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Nepalis are Fighting on the Russian Frontlines in the Ukraine War

The Gurkha Army is a British (there is also an Indian) Regiment greatly respected around the world for the valor in which many Nepalis serve proudly to this day.  Yet, there are as many as 15,000 Nepalis who have been recruited by the Russian Army...

The Chain of Impact of Covid on ANSWER

ANSWER’S 2024 Spring tour will be April 12-27.   We apologize for the lateness of this announcement as a number of considerations had to be factored in, not the least of which is that a delegation of board members and volunteers about to visit Nepal as...

Two More ANSWER Students Enter MBBS!

MBBS refers to “Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery,” in other words, medical school.  In Nepal medical school is a 5.5 year program that can begin after Grade 12.  In order to enroll in MBBS, students need to pass a very difficult entrance exam, and...

Letter from Your Student

Student letters will be mailed to sponsors in early September.  The dates on your student letters will vary depending on when the Nepal staff were able to visit them, so please understand by the time you receive your letter it may have been written a couple months...

ANSWER Student Receives Highest Honor from Nepal President

This is a story about the power of ANSWER! One fall day in 2010 we had a fascinating speaker at our Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Phoenix, Arizona. After the service, my husband and I (Dave and Bonnie Cunningham) rushed to the back of the sanctuary...
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