DURGA Forging a New Trail tells the story of 34yearold Durga Rawal the only guide of any gender from her village in northern Nepal In a country where boys receive an education men seek employment in larger cities and girls and women are often left to work on family farms and within their homes Durgas is a story of defying cultural societal and familial expectations to pursue an independent life It is a story of female empowerment and gender equality about a brave young woman who is forging her own trail