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Tag Archives: Friends of Volunteers Initiative Nepal USA
191 Families get Access to Safe Water in Baglung
Baglung District, 170 miles (275 km) west of Kathmandu, recently received new resources for clean water. The project was made possible by local Arnakot Deurali Drinking Water and Sanitation Project (ADDWSP) with financial assistance from Unica Foundation of the Netherlands. … Continue reading
200‚000 Marigold Garlands being Imported for Tihar
The Tihar festival continues this week, in Nepal. Here’s an article from the Himalayan Times speaking to marigolds (traditional flower for the festival) being imported because of high demand. While volunteering in Jitpurphede in 2011, marigold fields were prominent. You … Continue reading
Happy Tihar Everyone!!!
The Tihar Festival is beginning today in Nepal (October 21st). 5 days full of a combination of our Christmas and 4th of July. Exchanging of gifts, stringing of lights, decorations, tons of food, singing, dancing. Kathmandu, Nepal (photo: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty … Continue reading
Empowering Women Undoes Centuries of Injustice and Enriches Societies
David Rothkopf CEO and editor of the website Foreign Policy Group outlines the fight to get everyone an education. Among the heroes, Malala Yousafzai who continues to lead the charge for educating women.
Posted in Combatting Injustice, Educating Women, Women & Girls In Nepal
Tagged Empowering Women, Foreign Policy Group, Friends of Volunteers Initiative Nepal USA, Girls education Nepal, giving back, Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize for Education, Save the world one girl at a time, volunteer programs in nepal, Women's Entrepreneurship
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Women and Girls Matter! By Sadie Green
“What we are learning around the world is that if women are healthy and educated, their families will flourish. If women are free from violence, their families will flourish. If women have a chance to work and earn as full … Continue reading
Why I Volunteered In Nepal, Dee Chapon, Board Member of FVIN
I want to talk to you about why you would want to go to Nepal and volunteer some weeks or even months with an organization called Volunteers Initiative Nepal. I love traveling but have found going to foreign countries and … Continue reading
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