FVIN is a collective of supporters based in the USA who advocate for programs and opportunities for women and girls in Nepal. We are fundraising to provide ongoing educational scholarships for 17 girls. They have been identified as in need of financial sponsorships in order to continue their education. They want to be pilots, doctors, nurses, singers, teachers and mothers and we are happy and honored to support them! (Find out more about them in their bio's below)

Community-based and locally developed NGO, Volunteers Initiative Nepal, is our local partner and we believe in their comprehensive and sustainable programs for rural communities in Nepal!

Please join us in championing the cause of these girls and their continuing education! For $230 a year, which is less than a latte a week, we can give these girls, their families and their communities a hand up!

100% of all donations go to VIN's child sponsorhsip programs (FVIN will cover all administrative costs, including wiring the money to Nepal, etc.)

Your contribution pays for:

admission fees
examination fees
monthly tuition
2 school uniforms
stationary and books
medication
Children's Club support
support for community development activities
administrative costs (for correspondence, follow-up, and monitoring of the sponsored child)

If you have a particular child who you are interested to support, please indicate which girl to FVIN via email, in your comments, or attached to your donation. We will make sure to earmark your contribution, and as a donor you will recieve 2-3 updates per year from the girl you sponsor with school report cards, new pictures, letters and drawings!

FVIN also wants to encourage and facilitate crosscultural experiences and learning opportunities! Please consider writing a letter or sending a small package to the child you wish to sponsor. We will be bringing these to Nepal this summer (JUNE 2014) FVIN is also happy to talk to you about volunteer opportunities in Nepal!

Bimala Sapkota-- Bimala is from the Gorkha district; it’s a remote part of Nepal. She is 12 years old and is in grade 6. She wants to be a teacher when she grows up. Her teachers say she is bright and inquisitive and applies herself to her studies. Her family is poor and sometimes does not have food to eat. With this scholarship we can keep her fed and in school.

Diksha Nagarkoti-- Diksha is also from the Gorkha district. She is 14 years old and in grade 8. She loves to read all types of books and would like to be a doctor when she grows up. Her teachers say she is a very good student and is serious about her studies, but her family are impoverished farmers who simply cannot afford to pay for her education.

Subita Lamichaane-- Subita is 14 years old and aspires to be a nurse. She lost her mother at a young age and her father needs help to help his daughter achieve her dreams. She is a bright student with a bright future. "Having met Subita in 2012, I can tell you that she is a very sweet and genuine person with a great deal of potential" (Sadie, FVIN Vice President)

Manisha Suwal-- Manisha lives in Balaju, Kathmandu with her large family. Her parents are unable to work, and so her family relies on her eldest brother, who works as a bus driver. He barely makes enough money to support himself and the family lacks basics. Manisha wishes to continue her education and can only do so with a scholarship. Let's come together to help and give her the opportunity to continue her schooling!

Binita Bhujel-- Binita is 12 years old. She lives in a household of 8, including her 4 brothers and 1 sister. Her parents are farmers and have very little income to spare. Binita wants to continue going to school so she can be a teacher when she grows up.

Harkimaya Thapa Magar-- Harkimaya is 11 years old and loves to play, read, sing and dance. Her favorite subject in school is Nepali . Her parents are farmers with little to no income, and she is one in a family of eight.

Thal Kumari Shrestha-- Thal Kumari is 11-years and from a very poor family of farmers who work hard but are unable to produce sufficient grains for their family of six. Due to the economic conditions of her family situation she did not begin her schooling until recently. She is in grade 1, and is reported by her teachers as being a good student who is thriving in math. Lets please keep her in school!

Susmita Aryal-- Susmita Aryal loves to sing and dance. She is 15 years old, and wants to be a singer when she grows up. Her parents are poor farmers and cannot afford to pay for her studies any more, but two more years of school will allow her the opportunity to obtain her SLC -the equivilent of a high school diploma.

Sumita Senchuri-- SPONSORED! Susmita is a 7th grader in Jitpur. Her favorite subject is English. Susmita wants to be a singer when she grows up. She lives with her mother, uncle, and sister. Her father left when she was young. VIN volunteer Amy Vaduthalakuzhy spent a lot of time with Susmita during her stay in Jitpur, singing and dancing Bollywood-style. FVIN board member Sadie also got to meet her during her last trip to Nepal, and was impressed by her singing skills. We are happy to support her studies! Wil you join us?

Binda Aryal-- SPONSORED Binda is an 8th grader at Jitpur Higher Secondary School. She is a very good student and her favorite subject is Nepali. Her parents want to support her in her aspiration to become a pilot, but they don’t have the money to pay for her school fees.

Laxmi Lama-- SPONSORED!--Laxmi is a 14 year old girl who lives near the village of Jitpur, in rural Nepal. She is currently attending Saraswoti primary school and is second in her class. Her father can no longer care for her, so she is currently living in her uncle's house with her mother. She is dependent on her mother's income and it is not enough. Laxmi is a bright young woman who wants to study more. She has said that she would like to go into the medical profession, but without financial support she may not be able to continue her education. She is a very sweet person and a good student. Join us in giving her the support she needs!

Kopila Shrestha-- SPONSORED!--Kopila is a 14 year old girl who lives near the villages of Jitpur. She is currently in the 7th grade, attending Nagarjun Higher Secondary School. Kopila enjoys school, and her teachers praise her often. Her favorite subjects are Nepali and math, and she hopes to one day be a teacher and have a family. Her family is very poor, without sufficient land for farming. Her father is gone and she lives with her mother and sisters. Her mother cannot afford her studies, and Kopila has taken up wage labour in attempts to continue paying for her studies. She wants to be in school very badly, please help us keep her there!

Deepika Rajbansi-- SPONSORED!--Deepika is 12 and wants to be a teacher. According to her own teachers she’s bright, very talented and dedicated to her studies. However, her parents, are not able to pay for her schooling.

Kamala Rana-- SPONSORED!--Kamala is a 13 year old girl who loves to draw. Her favorite subject is Nepali. She attends Shapta Kanya Lower Secondary School. Her parents are farmers and she has 4 family members.

Muna Shrestha-- SPONSORED!--Muna is a 9-year old girl in 3rd grade. Muna’s teacher says she is a good student who keeps up with her schoolwork. Her parents are farmers, but their land is not fertile. They are able to produce grains 5 or 6 months out of the year, then must find wage labor.

Binita Thapa Magar-- SPONSORED!--Binita is a 4th grader at Shapta Kanya Lower Secondary School.

Bal Kumari Magar-- SPONSORED!--Bal Kumari is in grade 3 and is first in her class. Her favorite subject is Social Studies. She wants to be a social worker when she grows up.

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