by Sabina Bisunke | Mar 24, 2017 | Updates, Program, Blog, News
At Rukmini Foundation, we know that it is not just about providing scholarship for girls. We also focus on improving the quality of education for our sisters and also on helping them improve academically as well as helping them to develop as people. Because many of...
by Niroj Shrestha | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog, News, Awareness, Program
Rukmini Foundation celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8th along with the rest of the world. ‘Be bold for change’ was the theme for this year, and we believe that this is very important, especially for a country like Nepal where...
by Shruthi Shankar | Mar 13, 2017 | Awareness, Program, Blog, News
Report by: Puja Pudasaini According to a recent report from Human Rights Watch, 37% of girls are married before the age of 18 and 10% before they are 15. Child marriage is one of the key dangers for girls in Nepal, and our focus on keeping girls in school at least...
by Prakriti Nepal | Feb 25, 2017 | GLOW Club, Updates, Blog, Event
A Report from the Secretary General- Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, shows that in 2014 between 40 percent and 90 percent of children failed to achieve even minimum levels of proficiency in reading. This is one of many reasons why promoting and...
by Niroj Shrestha | Feb 16, 2017 | GLOW Club, Updates, Blog, Event, Collaboration
Rukmini Scholars proudly celebrate #WRAD17 Most of us believe that education is a basic human right for all children, and this is even supposed to be guaranteed by the Constitution of Nepal. Education up to the secondary level is free per the constitution, but despite...
by Niroj Shrestha | Feb 14, 2017 | Updates, Program, Blog, Event
Report by: Niroj Shrestha It has been 19 years already that Dr. Meera Hada, a renowned Gynecologist, is serving the Pharping Community. One of the main ways is through a Women’s Health Camp. that she leads with the help of Patan Hospital. Dr. Hada’s...