Friends of Nepal

This is a good piece that was recently on NPR and featured FoN member Doug Hall highlighting the economic issues affecting the refugees.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98591969

Doug Hall was interviewed on the NPR story program, “Day to Day.” But not all public radio stations carry that program. The audio is at:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98591969
It was an outgrowth of a story he had initiated at NH Public Radio. That has now turned into a couple of news stories locally as well.
Doug’s suggestion for a system [...]

SAVE THIS DATE!
Sunday afternoon, January 11, 2009
New York, NY
for a screening of the acclaimed documentary Sari Soldiers, winner of the 2008 Human Rights Watch International Film Festival Nestor Almendros Award, and a discussion with director Julie Bridgham.
Funds go to educate the Badi girls in Kothbhairab, Nepal, and help them resist child labor and prostitution.
Film [...]

Some beautiful Tibetan Buddhist Thangkas have been donated to Friends of nepal to be used as a fundraiser for the Bhutanese Resettlement matching fund. You can purchase on our website:http://www.friendsofnepal.com/?page_id=276. These are a great value and all profits will be used to provide direct assistance to Bhutanese Refugees.
If you order today you will probably have [...]

So far, our series of Nepal PeaceTalks has involved 11 Returned Peace Corps Volunteers from Nepal educating, entertaining, and enriching more than 250 audience members!

And this Friday at 7.30, there will be another opportunity!! Kevin Bubriski, who had served in Nepal from 1975-1977 and had an exhibition of black and [...]