Baglung, Feb. 1 -- When 14-year-old Susma Ruchal's parents gave up on her because of her disability, her grandmother, Padma Ruchal took her in. Susma was born with underdeveloped extremities and does not have movement from her waist down.

A resident of ward 17 of Pokhara Metropolitan City, Kaski, Susma is dependent on help for mobility. Given her limitations, her parents never sent her to school but since she was inclined towards getting an education, her grandmother enrolled her in a local school at the age of seven.

Padma went through a lot of trouble to find a disabled-friendly school for her granddaughter-one that would also provide boarding facilities so that daily commutes would not be a barrier for Susma.

"Seven years ago, there...