by Johanna Whitman | Oct 12, 2015 | Awareness, Blog, Success Stories
Interviewer: Aryashree Aryal “There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women” – Kofi Annan The central focus of Rukmini Foundation is provide educational opportunity to girls, specifically in Nepal. Yet this is not just to learn...
by Johanna Whitman | Oct 7, 2015 | Awareness, Blog, Success Stories
Interviewer: Aryashree Aryal Dikshya, Jonisha (second from left), and Rama (far right) are three scholars who successfully graduated from the Rukmini Foundation scholarship program. They were recently interviewed about their opinions of the program as well as gave...
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 Priti Bhattarai | Sep 29, 2015 | Collaboration, Blog, Event
It was three days filled with fun, laughter, empowerment, reading and lots and lots of storytelling. LitWorld’s revolutionary LitCamp was held in Nepal with collaboration with Rukmini Foundation and through the support of new friends at Global G.L.O.W. on...
by Harinee Suthakar | Jun 26, 2015 | Blog, News, Program
There is a great Irish proverb, which reads: It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. This is a beautiful sentiment, and indeed the survivors of the massive earthquakes in Nepal have relied on the kindness of neighbors and strangers to make it through...