by Priti Bhattarai | May 20, 2015 | Awareness, General, Blog
Rukmini Foundation, in partnership with Manmohan Hospital, has been running a four day Mobile Medical Clinic Outreach Program – where the team will visit areas affected by the devastating earthquake to provide medical relief as well as to check up on the...
by Priti Bhattarai | May 17, 2015 | Awareness, General, Blog
Anjana was inside her home when violent tremors shook the ground beneath her. Her house, made of mud and stone, began to crumble right in front of her eyes, blocking her only exit. Anjana made a spit second decision in that moment and jumped out of the window. If she...
by Priti Bhattarai | May 14, 2015 | Blog, Awareness, General
Rescue work has resumed once again in Nepal as the country suffered yet another major earthquake. On Tuesday May 12, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit Kodari, 47 miles east of Katmandu, and outside the Everest region of Namche Bazaar. Then 30 minutes later, a second...
by Priti Bhattarai | May 11, 2015 | Blog, Awareness, General, News
Anju is usually seen reading on her veranda or playing outside her home when our Didis (Rukmini Foundation’s mentors) go meet her during their monthly home visits. She always welcomed her mentors with a happy smile and great enthusiasm. This, unfortunately, was not...
by Priti Bhattarai | May 7, 2015 | General, Blog, Awareness
Following the disastrous 7.8M earthquake in Nepal, the United Nations have released a report stating around 600,000 homes have been damaged, with over 140,000 completely destroyed. Families are terrified to go back in their homes, as they fear the ongoing aftershocks...
