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Cards written by girls at Daya for Denver kids
Love this exchange piece. What joy to watch the girls take great pride and care to write notes back to the Denver kids and then make bracelets for us to take home. BeautyFULL, right?
Daya Girls Home – Friendship bracelet exchange
Shine bright and beautiful Follow your dreams Hi! I hope you like the bracelet Everybody loves you Never be sad The girls at Daya loved the friendship cards and bracelets made with love just for
Women’s sewing training program – launched today
Hours after the conference wrapped up today, we spent the evening talking about the launch of the Tikapur women’s sewing training program with a group of extraordinary community leaders. After a delicious dinner of rice,
Superstar Sophia!
We have been celebrating Sophia as an integral part of this team…knew that she was coming as photographer, blogger, and traveler…but superstar?? We were unprepared for the celebrity, rock star status that she would hold.
I am beloved cards – a little gift to all as the conference ends
Before heading home from the conference, we tucked a beloved card [love note :}]into each woman’s hand, a reminder to keep of these 3 days spent together. A shout out to our dear friend and
Child Bride!
Have you ever heard the words Child Bride before? In Nepal some people get married when they are 9 or 10 years old! One of our friend's Momma in Nepal got married when she was 9
Women’s business development
Jayanti and Bhakti have started producing washable sanitary pads. Research has shown that access to sanitary products has resulted in higher income and job stability for women and academic completion and success for girls. When at the
Heart [love] art project
Love, belovedness, value, worthiness, dignity, empowerment, voice, stories, and belonging are a few of the threads weaving the tapestry of this conference together. Today, we did an art project, envisioned by team member Mary Shippy. Hundreds
Loving these little ones!
My, have we ever fallen in love with these little ones, the children of the women at the conference. :}
“Even though we were born girls, we are all beloved.”
During after some morning chai with this sister-elder (photo above), we began our first morning of the women's conference in Tikapur. These women took the microphone, many for the first time in their lives. They
Kathmandu – Pashupatinath Temple
Ashes flying through the air from the burning funeral pyres throughout the complex, this Hindu temple is intense and we found it to be deeply impactful to our senses and spirits.
Om Mani Padme Hum
These prayer wheels are at the top of the Monkey Temple [Swayambhunath Stupa]. Reverberating in our ears from speakers throughout the stupa is "Om Mani Padme Hum," the most-famous Buddhist mantra. It is literally translated, "Oh you