Archive for the ‘nepal’ Category
05.13.2015
Nepal Earthquake Relief & Rebuilding Efforts
Please donate to READ’s Nepal Earthquake Fund. 100% of funds directly support our partner communities and Nepal team so they can provide relief services and information through READ Centers, help […]
05.11.2015
READ Nepal Earthquake Relief Updates: April-May
We will continue to post updates on this page as we learn more about relief efforts in our partner communities. Click here to donate to our relief fund. Click here […]
04.30.2015
Libraries in Nepal Provide Support for Earthquake Victims
Donate today to help our partner communities rebuild through READ’s Nepal Earthquake Fund As of April 30, over 5,800 are known dead with injuries surpassing 10,000 following the earthquake and […]
02.18.2015
Three new READ Centers launched in Nepal in partnership with Reach out to Asia
This winter, READ opened three new Centers in the Terai region of southern Nepal, as part of an exciting new partnership with The Reach out to Asia Foundation. Two of […]
02.01.2015
Nepal Earthquake: How you can Help
Click here for an overview of how READ Global is responding to the earthquakes. Click here for the latest updates on our earthquake relief efforts in Nepal. Thank you so […]
01.30.2015
Preserving Nepal’s Oral History, Grandparents to Children
For centuries, the history of Nepal has been transmitted from generation to generation through oral storytelling: passing on stories about culture, livelihoods, and the natural environment of the country. Yet […]
11.10.2014
Education in Nepal – A 30-Year Retrospective
When I first trekked up to the beautiful blue pilgrimage lake of Gosainkund in Nepal in 1984, the national literacy rate was about 33% (less for women), and the average […]
11.06.2014
READ Nepal Recognized for Best Practices in Literacy – Library of Congress
READ Nepal was recognized this September for best practices in literacy by the Library of Congress Literacy Award. A Best Practices publication was produced to highlight outstanding work of organizations. […]
10.09.2014
The Pride of Nepal is in its Libraries
READ Nepal Country Director Sanjana Shrestha reflects on an important milestone for local philanthropy in Nepal. Nearly two thousand Nepalis came together in the historic village of Panauti this past […]
09.03.2014
Nepali Community Becomes Fully Literate
“At last, I can write my name and address!” says Subhagya Mahato, a 40-year-old woman from Bacchauli, Nepal, who is happy to finally be able to recognize the Nepali alphabet, […]