by Laxmi Aryal | Nov 12, 2011 | Awareness, General
Hello again, this is Laxmi — welcome back to our blogs. This post is a continuation of my previous blog about my difficult road to education as a girl in 1950s Nepal. If you haven’t had a chance to read that yet, you might find it interesting. In that...
by admin | Nov 2, 2011 | News, General, Awareness
Happy belated birthday to the 7th billion person on Earth. While we celebrate the hope that accompanies a new life, we also have to consider the magnitude of this milestone. There are over 7 Billion of us now. 7 Billion!! Scary number, and the fact that we crossed...
by Laxmi Aryal | Oct 25, 2011 | Awareness, General
Happy Deepawali!!! Right now in Nepal, one of the biggest festivals and holidays is going on. It is time again for Deepawali. The holiday is also called Diwali or is more commonly known as Tihar in Nepal. For every Nepali, Deepawali has a very special connection and...
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 | General, Program, Awareness
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,...
