To whom it may concern, I’m a RPCV who served in Nepal during the earthquakes, and I’m really upset by the recent news that DHS is going to prematurely revoke TPS to Nepalis in the US — so I got together with two other RPCVs who served in Nepal with
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2018 Let Girls Learn RFP Released
Friends of Nepal is pleased to announce the opening of its grant application period. We will be supporting the Let Girls Learn initiative for a second year. Proposals for projects that support girls’ education or economic opportunities are eligible for funding. Submissions are due July 1, 2018. Click here to
Sold to the Circus as Children: Trafficking Survivors Showcase their Skills in Nepal
Kidnapped and forced to become child circus performers, a Nepalese troupe now scale the heights on their own terms. To read further, click on the link below: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/mar/15/circus-kathmandu-child-trafficking-survivors-unimagined-heights-nepal-india
Tibet Fast Facts from CNN
(CNN) Here’s a look at Tibet, which is often called “the roof of the world.” https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/30/world/asia/tibet-fast-facts/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_latest+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Most+Recent%29
India’s Aid to Nepal Up 73% to Check China’s Infra Push
LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to hike its financial aid for the financial year beginning April this year to Nepal to Rs 650 crore, a 73% increase from the previous year allocation, while expressing concern over increasing Chinese presence in some of the neighbourhood countries. Read more at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indias-aid-to-nepal-up-73-to-check-chinas-infra-push/articleshow/63392505.cms
Charges Against Nepal Journalists an ‘attack on press freedom’
Journalists from Nepal’s largest newspaper have been charged with contempt of court after publishing critical stories about the country’s chief justice. To read further and watch video, please click on the link below: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/charges-nepal-journalists-attack-press-freedom-180304154802551.html
How Tall Is Mount Everest? For Nepal, It’s a Touchy Question.
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, but precisely how tall is it? It’s not such a simple question. In the past, geologists have disagreed about what to include in their calculations: Should the summit’s snowcap be included? Or should surveyors drill down to the
How Do You Remove 200,000 Pounds of Trash from Mt Everest? Recruit Yaks!
LUKLA, Nepal — Last weekend, a group of Sherpas gathered outside Buddha Lodge in this speck of a town near Mount Everest, stuffing cloth sacks filled with thousands of pounds of garbage into a turboprop plane. To read further, click on the link below: https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/world/how-do-you-remove-200000-pounds-of-trash-from-everest-recruit-yaks/ar-BBKzSu9?li=BBr8Mkh
Mount Everest Climbers Enlisted for Canvas Bag Clean-up Mission
Recreational climbers and Sherpas help to remove hundreds of kilograms of litter after a series of deadly quakes on the world’s highest peak. To read further, click on the link below: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/29/climbers-prepare-clean-up-mission-mount-everest-nepal-waste