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 timeline of my ordeal in Qatar following a complaint logged by the parent of a twelve-year old student based on the child's version of an incident in the cafeteria of Qatar Academy. I was fired and subsequently jailed but freed following an international campaign.
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:…
I recently paid a visit to Thangpalkot village in Sindhupalchok, where the school I am fundraising for is located. This is a follow-up to the post about the visit. Click on the thumbnails to view the original photo.
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…
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…
Dreams and hopes of the children of Thangpalkot and my dreams and hopes for them.
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…
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…
Sarah Kay, a spoken word poet, was this year's Grinnell College Commencement speaker. Talking about mentors, she makes a reference to my recent ordeal in Qatar, how the Grinnell Community came together to help secure my freedom and what I have decided to do. Click here or on the image below to watch a recording…