Recently, locals noticed a Nepali woman spending day and night laying listlessly around the grounds of the Machyanarayan Temple. Despite the fact that she appeared weak, impoverished, unwell, and homeless, a few thoughtless people became annoyed and tried to chase her away. More compassionate members of the surrounding community reached…
Rangjung Yeshe Shenpen is keenly aware that Nepali girls suffer from the cultural taboos and stigmas associated with menstruation. Often, they will skip school during the time of their periods to avoid embarrassment, or simply because they don’t have ready access to adequate sanitary products. Year after year, these monthly…
EYE CAMP at Siddhartha Academy in Sallaghari, Bhaktapur In coordination with Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, and partnership with Siddhartha Academy in Sallaghari, Ranjgung Yeshe Shenpen conducted a free eye camp on 31stMarch, 2018. This eye camp targeted the elderly residing near Katunje, Thimi, Suryabinayak and other surrounding areas to Bhaktapur….
During the month of February (Children’s Dental Health Month), Rangjung Yeshe Shenpen supported the dental team from KIDS (Kids International Dental Services). The dentists were able to do over 500 checkups for underprivileged local children here in Kathmandu. They gave free consultations, oral hygiene education, and distributed toothbrushes to everyone….
Currently, 114 students from low-income families in Kathmandu benefit from Shenpen’s Daily School Meal Program at Shree Sharadha Madhiyamik Vidhalaya, a government school in Kathmandu, Nepal. As much as possible, we try to provide nutritious meals, such as fruits, eggs and milk, and try to exclude junk foods such as…
Meet Kamala from Bhardeau. She grows cauliflower, chilies, cabbage, pumpkins, tomatoes, and other seasonal and non-seasonal vegetables on a small plot of leased land. Her husband helps her sell their vegetables in the nearby market. Kamala began her small business by first learning about kitchen gardening in order to grow…
Over one-million people all across Nepal were adversely impacted by the floods of August 2017. The catastrophic toll stands at 160 people dead, 45 injured, 29 missing, and 43,000 homes destroyed. According to government reports, the disaster temporarily displaced 21,000 families. On January 8th, 2018, Rangjung Yeshe Shenpen, in…
Happy Day: “There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing smiling happy children. After assessing the needs of the school and discussing this with the school’s team, we decided to acquire basic education materials and handed these over to the school’s staff. We provided the school with textbooks, various children’s posters illustrating…
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