Archive for the ‘nepal’ Category
02.19.2014
To rise out of poverty Asian women head to the library
This article was featured in The Christian Science Monitor, and originally appeared at Global Envision, a blog published by Mercy Corps. “Being born a girl is worthless,” said Chuna Devi, […]
02.18.2014
Reaching out to Rural Entrepreneurs
This is the first of a four-part guest blogger series from MBAs Without Borders‘ Kathryn Svobodny on her 5-month advisory experience with READ Global. Imagine that you are an entrepreneur […]
02.16.2014
Puppets for women’s rights
How do you teach an entire community about serious, uncomfortable, and stigmatized topics? With puppets, of course! Gender discrimination is rampant in Nepal. Nearly half of women can’t read, and […]
10.21.2013
READ Nepal wins innovation award
In August, READ Nepal received a Public Library Innovation Award from Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) at the IFLA WLIC 2013 for its commitment to empowering women in innovative ways […]
10.20.2013
READ Nepal opens 54th Center
With the help of an ambitious READ supporter, the village of Madi now has an ally in the fight against rural poverty. After embarking on a life-changing health and fitness […]
09.30.2013
Meet Barsa – “The Library has Become my Hands”
Barsa Silwal is a 39-year-old widowed mother of two from Chitwan, Nepal. When her husband passed away, she struggled to provide food and shelter for her son and daughter. Her […]
