Update – shortly after Uday and I delivered the books, teaching materials and play equipment to the local school at Chankhu Besi, a cloud of controversy began to brew on our beloved Nepali village. The …
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Room to Read site visit – Nepal
Last April, I attended a day long Room to Read site visit in the Dhading district of Nepal (about an hour from Kathmandu). We visited two successful Room to Read funded schools where we explored …
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Stop Climate Change – Let the Himalayas LIVE!
To, H.E. Ban Ki-moon Secretary General United Nations I, a young citizen of this world, care about the impacts of climate change on our planet, the brunt of which will be borne by me and …
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The Gathering of Volunteers
Last week we kicked off a 2 week break from our daily work schedule with the annual VSO Volunteer Conference. This year, the conference was held at the swanky historic Shanker Hotel located just the …
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Fighting Viruses in Nepal
For those who intend to bring their notebook computers to Nepal or plan to use a computer in and around cyber cafes, make sure that the computer that you are using has an up-to-date Anti-Virus software installed. Back at home, yeah, yeah, protect yourself from viruses blah, blah and it really wasn't a problem because ant-virus protection is the norm (I get the occasional one or two viruses a year). Let's just say that here in Nepal, computer virus/worm infections is a large-scale epidemic here and it is nothing like I have ever seen before.
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UN Small and Field Libraries
I just stumbled upon the UN Library Network and their Technical Assistance Programme for Small and Field Libraries. There is also a neat “For Starters” section for Guidelines on Library Management. GOLD! Other sites that …
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These are the people in my neighbourhood
in my neighbourhood, in my Nepali NEIGHBOURHOOD, oh! Our sano pasal (little store) mainly operated by two sisters Benita and Sunita. We get the majority of our basic food items such as milk and vegetables …
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Peace process in peril in Nepal
Maoist Prime Minister Prachanda will address the nation on the crisis at 3:00pm (0930 GMT). For more information, visit The Himalayan Times web site. A NSU activist attacks a two-wheeler at Putalisadak during a demonstration …
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Commuting to work and the drivers
Commuting to work is an always “exciting” experience. Paraphrasing the great Forest Gump, it is exciting because you “never know what you are going to get.” Every morning like in most cities, I suit up …
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Room to Read Event in Vancouver
The Vancouver Chapter of Room to Read will be hosting a fundraising evening on Thursday, May 14 with Mr. Allison Rouse, Senior Development Director of Room to Read, who recently launched education projects in Zambia. …