Posts by Topic: Education
No shortage of joy at Navjyoti School
Even during a short visit to Navjyoti, you’re in for a year’s worth of hugs from its spirited students. This school in Kathmandu gives differently abled children the attentive care they need to be their best selves.
Dividing lines: A girl's life in rural Nepal
We stopped into a school where some of our STOP Girl Trafficking girls were writing essays and drawing pictures of what their lives are like. Their reality is stark.
Fueling the mind while on the mend
Our Hospital and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children set up a classroom so kids won't fall behind in their studies during long hospital stays.
Back to school, when it's open
The gaps in Nepal’s educational system, and in how girls and boys are treated, can feel like a chasm at times. But SGT is helping to fill those cracks.
After graduation: the technical option
For girls in STOP Girl Trafficking who pass their grade 10 exams but aren’t interested in college, AHF supports another option.
Then to now: Dali Sherpa
We caught up with Dali Sherpa, who graduated with an Associate's in Nursing on an AHF scholarship 13 years ago.
I was punched in the gut by STOP Girl Trafficking
Rafferty is hoping to keep another 50 Nepali girls safe in school for a year.
Big improvements at Sambhota School
High in the hills outside of Darjeeling, life just got a little easier for the kids at Sambhota School.
Girls saving girls, part 2: Bimala
Young women once at risk of being trafficked are now role models. And they’re helping other girls, not only in the classroom, but empowering them to stand up to pressures that would take them out of school.
Girls saving girls, part 1: Samjhana
One of the most amazing results of our STOP Girl Trafficking (SGT) project is Dr. Aruna’s Uprety's army of SGT graduates! Young women once at risk of being trafficked are now role models.