by Shilpa Krishnan | Oct 19, 2015 | Awareness, Blog, Event
On Sept. 8th, the world celebrated International Literacy Day. Created in 1965 by UNESCO, it emphasizes the importance of literacy in the advancement of education in marginalized populations. Being able to read and write empowers individuals to express themselves in...
by Shruthi Shankar | Oct 15, 2015 | Blog, Event, Awareness
Field Report by Aryashree Aryal “Don’t let mental blocks control you. Set yourself free. Confront your fear and turn the mental blocks into building blocks.”- Roopleen, Words to inspire the winner in YOU In Nepal, we often fail to address the needs of children. As the...
by Johanna Whitman | Oct 12, 2015 | Blog, Awareness, Success Stories
Interviewer: Aryashree Aryal “There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women” – Kofi Annan The central focus of Rukmini Foundation is provide educational opportunity to girls, specifically in Nepal. Yet this is not just to learn...
by Johanna Whitman | Oct 7, 2015 | Success Stories, Awareness, Blog
Interviewer: Aryashree Aryal Dikshya, Jonisha (second from left), and Rama (far right) are three scholars who successfully graduated from the Rukmini Foundation scholarship program. They were recently interviewed about their opinions of the program as well as gave...
by Harinee Suthakar | Oct 5, 2015 | Awareness, Blog, Collaboration, Success Stories
Females account for over 50 percent of the world’s population, yet a small percentage of females around the world hold leadership positions in different sectors. This is something I have noticed in the places I lived in while growing up—Chennai, India, Princeton, New...
by Priti Bhattarai | Sep 27, 2015 | Awareness, Blog, Event, Fundraising, Collaboration
Dinner event – Holy Child Parish Fundraising events take a tremendous amount of time and effort. From planning the event, to advertising and selling tickets, organizing the logistics, getting volunteers to help out and making sure people actually show up on the...
