Friends of Nepal

The weekend of August 22-24, a Peace Corps Reunion entitled “Peace Corps & Friends A Celebration”, is being held in Fort Collins, Colorado. Organized to celebrate our contributions to the world through the work of the Peace Corps, the event is sponsored by Beet Street, an initiative of the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority, known for its dynamic cultural and arts programming.

Highlights include keynote addresses by Jody Olsen, Peace Corps Deputy Director (RPCV-Tunisia); Kevin Quigley, NPCA President (RPCV-Thailand); and Carl Pope, Executive Director Sierra Club (RPCV-India). Additional keynote speakers, soon to be announced, will also be featured.

The weekend will be dedicated to celebrating where we have been and defining our role in the future. Continue Reading »

     The Fall 2008 issue of WorldView magazine will center on the theme “Peace Corps for the 21st Century.”
    In three years, Peace Corps will celebrate its 50th anniversary. How has it fared in that time? What is its legacy—and its future? Can a bigger, better and bolder Peace Corps be part of an overall “smart power” effort to restore U.S. standing in the world to better help address pressing global problems?
    For this special issue we would like to explore topic areas such as:
· Goals and Models: If Peace Corps was invented now what would it look like, how would it be organized? How does Peace Corps stack up with its competition?
· Partnership: How could Peace Corps be more open to and creative in working with other entities? Continue Reading »

I recently Started Producing New program called ((O))PEN MI(—Sharing the Voice To the World.This program is a part of Himali Swarharu.
This radio program is for everyone for every subject of life/World/Society/People etc.The Medium is Speech/Poetry/Songs/Talks etc .They can speak any Language!
So i would like to request you and your friends to share their Voice through HIMALI SWARHARU...An Online Nepali Radio Program From New York City.I would love to meet and record the Voice … Please be a part of ((O))PEN MI(.
Thank You!

Sahadev Poudel
Producer/Creator, HIMALI SWARHARU
www.nepaliradionyc.com

In conjunction with the Rubin Museum of Art’s current Nepal exhibition, From the Land of the Gods: Art of the Kathmandu Valley, we are hosting a series of talks given by RPCVs who had served in Nepal. They are using the artwork in the exhibit to recall memories and reflect on the experiences they had while living in this beautiful and extraordinary secular Federal Democratic Republic! (Of course, it was a Hindu Kingdom while we were all living there!)

As our series of Nepal RPCV “PeaceTalks” continues, I want to let you all know that the next RPCV presentation at the Rubin Museum will be my own!

My NEPAL “PeaceTalk” will begin at 7pm on Friday evening, July 18th. As a part of this talk series, I Continue Reading »

MorePeaceCorps is not just about bigger, but also better and bolder! Read the following to see if you would like to get involved or if you have suggestions/concerns you’d like to express.

With just 4,000 new PCVs each year, Peace Corps is small. There are 20+ countries including Indonesia, Colombia, and Sierra Leone requesting volunteers and there is no $ to respond! In fact, depreciation of the dollar has hampered sustaining existing programs. There is little question that enhancement will require resources. The campaign is a bold, sequenced, 50-state push to give tail wind to new legislation in 2009 for more resources to Peace Corps. It’s not going to be easy by any means, though Peace Corps has a terrific reputation and no dearth of supporters.

What does “better” mean? Rajeev Goval who wrote this explains it as follows, but he and the National Peace Corps Organization are more curious about what you think: Continue Reading »

The National Peace Corps Association’s advocacy program invites you to join us on Wednesday evening, June 25, for a climate change “cyber-conference” call. Using the telephone and the internet, we will connect you with other members of the Peace Corps community from around the nation for an update on global warming impacts on least developed nations, legislative issues before Congress and action opportunities in which we will need your assistance.

Our conference call will feature representatives of Oxfam America, a leader in the international development community in mobilizing partner organizations to take action on climate change.

NPCA Climate Change Cyber-Conference
Wednesday, June 25th
8:30 PM (Eastern Time)
Contact us at advocacy@rpcv.org to register

Michael Frame, 67 Updated: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 10:47 pm

Michael Warren Frame, age 67, of Northfield and Pokhara, Nepal, died on Friday, May 23, 2008, after a seven-year battle with Multiple Myeloma.

Mike was born on Oct. 28, 1940, in Northfield, to William Gibson Frame and Minnie Errington Frame. He graduated from Northfield High School and Carleton College and did post-graduate work in agricultural economics at the University of Minnesota. From 1962­1969 he served two terms as a Peace Corps volunteer and worked for U.S. AID in agriculture in Nepal. For the next nine years he farmed at Bubbling Springs Farm near Menomonie, Wis., and did Peace Corps training. His love for Nepal brought him back as an associate Peace Corps director for Rural Development from 1980­1985.

In 1988, Mike opened the world-famous restaurant, Mike¹s Breakfast, in Kathmandu, Nepal, where it has been popular with locals and tourists for the past 20 years. In 1997 he opened Hotel Fewa and Mike¹s Restaurant in Pokhara which has become a destination for trekkers and travelers. Mike received the Distinguished Achievement Award from Carleton College in 2007 for his work in Nepal. He was a cook, gardener, farmer, builder and author of ²Mike¹s Breakfast: Cooking in Nepal and Then Some.² Through his generosity and outreach he has influenced and changed the lives of numerous people. We will miss his rare sense of humor.

Mike is survived by his sister, Mary Ellen Frame of Northfield; brothers, William E. (Sandy) Frame of Pine Island, Minn., and David M. (Claire) Frame of Albert Lea, Minn.; five nieces and three nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 31, 2008, at the United Church of Christ, 300 Union St. In Nepal, there will be a Bhuddist Puja all day Wednesday, May 28, and a memorial gathering on Saturday, May 31, at Mike¹s Breakfast in Kathmandu.

Funeral arrangements by the Bierman Funeral Home.

This information was compiled from a couple different sources. 

Some of you might not be aware that Mike passed away on Friday, May 23rd at 4:25 pm.
For the previous two days he seemed tranquil as he slowly slipped away from us. He will be buried on May 25th at a private family burial.  Mike wished for a ³green² burial so that he could return to the earth he so loved.  He will lie in a country cemetery near his mother’s birthplace. However, so that we may all celebrate his life together, we will be
having a Memorial Service at 11:00 am on Saturday, May 31st at the United Church of Christ, 300 Union Street, Northfield Minnesota.

We have been deeply moved by the outpouring of love and support from Mike’s friends from around the world.

> At this sad time, when emails are flying back and forth, remembering
> Mike, we just want to let you know that there we have arranged for
> there to be a Buddhist puja to help Mike on his way. The puja will
> be happening at Mike’s Breakfast on Wednesday, May 28th, from around
> 7 in the morning till around 3 in the afternoon. Please pass the
> word to as many friends as possible who may want to stop by, for a
> few minutes, hours, or all day. The puja will be carried out by a
> group of Sherpa and Gurung lamas from Ilam.
>
> There will be a separate notice published on Wednesday in The
> Kathmandu Post and Kantipur regarding another memorial get-together
> for Mike, which is being organized for 10 AM to 12 noon on Saturday,
> the 31st of May, also at Mike’s Breakfast. The get-together on
> Saturday will provide an opportunity for friends of Mike to have a
> chance to honor Mike and share remembrances of him with other friends
> who come that day.

Note: Chuck served in the early years of PCN ad is running for the NPCA Board of Directors. The Friends of Nepal Board officially nominated him in April, 2008.

Dear Friends of Nepal:

I am writing to you about my nomination to represent the Asia/Pacific region on the board of the National Peace Corps Association. I am hoping you can forward this message to the members of our group of RPCVs from Nepal.

I have just completed my second tour as a Volunteer, serving in Senegal (05-07). I had previously served in Nepal (68-70). My wife served with me in Senegal and she had served previously in Kenya (68-70). So, we have current information on the state of the Peace Corps and how it’s changed over the years.

While we were serving in Senegal we were invited by Senator Chris Dodd in Continue Reading »