by Priti Bhattarai | May 11, 2015 | News, Blog, General, Awareness
Anju is usually seen reading on her veranda or playing outside her home when our Didis (Rukmini Foundation’s mentors) go meet her during their monthly home visits. She always welcomed her mentors with a happy smile and great enthusiasm. This, unfortunately, was not...
by Priti Bhattarai | May 7, 2015 | General, Blog, Awareness
Following the disastrous 7.8M earthquake in Nepal, the United Nations have released a report stating around 600,000 homes have been damaged, with over 140,000 completely destroyed. Families are terrified to go back in their homes, as they fear the ongoing aftershocks...
by Priti Bhattarai | May 6, 2015 | News, Blog, Awareness
It was the longest 10 days of their lives. With more than 100 aftershocks rattling the ground after the initial M7.8 earthquake, trying to find some level of normalcy amongst all the chaos was too much to ask for. The rescue mission in Nepal has dwindled, as the...
by Priti Bhattarai | May 4, 2015 | News, Blog
Sunita KC arrived at Pharping community distribution site with her mother and sister to collect the much needed emergency relief goods for her family. It has been seven days since the devastating earthquake hit Nepal and this is the first time Sunita and her family...