by admin | Mar 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
Day 2 of the Health Camp After a wonderful breakfast of boiled eggs and Jalebi, which is a fantastic Nepali style donut that is dipped in liquid sugar, we headed back down the bumpy road to Rupakot. My little friends, Ashmita and Kripa came to see us because they did...
by admin | Mar 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Arriving in Kathmandu I remembered our trip in 2011, when we were so nervous about what lay ahead. It seems like we should be even more nervous now, knowing what lies ahead. On the plane, we sat next to a midwife from LA who was coming for her first time to observe...
by admin | Mar 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
It was fitting that when we opened our mail today we received the Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine. The issue is a special issue that is titled, “Food, Stop and Think.” I was excited to see the article, “The Himalaya’s Hidden Hunger,”...
by admin | Feb 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
The idea for “1 Baby, 1 Bottle” campaign was started by our youngest and first real fundraisers. Our 9 year-old niece and her 5 year-old sister are making “Headbands for Hope” and picked “Project for a Village” as their charity....
by admin | Feb 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Rene & Kathy Perez-Silva will be traveling to Nepal on March 7th, 2014. The purpose of this trip is to hold a 2 day general health camp that will benefit the villagers of Rupakot, Nepal. This endeavor has not been easy given the short amount of time that we have...