The worse problems for single women Gilesh believes are getting adequate food, children’s education and

Sadly, my powerbook plug has decided to die in Nepal.  It’s currently being worked on

NESPEC’s monthly meeting recently took place, a quite eventful gathering, discussing the issues in the

Reflect meetings are small weekly gatherings in the surrounding villages that NESPEC has started with

Meet Shoeha Dahal, a young single woman living in Gaighat struggling to get by since

I recently wrote about the new law that was put into place regarding payments (50,000

In a previous blog I mentioned how there is a new law that was established

This afternoon I experienced my first up close encounter of a strike in Gaighat.  It’s

Religion is part of one’s daily existence here in Nepal.  I have realized how important

I just arrived back into the comfort of my home in Gaighat after spending a

Thinking that I would catch up on writing, drink plenty of tea and relax Nepali

Mediate: to try to end a disagreement between two or more people or groups by

Along the dusty roads and through the small rivers on motorbike, the NESPEC group made

                This week has been hitting me hard physically from getting sick to

I just arrived back in Gaighat after two days away in the city of Biratnagar.

It’s a glorious day because for one, it is very cool out, below the sweltering

Nepal-tar home I have arrived in Gaighat at last in the district of Udayapur after

Tomorrow I leave for Gaighat out in the Eastern Terai with Ajaya who is a

After a strenuous cross country road trip from the green mountains of Brattleboro, Vermont to