by admin | May 28, 2016 | Charity, Kathmandu, Nepal, Philanthropy, Rupakot, Tanahun
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...
by admin | May 4, 2016 | Charity, earthquake relief, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nepal Earthquake, Rupakot, Travel
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...
by admin | Apr 26, 2016 | Charity, earthquake relief, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nepal Earthquake, Philanthropy
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...
by admin | Mar 9, 2016 | Charity, International Women's Day, Kathmandu, Nepal, Philanthropy, Travel, Uncategorized
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 to focus on women’s...
by admin | Nov 15, 2015 | Charity, earthquake relief, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nepal Earthquake, Travel
There is a fuel crisis in Nepal, this has been going on since early September, http://ti.me/1Y4cqUL. Here is my account of the situation: The fuel lines are long and often 3 vehicles deep on both sides of the narrow roads, blocking the paths of the lucky few who were...
by admin | Oct 27, 2015 | Charity, earthquake relief, Kathmandu, Nepal
This trip is a first in many ways, my first return to Nepal since the devastating earthquakes earlier this year, my first trip to Nepal without Rene, and it is the first time my sister, Cindy, has been here. In the midst of all of the reconstruction of the country...
