Education Is Freedom: Campaign in Nepal

Post published:June 25, 2013
Post category:Projects

As the international fundraising campaign Education is Freedom - Nepal winds down, the long-awaited fundraising campaign in Nepal for fellow Nepalese either residing in the country and/or unable to pledge through the startsomegood.com page, for one reason or another, is live. Here's the link to the pledge page: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1czZzu59A5wk1O8MbnbTmuwDIOxj0RTwo6pBhVSLwV2o/viewform Pledge away! Thank you. * * * * * * * * The drive has ended! Thank you for your pledges! * * * * * * * *

EdufreeNepal Campaign: Days 15-27

Post published:June 22, 2013
Post category:Projects

Days 15-20 Fig. 1. Education is Freedom-Nepal Campaign Status as of the morning of June 20. I could have sworn I had posted this last week!! I even have recollections of what I wrote for a number of the backers. (Could I have dreamt them?!) Anyway, I have these backers to thank for their pledges: Sarita Vaid, from my years in Azerbaijan. Monika Ranjitkar, yet another pledge! Alisa Greenwald Greenbacher, a classmate and friend from Grinnell. Liz Favret. Cindy Bagshaw, pledged by my friend Paula Boon on her behalf. Mateja Jamnik Bierman, another UWCAD friend. Nathalie Fetzer-Hoernig, a dear friend…

June 5-7 Sindhupalchok in Photos

Post published:June 20, 2013
Post category:Projects

I recently paid a visit to Thangpalkot village in Sindhupalchok, where the school I am fundraising for is located. This is a follow-up to the post about the visit. Click on the thumbnails to view the original photo.

Supporting Instructions in French

Post published:June 19, 2013
Post category:Projects

With thanks to Gwen, here's the French instructions for how to support through Paypal or Credit card. Pour nous offrir votre soutien via PayPal Une fois que vous appuyez sur le bouton PayPal ci-dessus, vous serez redirigé vers PayPal.com pour identifier et sélectionner votre mode de paiement. Vous aurez besoin d'un compte PayPal pour compléter la transaction. PayPal vous permet de payer avec les principales cartes de crédit et de le faire en toute confiance car vous utilisez un des processeurs de paiement les plus réputés au monde. Si vous n'avez pas déjà un compte PayPal, vous pouvez en créer un directement sur cette page. Un…