by Jennifer Vosters | Feb 11, 2018 | Chautara, Kathmandu, Nepal, Rupakot, Sindhupalchowk, Travel, Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Sep 28, 2017 | #AccesstoiInfoDay, Girl empowerment, International Day for the Universal Access to Information, Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Sep 20, 2017 | Charity, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Relief, Uncategorized
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...
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 | Feb 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
Why do grown men in America have such a difficult time discussing something that happens to women all around the world? It happens to their wives, daughters and mothers every single month. “It” is her period, or menstrual cycle. Recently, I experience this disgust...
by admin | Oct 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
In India, there is generally a silence around the issue of women’s health – especially around menstruation. A deep-rooted taboo feeds into the risible myth making around menstruation: women are impure, filthy, sick and even cursed during their period. A...
