LATEST NEWS FROM THE VILLAGE                              (May 2010):    

Video Update 2009-2010:  The month of May is the start of the new school year in Kathmandu.  Our good friend Paul MacGowan at Vanguard Productions (www.videoexpeditions.org) came over and shot this great little 4-minute review of last year's activities.  It includes footage from the village, and messages from the Director and the Children's Director of Quilts for Kids Nepal:

Visiting Textile Artist: For several months this winter, designer and textile artist Nika Feldman came to Kathmandu to work and live with the quilt-making women of Quilts for Kids Nepal.  The result (in addition to a lot of fun for everyone!) was some new stitching techniques and a short documentary film on Nika's work in the community.  More on that later!

New "Study House": In October we built a little (TV-free) study house in the village. Kids come here after school every day to do their homework.  If you'd like to volunteer to help the kids with their homework or to practice speaking English, come on down -- this is the place!

Twenty-six Kids Now in School!  Thanks to the generosity of our kind sponsors, there are now a total of 26 kids enrolled in the Kumari Elementary School, as of May 2010.  This is a group of great kids who would otherwise be begging on the streets of Kathmandu.   (Here's a photo of Washna Phelwar, age 6, getting her new school books to start kindergarden class)

Welcome New Quilt-Making Women:  In April of this year, thanks to high demand for quilts from overseas, we were able to hire several new women to make quilts for Quilts for Kids Nepal.  These women bring a lot of experience, enthusiasm and many new design ideas to the project.  But, most importantly, these women are now earning sustainable living for themselves and their families.  Welcome!

                          Click here to see the new Quilts for Sale!

               That's the latest from the village.  Stay tuned for more...