Showing posts with label Nepal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nepal. Show all posts

Saturday, May 2, 2015

Saturday Study: Global Womens Project / 100% Donations to Women's Foundation of Nepal Earthquake Relief

Image of $200 Donation to Immediate Emergency Appeal for Vulnerable Nepali Women and their Families
$500 - $15 DONATION TO IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY HELP FOR NEPALI WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES

Because they are a fully volunteer-run organization 100% of your donation will go directly to the Women's Foundation of Nepal to assist with their relief efforts.

Different levels of donations can provide a woman and her family with a complete emergency assistance package containing clean water, temporary shelter, blankets, food and medical supplies.


THE GLOBAL WOMEN'S PROJECT

The Global Women's Project (GWP) is an Australian-based not-for-profit organisation empowering women in developing communities through vocational education, economic development and social enterprise opportunities.

Whilst there are many organisations focusing on educating girls, the Global Women's Project wants to make sure that mothers and women are not overlooked. Therefore, our programs are aimed at adult women who are often illiterate, based in rural areas and are some of the most vulnerable and at-risk populations.

Women's empowerment, education and economic development are the closest things we have to a silver bullet solution to poverty, discrimination and inequality.

WHAT WE DO

Primarily, we provide our two international grassroots partners, Stung Treng Women's Development Centre in Cambodia, and the Women’s Foundation of Nepal, with both technical and financial assistance. We also engage the global community in awareness-raising activites regarding gender, development, impact investing and social enterprise.

Women in the programs that we develop and support alongside our partners are taught practical skills that they can use to start their own businesses and to earn an income. We also provide micro-financing and establish social enterprises to ensure sustainable business and income generation for women.

Empowering women in this way provides immediate economic, social and other benefits to their families and their communities, and acts as a circuit breaker for cycles of poverty.

FOR MORE INFO
http://www.theglobalwomensproject.bigcartel.com

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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Throwback Thursday: Jim Whittaker – First American to Summit Mt. Everest and one of my favorite interviews



While I was filming the Washington episode of KRUSING AMERICA I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing one of the most remarkable people on my Krusing journey and still one of my favorite interviews.  I wanted to highlight the 1963 iconic image for Throwback Thursday. A remarkable man, mountaineer and today still an advisor on climbing especially during this difficult week in Nepal and on Everest 


Jim Whittaker: First American to Summit Mt. Everest in 1963


From CNN:


Jim Whittaker, the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest back in 1963, is still a mentor to experienced climbers trying to follow in his footsteps.
The 86-year-old confirmed that climbers he knows to currently be on Everest are safe.


But some are trapped above the icefall, "which is very dangerous anyway," Whittaker told CNN. Since the avalanches, "the whole route would be different now than before the quake. They'll have to put a new route in from base camp up through that icefall ... They (the climbers) will have to cool it for a couple days, way until the route is reestablished ... they've got enough food and fuel for the stoves."

His son, Leif Whittaker, told CNN that he hasn't heard from everyone he knows to be on Everest.

"It's really tragic and I'm really saddened by the news," he said. "I have a lot friends in the area and friends on Everest right now. It's hard to get news from base camp and the mountains because communication is difficult as it is. Many of my friends are safe, but I'm not sure if all of them are.

"It's been a bad few years on Everest," he said. "My heart goes out to them, and I'm sending them my love and strength."

More from CNN on the Earthquake in Nepal and Avalanches on Mt. Everest

Update on Everest Avalanches: