by Prakriti Nepal | Nov 29, 2014 | Awareness, Blog, Success Stories
When she was thirteen, Anju lost her mother due to illness. Without her mother, Anju had to take over as the homemaker.There was serious pressure on Anju to get married in order to reduce the economic burden on her family. Anju with Mentor, Rasmita (Didi) as they...
by Laxmi Aryal | Jun 15, 2014 | Awareness, General, Blog
My Father the Pioneer As we celebrate Father’s Day in the US, I wanted to talk about Nepali fathers, especially my own Father Kedar Nath Acharya. While Nepali people celebrate Father’s Day on a different day, called Kushe Aausi or Pitritarpani Aausi, our family...
by Nabin Aryal | Nov 5, 2013 | Success Stories, Awareness, Program, Blog
“I am really glad that I took this School Leaving Certificate (SLC) Board Exam”, was the first thing Anita said to us when we invited her to our office to congratulate her for passing the board exam. “This time last year I did not even imagine that I will be able to...
by Linda Githiora | Sep 15, 2013 | Blog, Organization
This is Part 4 of my blog series that describes my background. To learn more about the personal and professional experiences that shaped my life and led me to serve on the Rukmini Foundation Board, please access Parts 1-3 of my blog series below: Part 1: ”The only...
by admin | Jun 10, 2013 | Blog, News, Awareness
One of my most vivid memories of growing up was the time after school that I had to spend completing homework before I could get to watch TV. I had just arrived to the US, and for the first time in my life, I had a TV in the house. This was a very exciting...