Friends of Nepal is pleased to announce its new Tika Karki Memorial micro-grants program which can provide up to $500 for an organization in Nepal (we will match up to $250). The micro-grants program contributes match funding to projects which RPCVs recommend and support. RPCVs should recommend organizations or community
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Friends of Burkina Faso Request
From NPCA… I’m writing because Friends of Burkina Faso needs your help! Recently the Peace Corps Polyglot posted a blurb about our participation in America’s Giving Challenge, a fundraising competition in collaboration with Global Giving, the Case Foundation and Parade Magazine. The blog link is: http://peacecorpsconnect.typepad.com/peacecorpspolyglot/2008/01/10-5-minutes-50.html The facts are simple:
Peace Corps Career Fair February 29
Dear RPCV affiliate groups: The next Peace Corps RPCV Career Event in Washington, DC, is coming right up! We are now registering RPCVs for this FREE four-day event, which will take place Tuesday, February 26 through Friday, February 29. Highlights of this FREE event include
Nepali Art Program at Art Museum In NY – March RPCVs Needed
I have been working at the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art in NYC for more than two years now. And I am extremely excited to say that we are opening in March our first-ever exhibition devoted solely to Nepali art! (And when I say “Nepali art” in this context, I
Tika’s Passing
On January 3 Peace Corps Nepal long time friend, Tika Karki, passed away. It touched the lives of many and will be sorely missed. More information is available on our website and Friends of Nepal will be doing something to memorialize him and his service in the near future.
Tika is Improving
I wanted to share with everyone that Tika is out of the Hospital. He was discharged this past Tuesday after ten days stay. He has an appointment with the Oncologist this week and then we will find out what the next steps are. He is currently doing much better after
Tika Karki Update
From Suarav Karki: Â As I mentioned earlier, Tika was admitted to the Inova Fairfax Hospital last Sunday (9/23). He did not have the pre-scheduled fourth chemotherapy treatment because of low white blood cells (WBC) count. He was given some shots to increase the WBC count but it did not
Passing of Bob Bates, First Director of PCN
Dear Friends, It is with great sadness that I pass along word of the passing of Bob Bates. Bob, teacher, author, mountaineer and first Peace Corps director in Nepal, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007, in Exeter, NH. Bob’s list of accomplishments is long and varied. In his mountain life he
Himalayan Healers Update
Namaste everyone! Thought I would send out an invite to interested parties to refer potential student candidates for our second Himalayan Healer’s training, to begin Mid-November.  This training will require 10 female candidates. Candidates of difficult backgrounds and needs in particular are encouraged, however we have an open admissions