Source: Reuters - AlertNet
Country: Nepal
Of the more than 900,000 homes damaged and destroyed, about a quarter belonged to female-headed households
By Rina Chandran
KATHMANDU, Aug 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Last year's twin earthquakes in Nepal disproportionately affected single women, underlining the need for equal land ownership to increase their resilience in disasters, a women's rights activist has said.
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