by Nabin Aryal | Jul 2, 2014 | Awareness, Blog, Event
Special Didi Program: The hero lies in you Visit of CNN Hero, Pushpa Basnet “I feel a little awkward distributing these Certificate of Completion to the Rukmini Scholars because I myself did not pass School Leaving Certificate (SLC) exams!” was the first thing Ms....
by Laxmi Aryal | Jun 24, 2014 | Blog, Event, Fundraising
On Monday, June 16, we held a very different type of fundraising event than we have ever done before. We served Nepali food at a local Pittsburgh restaurant called Bar Marco. The event was known as No Menu Monday, which is a great concept of Bobby Fry the owner of the...
by admin | Jun 5, 2014 | Blog, Event
Eat, Enjoy & Empower Rukmini Foundation is collaborating with Bar Marco to host a tasty dinner event that will help to keep underprivileged girls in Nepal in school. Thanks to Bar Marco’s generosity, all proceeds from food sales will go towards supporting...
by Niroj Shrestha | May 7, 2014 | Awareness, Program, Blog, Event
Celebrating Teachers on Teachers’ Day program in Nepal Rukmini scholars from all partner schools, namely Shikharapur, Arunodaya, Pharping, Setidevi Talku and Setidevi Sokhel were present in celebrating Teachers’ Day. Various teachers from these schools...
by admin | Sep 1, 2013 | News, Newsletter, Blog
Big Sisters (Didis) teaching younger sisters (Bahinis) about teamwork Teamwork is an essential skill, but it is not something that is stressed enough in the educational system in Nepal. We are trying to change that through our curriculum, but also through fun...
