The April newsletter is available here. Inside you’ll find a report of the visit made to the Shikha telemedicine center by RPCV Jim Pesout (N-71), a description of a volunteering trek to Myagdi district being planned for next year, an article describing the plight of street dogs in Nepal, a
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Peace Corps Week February 27 to March 2
Peace Corps week is coming up February 27 to March 2, 2012. It is a great time to promote the Third Goal of Peace Corps (“helping promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans”). If you are involved in any activities to educate Americans about Nepali
Thank you from Former Peace Corps Employees
Friends of Nepal received the following note from Shivaji Upadhyay on February 1st. 02/01/2012 Dear Friends of Nepal, On behalf of the Former Peace Corps Employees Committee Nepal, let me sincerely thank you all for all your strongest support since the day Peace Corps Programs were announced suspended in September
Update from Nepal on the Legacy Project
Mahabir Pun, who runs the Nepal Wireless Networking Project and has been implementing our Legacy Project in Nepal, has sent us the following update. ************************************************************************************************ Namaste all, Almost all of the technical set up work and training for the villagers, school teachers, and students are complete now. The training in
Peace Corps Nepal Event in DC – Jan 10
All RPCVs from Nepal are invited. Desk officer asked me to pass this along: The Peace Corps Cordially invites you to attend a reception In honor of the return of Peace Corps to Nepal Tuesday, January 10, 2012 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Paul D. Coverdell Peace Corps Headquarters Shriver
Report from Legacy Project Trip
Suzie Schneider, FoN treasurer, and Don Messerschmidt, a FoN member, made a site visit to check on the Legacy Project on behalf of Friends of Nepal last fall. They were impressed with the amount that had been accomplished in a few short months and left convinced that our donations were
December 2011 Newsletter Posted
The December 2011 Friends of Nepal newsletter has been posted here. It contains an update on our Legacy Project, a first-hand account of the Peace Corps 50th Anniversary celebrations, a report on a survey of Nepali attitudes and opinions, and more!
Support for Peace Corps Nepal
1) We are still accepting items for silent auction to be held at the Embassy event on Saturday the 24th. Please contact Lucy if you have anything to donate: lucysotar@gmail.com. 2) Really important – we are on the cusp of getting the final approval for PC to back to Nepal.
Legacy Project (Wireless) Update
There is a lot of information in this post because I have done a lousy job in posting regular updates. Sorry about that! But great progress has been made. Here are the latest unfiltered updates from Nepal. May 31 Update Hello Dave and all FoN members Sorry for the late