mountains being polluted, so if we can clean the mountains during this time, there will be job creation, and the mountains will become cleaner. the hope is, as restrictions are lifted, climbing can resume but some fear it may be years, rather than months, before tourism returns to normal. the challenge of everest becomes harder than ever. tim allman, bbc news. for something completely different. the deepest ever sighting of an octopus has been made by cameras on the floor of the indian ocean. the octopus has been photographed at a depth of 7,000 metres — that's almost t