South Asia | Nepal | Activism

Here’s how two girls from Nepal brought attention to the inequality facing women around the world

Students Jharana and Sirjana were tired of gender inequality, so they made a plan. In their home country of Nepal, women are far less likely than men to be educated. While today's generation of girls is receiving at least a basic education (91% of girls attend primary school), they're still viewed as being "less than" men when it comes to looking for a career. To raise awareness of the inequality facing Nepalese women in education and career opportunities, they began recruiting classmates to participate in a 5k run for women's equality. 350 runners took part in the 5k, making it a run

South Asia | Nepal | Activism

Mendham woman’s orphanage in Nepal safe after massive earthquake

Source: NJ.com

The Mendham woman who founded an orphanage and school for children in Nepal is safe — as are the school's students. BlinkNow, which supports the Kopila Valley Children's Home & School in Surkhet, Nepal, said on its Facebook page Saturday those at the schools only felt a small bit of the 7.9 earthquake that's killed thousands. "A 7.9 earthquake just hit the Kathmandu region of Nepal," BlinkNow wrote at the time. "We felt only a little bit of it here in Surkhet; we're hundreds of kilometers away. All of our kids, our buildings, and our community are safe. Our heart goes out to everyo