A year ago today, we reported on the menstrual taboos faced by a group of teenage girls living in the small Nepalese village of Sindhuli.

Each month, these girls were restricted from doing the most basic of things, such as reading a book, seeing the sun, going to school or even living in their family home, all because they were on their periods.

The cultural norms of their society, which branded them “impure” or “contaminated” when menstruating, meant they were placed under these varying restrictions until their periods ended.

In an attempt to breakdown this stigma, international charity WaterAid gave cameras to seven teenagers in Sindhuli so they could document their experiences and share their feelings with their families and friends as part of their campaign to challenge menstrual taboos.

A year later, the charity returned to the village to see what impact the cameras had had on the girls and their community – with some surprising results.

None of the teenagers had ever used a camera before: we revisit three of their stories with new images, exclusive to stylist.co.uk, below.

Fighting for their rights: meet the heroic teens battling period taboos in Nepal