Tag Archives: VIN

Happy Tihar Everyone!!!

Posted on October 20, 2014 by friendsofvinusa

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 →

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GIRLS EDUCATION IN RURAL NEPAL

Posted on April 12, 2014 by friendsofvinusa

Happy Nepali New Year 2071! May this year bring many blessings to you and yours!!!   My semester in graduate school here in the states is winding down, but the new Nepali school year is getting ready to start anew!  … Continue reading →

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Interested in joining a great cause? By Janelle R. Jones, FVIN President

Posted on July 26, 2013 by friendsofvinusa

My name is Janelle, and in 2008, I found myself at a crossroads. I’d worked for eight years at an online marketing company that was twenty people strong when I joined, went through three acquisitions, grew to four hundred strong … Continue reading →

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