A reproduction of a speech in Nepali about my life -- about my dreams, my education, my international professional career, my travels, and my liberation from many of the constraints and limitations of Nepali culture, society, and people.
A speech about education...for LIFE!
We have ended up with US$31,555.88 and now can begin the process of transferring the funds to COMMITTED and start implementing the various projects in Thangpalkot.
We crossed the tipping point on June 25, with ten more days to go. Over the course of the remaining days, almost ten thousand was added to the contribution! The contributions averaged an impressive 1K per day!! Here's the how it looked in the end. Fig. 1. Education is Freedom-Nepal Campaign Status as of the morning of July 1. I have these backers to thank for their pledges: Jessica Roff, a friend from my Grinnell years. Michael H. Adolfae Manaslu Gurung, a friend from SMS. Henry Throop, a Grinnell classmates who's donated for a second time! Kristine Kay Johnson, a…
What lack of education can mean to a Nepalese migrant laborer jailed in Qatar on trumped up charges.
As the international fundraising campaign Education is Freedom - Nepal winds down, the long-awaited fundraising campaign in Nepal for fellow Nepalese either residing in the country and/or unable to pledge through the startsomegood.com page, for one reason or another, is live. Here's the link to the pledge page: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1czZzu59A5wk1O8MbnbTmuwDIOxj0RTwo6pBhVSLwV2o/viewform Pledge away! Thank you. * * * * * * * * The drive has ended! Thank you for your pledges! * * * * * * * *
Days 15-20 Fig. 1. Education is Freedom-Nepal Campaign Status as of the morning of June 20. I could have sworn I had posted this last week!! I even have recollections of what I wrote for a number of the backers. (Could I have dreamt them?!) Anyway, I have these backers to thank for their pledges: Sarita Vaid, from my years in Azerbaijan. Monika Ranjitkar, yet another pledge! Alisa Greenwald Greenbacher, a classmate and friend from Grinnell. Liz Favret. Cindy Bagshaw, pledged by my friend Paula Boon on her behalf. Mateja Jamnik Bierman, another UWCAD friend. Nathalie Fetzer-Hoernig, a dear friend…
With thanks to Gwen, here's the French instructions for how to support through Paypal or Credit card. Pour nous offrir votre soutien via PayPal Une fois que vous appuyez sur le bouton PayPal ci-dessus, vous serez redirigé vers PayPal.com pour identifier et sélectionner votre mode de paiement. Vous aurez besoin d'un compte PayPal pour compléter la transaction. PayPal vous permet de payer avec les principales cartes de crédit et de le faire en toute confiance car vous utilisez un des processeurs de paiement les plus réputés au monde. Si vous n'avez pas déjà un compte PayPal, vous pouvez en créer un directement sur cette page. Un…
With thanks to Anuschka, here's the Spanish instructions for how to support through Paypal or Credit card. Apoyo vía PayPal Una vez que pulse el botón de PayPal de arriba, se le redigirá a PayPal.com para iniciar la sesión y seleccionar el método de pago. Usted necesitará una cuenta PayPal para completar la transacción; utilizar PayPal le permite pagar con las principales tarjetas de crédito y hacerlo con la confianza que le brinda uno de los procesadores de pagos más importantes del mundo. Si aún no tiene una cuenta de PayPal, puede crear una directamente en esta página. Es necesario…
With thanks to Karla, here's the German instructions for how to support through Paypal or Credit card. Unterstützung via PayPal Sobald Sie den PayPal-Button oben drücken, werden Sie zu PayPal.com umgeleitet werden, um dort Ihre Zahlungsmethode zu wählen. Sie benötigen ein PayPal-Konto, um die Spenden-Transaktion abzuschließen; PayPal erlaubt Ihnen, mit Kreditkarten zu bezahlen; Sie können sich für diese Zahlung auf einen der weltweit führenden Zahlungs-Vermittler verlassen. Wenn Sie nicht bereits ein PayPal-Konto haben, können Sie ein Konto direkt auf dieser Seite erstellen. Ein Paypal-Konto ist für diese Transaktion durch PayPal erforderlich, weil die endgültige Abbuchungs-Genehmigung erst am Ende dieser Kampagne…
Day 7 Fig. 1. Education is Freedom-Nepal Campaign Status as of the morning of June 2. I have these backers to thank for their pledges: Imre Tuba, my friend from my UWCAD days. Linda Hilbrecht and Rich Tyler, another BMIS crew. Jocelyn Sage Mitchell Jennifer Duncombe, AIS Saigon crew. Sujeeta Sahi, a friend from days spent at GAA. Cynthia Verjovsky Marcotte Day 8 Fig. 2. Education is Freedom-Nepal Campaign Status as of the morning of June 3. I have these backers to thank for their pledges: Oliver and Nidhi Bruce Eipe Jennifer Ruud Hijdra Dara Green Jayendra Rai, another Godavarian…