Rijan Karkee, a 2012 WMF Scholar of Nepal shares information about the Empowerment Through Education Scholarship opportunity with current high school students from the Nobel Academy in Kathmandu. Rijan was a student of Nobel Academy! Rijan plans to host another more formal informational session about the Empowerment Through Education Scholarship program with all interested students […]
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Rijan Karkee Shares Traditions of Nepal
Rijan Karkee a 2012 WMF Scholar studying at Kathmandu University in Nepal shared the Dashain festival with us. Rijan explains, “Dashain is a festival for taking blessing from seniors. We first put “Tika” (red colored) on our foreheads from father, mother and brother. And then we roam around relatives houses, especially “Mamaghar” (which is mother’s […]
Day Three: Six WMF Scholars Giving Back to Their Communities
Four days until we announce our new 2013-2014 WMF Scholars! For six days we will share the different stories of current WMF Scholars who are making a difference in their communities worldwide. We hope you become inspired to become an active member of your community. It is the power of a community that creates change. […]
