In The World of Maya Universe Academy
Over Tihar break, I visited Maya Universe Academy in Tanahu, a school run by a fellow UWCer Manjil Rana.
Minneapolis: We’re COMMITTED…(to) Bringing Back The Smiles
The earthquake brought about massive devastation in the countryside including in our project site of Thangpalkot and its neighbors. COMMITTED is doing what it can to get the people of Thangpalkot back on their feet. I am doing what I do through COMMITTED to ensure rural Nepalese children are able to realize their dreams and chart their own destinies.
COMMITTED’s Annual Report: Fiscal Year 2013-14
A summary of the contents of COMMITTED's Annual Report for the fiscal year 2013-14. Links to the relevant blog posts, YouTube videos and Picasa photo albums about the projects implemented are also included in the post.
Project Update: Fishing…for Fun and Games
Our fishermen in Thangpalkot harvest fish from their ponds and we complete the construction of the multipurpose court at Raithane School during our November 17-20, 2014 visit.
Project Update: Videos of Setting Up Caged Fishery
Social Business for Education farming projects, once set up, will generate income for the school making it self-sufficient. In the case of Raithane School. the project is a fishery, which we setup during this visit to the village.
Kantipur TV Interview: All For Education
Video of January 3, 2014, interview on Kantipur TV breakfast show Rise and Shine. It's entirely in English.
Human Rights and Education of Marginalized Nepalese
A video of the the presentation I made at four different locations during my April-May 2014 visit to the US. It covers the plight of marginalized groups such as Dalits, women, Tharus and Tamangs both in the country (Nepal) and abroad, and what COMMITTED is doing about it all.
Project Update: December Visit to Thangpalkot
A wintry visit to our project site to add additional cages to the pond, to give a presentation about the fishery to the community, and to assess the financial conditions of families of some of the Dalit children attending Raithane School.