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![[Pakistan] Before the earthquake struck, widow Mariyam Nessa's neighbours would help her with her chores, but now they are battling for their own survival and thousands of women like Mariyam are finding it hard to cope on their own. [Date picture taken: 1](https://assets.thenewhumanitarian.org/s3fs-public/styles/responsive_large_2x/public/images/20051221.jpg.webp?itok=U98CLTW4 "Widow Mariyam Nessa is one of the 3.5 million people made homeless by the 2005 earthquake.")
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