by admin | Oct 10, 2011 | General, Awareness
Recently, I took part in a very exciting and worthwhile campaign called The Girl Effect “blogathon”. If you don’t know about it or haven’t had a chance to read my entry, please check out the effort and see how many wonderful posts have been...
by admin | Oct 3, 2011 | Awareness, General, Program
I wanted to share with you a story of a young girl to hopefully illustrate what the Girl Effect evokes in my mind. The girl was named Rukmini and she was born in Nepal in the early 1900s. Rukmini did not get to enjoy too much of her childhood because when she was ten,...
by admin | Sep 1, 2011 | General
This winter, when a new school year starts in Nepal, Rukmini Foundation is all set to provide support for poor school girls on the verge of dropping out. The selection committee is already on the process of selecting students from Pharping and surrounding areas for...
by admin | Aug 31, 2011 | General
This was a trip long overdue – after 22 years, I was finally returning back to my homeland of Nepal. Having lived for most of my life in the US, maybe calling Nepal my homeland is a bit of a stretch, but you can never replace your motherland. Regardless of...
by admin | Aug 26, 2011 | General, Program
I am very excited to welcome you to the Rukmini Foundation blog. Here we hope to share the latest news with you regarding all the happenings around the foundation and its efforts. We also hope to hear back from you through comments. Another exciting feature we are...
