Kanchhi Maya Tamang

Nepali Woman Takes Anti-Trafficking Message To Mt. Everest

A trafficking survivor herself, Kanchhi Maya Tamang, trekked to the top of Mount Everest in a bid to spread awareness against human trafficking on Saturday (May 20). She has now become the first woman to conquer the highest peak of the world to spread awareness for women's empowerment and gender equality, according to UN Women Nepal. She is also the first Tamang woman to scale the 8,848-metre peak.