Archive for the ‘nepal’ Category
12.06.2017
Meet Sunita – Sports, Scholarships, and Choice
For most Nepali women, to even consider wearing shorts is progressive. In our latest video, we see one of our featured READ center members, Sunita (16 years old), sporting her classic […]
04.03.2017
Celebrating our 100th Center!
After ending 2016 with new centers opening in both India and Bhutan, we are thrilled to announce the launch of four more READ Centers in Nepal in the first quarter […]
04.03.2017
Returning to Kumari – Subhadra’s Resilience
Nearly two years after the April 2015 twin earthquakes shook Nepal, Subhadra looks at the plot of land she donated to the villagers of Kumari where the community’s original center […]
03.07.2017
Celebrating Women Change-Makers in Rural Asia
On International Women’s Day 2017, READ stands committed to working towards gender parity and making women’s work visible at all levels of development. Working in South Asia for over 25 […]
09.20.2016
Who We’re Grateful For Today
Since the opening of the very first READ library in 1991, our centers have acted as the ultimate equalizer. They serve as spaces for communities to come together regardless of […]
03.28.2016
I Can Still Taste The Chilies!
Greetings from San Francisco! After returning from a nearly month-long trip of traveling throughout South Asia to visit our READ Centers, I’m so excited to update you on all of […]
03.03.2016
Six Years Celebrating Women’s Strength and Resilience
Six years ago today, I became the Executive Director of READ Global, the amazing organization that I am still honored to lead. It didn’t dawn on me until years later […]
09.10.2015
This Is Cause For Celebration!
With International Literacy Day coming and going earlier this week (be sure to check out our inspiring Profiles of Empowerment if you haven’t already), we’re so proud of our READ […]
08.04.2015
Nepal Earthquake Rebuilding: What Happens Next?
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on April 25th killed over 8,500 people, injured more than 23,000, and devastated countless poverty-stricken villages. An aftershock earthquake followed only two weeks […]
05.19.2015
Rebuilding Rural Nepal – The Long Road Ahead
For Nepali villagers like 86-year-old Subhadra, the long journey has just begun to rebuild a home, a life, and a community following the devastating earthquakes of the past month. […]
