by Shruthi Shankar | Jul 5, 2016 | Blog, Event
Post by: Shruthi Shankar Field Report by: Prabriti Nepal May 28th marked the beginning of a new step in the development of Rukmini Foundation’s Didi program. Not only was it the first Didi program of the new school-year, it was also the first mentoring program held...
by Prakriti Nepal | Feb 23, 2016 | Program, Blog, Event
Field Report by: Prakriti Nepal The main objective of the Didi programs that are held monthly is to bring in female leaders to empower our scholars by showing them what women are capable of if given the opportunity. On Feb 9, Rukmini Foundation had the rare...
by Harinee Suthakar | Oct 5, 2015 | Success Stories, Awareness, Blog, Collaboration
Females account for over 50 percent of the world’s population, yet a small percentage of females around the world hold leadership positions in different sectors. This is something I have noticed in the places I lived in while growing up—Chennai, India, Princeton, New...
by Prabritti Nepal | Apr 7, 2015 | Blog, Program, Event
Post by: Prabritti Nepal and Harinee Suthakar The Rukmini Foundation Didi (elder sister) Program held another monthly program on Saturday, April 4, 2015. This was an exciting event for all Rukmini scholars and Didis. Scholars – new and old – were in attendance and...
by Prabritti Nepal | Dec 15, 2014 | Program, Blog, Awareness
A Day of Reflection, Fun, and Empowerment This mentoring session covered a lot of serious topics like HIV/AIDS, Slavery, and Violence Against Girls/Women The 6th of December was a warm winter morning when we, the Didis (Nepali for elder sisters and what the girls call...
