by Sirjana Waiba | Nov 26, 2024 | Newsletter, Updates, Program, Blog, Event, Success Stories
The Didi Program at Setidevi School in Talku, organized by the Rukmini Foundation, served as an inspirational and educational platform for students in grades 7 to 10. Led by guest speaker Brinda Bhattacharya, the program aimed to motivate students to focus on their...
by Sirjana Waiba | Jul 28, 2024 | Updates, Awareness, Blog, News, Newsletter, Didi Program
Now that our 9 Bahinis have passed their SEE, we are excited for them to pursue further education, and we are guiding the girls to make the best career choices. We are also helping all the other graduates, so the entire school and community benefits. There was a long...
by Dipa Kuikel-Pudasaini | Feb 27, 2024 | Didi Program, Newsletter, News, Blog, Awareness
We know how important mentoring is to our program, and the quality of mentors makes the program so effective and valuable for our girls. For our most recent mentoring event, we invited a Didi (elder sister), Sanju Maharjan, who considers herself a self-defense coach....
by Laxmi Aryal | Nov 30, 2021 | General, Awareness, Blog, Newsletter, Didi Program
The foundation’s mentoring program (Didi Program) provides opportunities for our scholars (Bahinis) to engage with Didis (Mentors). Didis inspire Bahinis through stories about their experiences and are role models for our scholars. Since the pandemic began in...
by Laxmi Aryal | Aug 31, 2021 | General, Blog, Newsletter, Didi Program, Awareness
Special Didi Program Girl trafficking is a very severe problem in Nepal. Poverty, illiteracy, and lack of employment opportunities in the country enable the traffickers to exploit young girls. Here are just a few examples and statistics from the United Nations’...