by Laxmi Aryal | Dec 30, 2021 | News, Success Stories, Newsletter, Blog, Updates
Reshma is the eldest child of her parents Sita and Rajkumar Balami. They live in a village called Hudu, which lies in the southern hills of Kathmandu, situated 30 miles away from Pharping. Pharping and surrounding areas have become a hot spot for foreign and domestic...
by Laxmi Aryal | Nov 30, 2021 | Newsletter, News, Blog, Updates, Success Stories
Background of Roshani’s Community Roshani comes from the Tamang family, which is one of the most underserved ethnic minorities in Nepal. She lives in Bhandarkharka village, which is not that far (about 20 miles) from the capital city, Kathmandu, but in terms of...
by Laxmi Aryal | Oct 31, 2021 | Success Stories, Newsletter, News, Blog, Updates
Family Background It is my great pleasure to introduce a girl named Sirjana from a Tamang (Waiba) family from a remote village of Kavre Palanchok, where people still think that educating girls is unnecessary. Girls’ role is limited to working in farming, household,...
by Laxmi Aryal | Sep 29, 2021 | News, Success Stories, Newsletter, Blog, Updates
It takes a village The famous proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child,” still holds in villages of a developing country like Nepal. Most families here work their land for a living which is generally not enough to sustain the family. Hence, men often...
by Laxmi Aryal | Aug 29, 2021 | Newsletter, News, Blog, Updates, Success Stories
Tsultrim’s childhood Tsultrim, or Pema as she was known as a child, begins her story in the rolling hills of Nurbi, a village located on the lap of the northern Himalayan range in the Gorkha district of Nepal. Mount Manaslu is the highest peak in that range,...
by Laxmi Aryal | Jul 31, 2021 | Success Stories, Newsletter, News, Blog, Updates
A hunger for education Sita Tamang is a girl for whom education is indispensable for living. The desire to attend school and excel in studies seems like a common aspiration for a young girl, yet this seemingly common goal is quite a challenge for many girls like Sita...