Project for a Village Blog
2019: Our best health camp yet!
Hello PFAV family and friends! It's been four months since we held our seventh annual health camp in Nepal, and life has flown by since then! We've got great news to share with you, including the details from our trip this past March. (Hint: It was a...
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March 8, 2019: A Big Day for PFAV!
Welcome to one of our favorite days of the year! Exactly one year ago, Project for a Village arrived in Nepal for our 2018 health camp. Today, our volunteers leave the U.S. to launch our seventh camp and visit our friends and partners in our favorite place on Earth....
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Up Next: International Day of the Girl
Happy October, PFAV friends and family! We hope you enjoyed a great summer. As we progress into fall, we want to let you know what we're up to here at Project For A Village. October 11 is the UN-sponsored International Day of the Girl, dedicated "to galvanizing...
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The Chaos of Kathmandu
“I never thought I would find comfort in the chaos of Kathmandu.” So said Dr. Michael Blunda, a cardiologist from Virginia, after making his first trip with his wife Blair to the annual PFAV health camp in Nepal. In those few words, Mike articulated what I have felt...
read moreNepal Trip 2018: Week One
Hello, PFAV friends and family! This is Kathy. After more than two weeks abroad, our group of volunteers has returned safe and sound to the United States. I cannot believe this was our tenth trip to Nepal and PFAV’s sixth health camp! We were so blessed to have a...
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Happy International Women’s Day 2018 – From Nepal
Happy International Women's Day! It seems perfect that #IWD2018 coincides with the day our intrepid volunteers arrive in Nepal! The worldwide theme of this year's Women's Day is #PressforProgress. For many women in Nepal, progress comes from access: to health care, to...
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#PFAVinNepal2018: We’re off!
It begins! The first round of PFAV volunteers is on their way to Nepal by way of Guangzhou, China. After flying out of Los Angeles late Tuesday night, they will land in Kathmandu on Thursday, March 8 in the afternoon, KTM time (which will be in the middle of the night...
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Looking Ahead: Nepal Trip 2018
Happy 2018! We at Project for a Village hope you enjoyed a peaceful holiday season and a happy start to this year. After a busy 2017, we're looking forward to another bright year ahead. PFAV's biggest upcoming project is our yearly trip to Nepal next month! Ten...
read morePFAV celebrates Access to Information Day
On September 28, 2016, UNESCO celebrated the first annual International Day for the Universal Access to Information, or #AccesstoInfoDay. Formerly known as “International Right to Know Day,” the day emphasizes the importance of freedom of opinion and expression, which...
read moreHome Grown Hurricane Relief in Florida
Although most of our work is focused on Nepal, Project for a Village has been deeply concerned by the recent string of hurricanes hitting the United States. In light of the devastation in Texas and Florida, PFAV has decided to postpone our previously announced...
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In Their Own Words: The TEJ Initiative Skits
During PFAV’s latest trip to Nepal in March, Kathy Perez-Silva visited the girls at the TEJ Initiative, based on the outskirts of Kathmandu, in the community of Godavari. The girls were asked to put on skits that highlight social issues they feel are important. Rather...
read moreHere, There and Everywhere: Reflections on Nepal, 2017
From March 4 to March 18, 2017, five volunteers – Pamela Dobson, Roberta Smith, Chris York, Riza Ayson & Jeff Lovin – embarked on the adventure of a lifetime to accompany PFAV founders Kathy and Rene Perez-Silva on their annual trip to Nepal. For four of them, this...
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Taking the Long Way Home
We have good news to report: Thanks to the efforts of Fran Fagen Bennett and her good friend Skip Condé (aka Bulldog), Rupakot now has a computer lab! This story is filled with twists and turns, natural and man-made disasters, and a few bumps in the road; but in the...
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Fil & a Pair of Boots
On a hot, dry day this April, we put on our boots, loaded Fil, my rucksack, with water and necessities, and trudged up the mountain in the Dhading district of Nepal to a school in Manarupee to conduct one of our health camps. Project for a Village, in association...
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Reflections On Nepal, One Year Later.
It’s been one year since the earthquake shook the mountains, the walls, and the people of Nepal. In many expected ways, everything has changed, but in many ways, nothing has changed at all. For years, Nepal has been kept a secret from much of the world. Many travelers...
read moreEmpowering girls in rural Nepal
Today is International Women's Day. If you live in the United States it is possible that you have never heard of International Women's Day. International Women's Day was started by the United Nations in 1975 in order...
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