by Laxmi Aryal | Nov 30, 2021 | Updates, Blog, News, Newsletter, 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 | Updates, Blog, News, Newsletter, Success Stories
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 Nabin Aryal | Sep 29, 2021 | Newsletter, Updates, Awareness, Blog, News
Authorities of Kathmandu District Administrative Office and Dakshinkali Municipality decided to restart in-person classes in all schools of the district from September 6. The schools were mostly shut down from April 2020 (the schools were briefly opened from March 1...
by Laxmi Aryal | Sep 29, 2021 | Updates, Blog, News, Newsletter, Success Stories
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 31, 2021 | General, Blog, Newsletter, Didi Program, Awareness
Special Didi Program Girl trafficking is a very severe problem in Nepal. Poverty, illiteracy, and lack of employment opportunities in the country enable the traffickers to exploit young girls. Here are just a few examples and statistics from the United Nations’...
