by Priti Bhattarai | May 6, 2015 | Awareness, Blog, News
It was the longest 10 days of their lives. With more than 100 aftershocks rattling the ground after the initial M7.8 earthquake, trying to find some level of normalcy amongst all the chaos was too much to ask for. The rescue mission in Nepal has dwindled, as the...
by Priti Bhattarai | May 4, 2015 | Blog, News
Sunita KC arrived at Pharping community distribution site with her mother and sister to collect the much needed emergency relief goods for her family. It has been seven days since the devastating earthquake hit Nepal and this is the first time Sunita and her family...
by admin | Dec 28, 2014 | General, Blog, News, Program
In 2014 we marked our 3rd year anniversary of the founding of Rukmini Foundation. We first opened doors in 2011, improving the lives of underprivileged girls by empowering them through a holistic program of quality education, supportive mentoring and a physical...
by Nabin Aryal | Oct 29, 2014 | Awareness, Program, Blog, News
Every Spring, our foundation welcomes a new group of girls to become Rukmini Scholars. Our mentors, program officer, selection committee members and other volunteers visit villages surrounding the Pharping area (Pharping is roughly 20 KM South of Kathmandu, Nepal) to...
by admin | Jun 30, 2014 | Blog, News, Newsletter
A Day to Celebrate Graduating Scholars It wasn’t long ago that we had a scholarship ceremony for the first 10 girls, and now after 3 years, we are so proud to be able to hand 8 of them a certificate saying that they have passed the SLC Exams and are now...
by admin | Nov 1, 2013 | News, Newsletter, Blog
Thank you to all of our supporters who joined us for our anniversary benefits dinner on October 8. Great food, great fun, and great fundraising. Because of your generosity, we will be able to do even more to empower girls through education.Here is a video we presented...