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Earthquake in Nepal
Just before noon on Saturday, April 25th, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck about 50 miles to the northwest of Kathmandu, in Gorkha district. This earthquake has been devastating, particularly to the old sections of Kathmandu. Many historical structures, such as Dharahara tower, Basantapur Durbar Square, and Patan Durbar Square, have collapsed. The worst hit
Peace Corps Nepal Update
The newest batch of PCV trainees have been at there post 1-month! Most are stationed in western Nepal. PC has a new location – outside the ring road. Here is a map for those of you interested in dropping in for a cup of chia 🙂 https://docs.google.com/file/d/1TIZZMBSdM8y7Ll6jUFQ6fOPhMiN0It1DXTkoOq-0V9wUEtPZ9oMyuV1IiU9l/edit
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
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
Bikes for Refugees
This past Saturday (June 5) Dan and I partnered with the International Institute of Rhode Island to give away 30+ bikes to refugees from Nepal/ Bhutan, Liberia and Iraq. Great day. Thanks to Mary Ellen, Glen, Greg, Recycle a Bike and the Narragansett Bay Wheelmen. Here are a few pics.
Holi Celebration in Providence, RI
On March 21, 2011 about 100 Nepal-Bhutanese refugees and friends took a road trip the the Hindu Temple in Ashland, MA to celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi, the festival of colors. It was a great trip. Thanks to the International Institute for helping to make this trip possible. All
Carol Rocheteau Memorial Fund
The family of Carol (Flear) Rocheteau (1950-2011) are requesting donations supporting the Friends of Nepal Legacy Project (Nepal Wireless Networking Project) in lieu of flowers as a memorial to Carol who worked to advance health care training while working as a Health Visitor with Save the Children Fund (UK) in