by Sirjana Waiba | Nov 29, 2024 | Updates, Program, Blog, Newsletter, Didi Program
The late Monsoon of 2024 brought heavy rainfall in Nepal, causing historic flooding and landslides. The floods swept away homes, farmland, roadways and more on its way. The resulting landslides blocked roads, damaged houses and even school buildings. Scores of people...
by Dipa Kuikel-Pudasaini | Sep 29, 2024 | News, Awareness, Blog, Newsletter, Didi Program
Background This year, the topic of self-defense, child safety and girls and women protecting themselves has been a priority for us. One thing that we had been thinking of doing, but had not been able to do so far was to involve local law enforcement into our program....
by Dipa Kuikel-Pudasaini | Aug 30, 2024 | Awareness, Blog, News, Newsletter, Didi Program
Reported by: Dipa Kuikel and Sirjana Waiba Successful people can inspire others by setting a very good example of what is possible. We have been using this method to inspire our bahinis (girls in our program). We often bring guest speakers who come from similar...
by Sirjana Waiba | Jul 28, 2024 | Didi Program, Updates, Awareness, Blog, News, Newsletter
Now that our 9 Bahinis have passed their SEE, we are excited for them to pursue further education, and we are guiding the girls to make the best career choices. We are also helping all the other graduates, so the entire school and community benefits. There was a long...
by Dipa Kuikel-Pudasaini | Jun 29, 2024 | Newsletter, Awareness, Blog, News, Didi Program
Personal Background Sanjita Balami’s journey began in the small, close-knit town of Hundu, where she grew up in a supportive family environment. Her father was a dedicated teacher, and her mother managed the household, instilling in Sanjita the values of...
by Dipa Kuikel-Pudasaini | Feb 27, 2024 | Blog, News, Newsletter, Didi Program, Awareness
We know how important mentoring is to our program, and the quality of mentors makes the program so effective and valuable for our girls. For our most recent mentoring event, we invited a Didi (elder sister), Sanju Maharjan, who considers herself a self-defense coach....
