Friday afternoon Quiz!
Heart Matters
What matters the most? And with matters of the heart, sometimes tough decisions have to be made as difficult as it might be for it to accept.
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.
Shatin College: What Makes a Successful Life
What makes for a successful life is one lived following ones dreams, one lived in ones own terms, instead of one lived following others.
Shatin College: When Dreams Take Flight…
How and why I achieved academic, personal and professional success in spite of the circumstances and context of my birth, lessons I have learned, why I do what I do back in Nepal, and what I hope students like them do with, and in, their lives.
ICHK: When Dreams Take Flight…
About life, following dreams, the beauty and power of humanity, and what I am doing with my life to make it meaningful.
My Very First Visit to Thangpalkot
Summer of 2012, considering returning to Nepal for good to work in the education of children from low socioeconomic background, I visited about ten government and community school in and around Pokhara, and accompanied my good buddy Jayjeev, COMMITTED's Executive Director, on a trip to Thangpalkot. This is a video, Jayjeev made, of that trip.
The team tending to the hatchlings while they acclimatize to the temperature of the pond water.
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.
Project Update: August 26-29 Visit
A short write-up about our August 26-29 visit to Thangpalkot with Doug and Devika Grant of Tennis Trekker.
The multi-purpose court & new building in the background.
Project Update: July Visit
A short post about my most recent visit to Thangpalkot. I was accompanied by a friend and former colleague from my days in Qatar.
Sona and her two younger siblings.
Stolen Innocence and Lost Dreams
In rural Nepal, the innocence of children and their dreams are often stolen and lost, respectively, because of a lack of will on our leadership to do anything concrete to tackle poverty and lack of education. Often such children become victims of trafficking.