Nepal

The Tara airline plane took off from Pokhara and was heading north to Jomsom, through a mountainous route. Google Maps hide caption

Tej Rokka is a Nepali pastor who works with the evangelical group Climbing for Christ. He's standing inside Savior Alone Redeems Asians church, in Kathmandu, where he preaches. Sworup Nhasiju hide caption

Anusha Gurung (left) and her friend Illa Gurung take part in a New Year's dance competition in Kathmandu, Nepal. Salim Ali/for NPR hide caption

In a hospital in Dhankuta, Nepal, a mother sits with her son, who is recovering from hernia surgery. Bradley Wong hide caption

Kamala in front of the hut where she sleeps when she has her period. Kamala told us, "I'm afraid of snakes and men." Jane Greenhalgh/NPR hide caption

Girls start the day with a prayer at the Veerni Institute in Jodhpur, India. It's a boarding school where nearly half the students are child brides. Poulomi Basu/VII Photo hide caption

Lala (center) and Milena (left) would like to see more incentives for young girls to take up soccer. Lianne Milton for NPR hide caption

Bhandari (center) celebrates Wednesday in Kathmandu after she was elected to be Nepal's new president. Niranjan Shrestha/AP hide caption

A Nepali selects a goat to sacrifice for the Hindu festival of Dashain. Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

"The hardest thing for me was growing up without my mom. She had two jobs and so I spent a lot of time at my aunt's house," says Yasmine San Pedro, 23, in her #15Girls submission. Courtesy of Yasmine San Pedro hide caption

Crowds gather to see the procession of the Red God. Donatella Lorch for NPR hide caption

Demonstrators set fire to a car during a general strike in Kathmandu, Nepal. Police are in the blue uniforms. Niranjan Shrestha/AP hide caption

Dahlia Yehia was reportedly beaten to death by the man she was staying with in the Nepalese city of Pokhara. PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Japanese climber Nobukazu Kuriki poses with a Nepalese flag during a news conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sunday. He will begin his fifth attempt to climb Mount Everest on Tuesday. Bikram Rai/AP hide caption