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2017
Nepal Criminalises Banishing Menstruating Women to Huts
Lawmakers in Nepal have passed a law criminalizing a practice that forces women from their homes during menstruation. Under the law anyone who makes a woman observe the custom faces a three-month jail sentence and a $30 (£23) fine. The practice, known as Chhaupadi, has been in the spotlight recently after
How the Earthquake Turned Women into Builders
Reconstruction in Nepal has been slow since a devastating earthquake over two years ago. But in some rural areas women are breaking with tradition and picking up tools to speed things up. To read more, please click on the link below: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39694171
Nepal Journey to School Across River
Incredible video of Nepali school girls getting to school in a most unusual way! To view the footage, please click on the link below: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/39233167/nepal-journey-to-school-across-river
Nepal’s Parliament Makes Veteran Politician a Four Time Prime Minister
Lawmakers in Nepal have elected a veteran politician as the country’s 10th prime minister in 11 years. Parliament selected Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister, and it will be the fourth time he has held that post. Mr. Deuba is likely to be in power for only a few months because
Friends of Nepal Let Girls Learn Grant Awards Program Accepting Applications
Friends of Nepal is accepting proposals for projects that support girls’ education, under the Peace Corps Global Initiative and theme of Let Girls Learn. To find out more, please click on the link below: http://www. friendsofnepal.com/what_we_do/ 2017-applications/
Rare One-Horned Rhino Killed by Poachers at National Park
A rare one-horned rhinoceros has been killed by poachers at a national park in Nepal. The male rhino was shot in the head and left in a pool of blood at the Chitwan National Park; its horn had also been gouged out. To read further, please click on the link
Mount Everest’s famous Hillary Step Destroyed
A famous feature of Mount Everest has collapsed, potentially making the world’s highest peak even more dangerous to climbers, mountaineers report. The Hillary Step may have fallen victim to Nepal’s devastating 2015 earthquake. To read this BBC news article, please click on the link below” http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39989992?SThisFB
FoN April 2017 newsletter now available
To celebrate the Nepali New Year (Nepal Sambat 2074) which began on April 14, the April Friends of Nepal newsletter includes recipes for the classic Nepali dish momos with jhol, courtesy of chef Anup Bajracharya of Anup Kitchen. Our newsletter also features updates on the earthquake rebuilding efforts from the four