by Priti Bhattarai | Oct 29, 2016 | Updates, Program, Blog, Organization, News
It was 5 years ago that two brothers, Bibhuti and Nabin Aryal, embarked upon what seemed like — at the time — a simple idea. Knowing that a family’s economic condition was one of the key reasons why many girls in rural areas of Nepal were missing out...
by Nabin Aryal | Oct 26, 2016 | Updates, Blog, Event, Success Stories, GLOW Club
Rukmini Foundation Celebrates 5th Anniversary and Stand Up for Girls Earlier this month we celebrated 3 programs that are very important to everyone at Rukmini Foundation. We honored the UN International Day of the Girl, we participated in #StandUp4Girls, and we also...
by Niroj Shrestha | Oct 26, 2016 | Blog, Event, Collaboration, Success Stories, Program, Updates
Report by Niroj Shrestha Earlier this month, we celebrated a very important day for Rukmini Foundation and its partner organizations in Nepal. Not only were we celebrating the important festival of During a Dashain, we also held a Greetings Exchange Event organized by...
by Priti Bhattarai | Oct 8, 2016 | Updates, Blog
Spirits are running high in Nepal as it is time for the longest and the most auspicious festival of the year – Dashain! Last year the celebration was marred by the country still mourning for the thousands lost in the devastating earthquakes and the economic...
by Sangya Gyawali | Sep 29, 2016 | Event, Updates, Program, Blog
The Didi program has been inviting female leaders to empower scholars by showing them how women are capable, if they are provided with opportunity. On Sept. 17, Rukmini held a session for the scholars to show how empowerment changes the lives of women. The theme of...
by Priti Bhattarai | Sep 28, 2016 | Program, Blog, Event, Updates
The concept of a comprehensive parents-teacher meeting is still very rare in Nepal, especially in government and community schools in the villages. Schools that do follow this practice tend do it in a more casual fashion, where parents drop by the school to pick up...